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mark seward
at Tue Oct 25 07:09:42 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mark seward ]
Anyone could do it (it probably helps to be a tad insane, though). I just started with the idea of what I wanted and made it up as I went along.
I cast sections of the rockwork in a mix of portland cement and sand with some fiberglass fibers added. After assembling the sections on the back wall of the cage, I stained it with acrylic concrete stains (four different colors) in an attempt to make it look like granite. Most of the stain was applied using a toothbrush. I flicked tiny droplets of stain on small areas at a time with the toothbrush, blotted it and continued the process building up the various colors in alternating layers. This technique did a good job of duplicating the look of granite and creating the appearance of depth in the finish. I also used natural sponges, small artist brushes and an air brush.
The staining alone took about five days straight, so my technique is not something to be attempted by the faint of heart. The cage is large enough to stand up in with a footprint of about 9 X 4 feet. So, a project on a smaller scale could be accomplished in a much more reasonable period of time.
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RE: chuck cage - mark seward, Tue Oct 25 07:09:42 2005