Post #637963 by tikiskip on Fri, May 25, 2012 7:06 PM

"I personally don't like the brass tops on the examples"
I would say JD is right that is to deal with rot.
And he is right again in that those patinas work great.

Looks like you are in the midwest?
If ya got alot of rain and winter to deal with rope, bamboo, wood well
that stuff rots splits and cracks so if Disney with all the help they
have doing nothing but maintaing that stuff does it it's a good idea.
Keep in mind stuff that won't rot quick or that looks good rotted.
Keeping up with decor that keeps needing fixing sucks.
I know, I made these mistakes in the past and hate to see people waste time
and money on things that don't work.