MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - El Tiki/Ben Wilson Wall Finished - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11037	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Mar 21, 2012 8:01 PM That wasn't very nice of me ~ you're right it wasn't even April Fools Day. ATP, I think it's been 3 years since I used that trick :D TeaKey, I haven't seen any hummingbirds drinking from the Kraken feeder yet but I've been gone during the daytime. They say you don't have to color the nectar, that they will find it anyway. If not I can color it red or put a fake flower down on the "stem" until they learn where it is. Back when my son was shorter than me, we did a science fair experiment where we filled identical feeders with different colored nectars and watched to see which the hummingbirds prefered - as I remember there wasn't much of a difference. I had planned a project for Mojave Oasis last year and didn't get around to it, so I'm trying again this year. I wanted to make a Solomon Island war canoe complete with a nguzunguzu (in case you're wondering, as I was, it's pronounced "new-zoo-new-zoo") For logistical purposes, I didn't want to carve the canoe from kulagara wood and lash it together with o'olahi vines - so I got an inflatable kayak instead. Then I started looking for something to make the nguzunguzu from. I finally settled on some black plastic packing foam I found Pros: lightweight, waterproof, flexible, tough, already black in color Cons: small pieces need to be joined together, does not hold detail, the only tool that seems to carve it well is better suited for carving turkeys. I pieced some blocks together and started carving Until I got something that resembles a nguzunguzu Next will be to use some foam scraps to find a suitable glue, probably E6000. Then find a paint that will stick to it for the white eyes and designs. The kayak will be painted flat black with an automotive vinyl paint. The plan is to glue a magnet into the bottom of the nguzunguzu and a small piece of sheet metal onto the prow of the kayak. We'll see what happens :D "Ha, ha - I whooped ya', I whooped ya' all! You'll think twice before messin' with Percival C. McLeach!" [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2012-03-21 20:04 ]

That wasn't very nice of me ~ you're right it wasn't even April Fools Day. ATP, I think it's been 3 years since I used that trick :D TeaKey, I haven't seen any hummingbirds drinking from the Kraken feeder yet but I've been gone during the daytime. They say you don't have to color the nectar, that they will find it anyway. If not I can color it red or put a fake flower down on the "stem" until they learn where it is. Back when my son was shorter than me, we did a science fair experiment where we filled identical feeders with different colored nectars and watched to see which the hummingbirds prefered - as I remember there wasn't much of a difference.

I had planned a project for Mojave Oasis last year and didn't get around to it, so I'm trying again this year. I wanted to make a Solomon Island war canoe complete with a nguzunguzu (in case you're wondering, as I was, it's pronounced "new-zoo-new-zoo") For logistical purposes, I didn't want to carve the canoe from kulagara wood and lash it together with o'olahi vines - so I got an inflatable kayak instead. Then I started looking for something to make the nguzunguzu from. I finally settled on some black plastic packing foam I found

Pros: lightweight, waterproof, flexible, tough, already black in color
Cons: small pieces need to be joined together, does not hold detail, the only tool that seems to carve it well is better suited for carving turkeys.

I pieced some blocks together and started carving

Until I got something that resembles a nguzunguzu

Next will be to use some foam scraps to find a suitable glue, probably E6000. Then find a paint that will stick to it for the white eyes and designs. The kayak will be painted flat black with an automotive vinyl paint. The plan is to glue a magnet into the bottom of the nguzunguzu and a small piece of sheet metal onto the prow of the kayak. We'll see what happens :D

"Ha, ha - I whooped ya', I whooped ya' all! You'll think twice before messin' with Percival C. McLeach!"

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2012-03-21 20:04 ]

Post #629582 by MadDogMike on Wed, Mar 21, 2012 8:01 PM