blindy the pirate and his attempts of tiki - Tiki Carving

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11037	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, May 28, 2008 6:08 PM Blindy-the-no-eyed-pirate, you inspired me to pick up the trowel. I bought a cheap ($4) vaccuum-formed plastic tiki from Party City and re-inforced the gaudily painted side with some plaster of paris and burlap. When it had set, I flipped it over and poured it full of concrete. I used about 30 lbs of mortar mix (half a 60 lb bag, but probably could have used 20 lbs) I added a small bag each of white & black epoxy coated aquarium gravel (Walmart) After it set (several hours), I emptied it out of the mold and hosed it off good to help expose the colored gravel. Looks somewhat like granite, 30 inches tall and weighs about 30 lbs. Now I have a mold, I could cast and entire army of the critters. Possible improvements: imbed a piece of heavy wire into the back so it can be tied to a post or whatever for support. Double the amount of colored gravel or else add the gravel to half of the mortar mix, line the mold with it, the fill the rest of the mold with the un-graveled mortar mix. PS I like the headless Tiki from Sleeping Hollow Anything worth doing, is worth doing to the point of wretched excess. [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2008-05-28 18:11 ]

Blindy-the-no-eyed-pirate, you inspired me to pick up the trowel. I bought a cheap ($4) vaccuum-formed plastic tiki from Party City and re-inforced the gaudily painted side with some plaster of paris and burlap. When it had set, I flipped it over and poured it full of concrete. I used about 30 lbs of mortar mix (half a 60 lb bag, but probably could have used 20 lbs) I added a small bag each of white & black epoxy coated aquarium gravel (Walmart) After it set (several hours), I emptied it out of the mold and hosed it off good to help expose the colored gravel. Looks somewhat like granite, 30 inches tall and weighs about 30 lbs.

Now I have a mold, I could cast and entire army of the critters. Possible improvements: imbed a piece of heavy wire into the back so it can be tied to a post or whatever for support. Double the amount of colored gravel or else add the gravel to half of the mortar mix, line the mold with it, the fill the rest of the mold with the un-graveled mortar mix.

PS I like the headless Tiki from Sleeping Hollow

Anything worth doing, is worth doing to the point of wretched excess.

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2008-05-28 18:11 ]

Post #383126 by MadDogMike on Wed, May 28, 2008 6:08 PM