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JJ Jungle John Member South Florida Joined: Feb 01, 2015 Posts: 43	JJ Jungle John Posted posted on Fri, Feb 6, 2015 10:23 AM Eeew. I think I came across as a bit of a judging jerk with all my judginess in my last post. I denigrate no one. I adore all the quirky charm of each cute unique person. I am confused and am casting about trying to figure things out. Like, what is imitation-authentic? Is is okay to like something that isn't organic, like a plastic tiki? Or is it bad to like tikis that aren't ethically sourced? (Take Tongo for example, the monarch is laughably corrupt, google it). And other stuff, like, why would anyone choose to live in the Los Angeles basin? Okay, that last one doesn't fit, but I hope you see my point is that "I" am confused. What is the mystique of tiki that keeps drawing me back? Especially after I spurned it before? What is this strange fascination? What am I? Aaaargh. Here's a test: Bamboo, Real or Fake? This is real bamboo from Home Depot. But it's been processed and packaged and cut to uniform lengths. Is it really real? Or an imitation of real since it has been commoditized and prepackaged? And, has it been ethically sourced? God, I don't know? Did third world slaves make this fencing? Am I contributing to the decline of humankind by buying this? Too many questions. Only a soothing kick-me-in-the-head girly rum drink can calm me down now. All fake. Here's how I did it: It's easy to do fake bamboo: Use thin walled (shed 120) PVC pipe with wire loops at intervals spaced out like bamboo put exterior grade construction adhesive (paint dept.) around wire loops smear it around and feather it out. Do it fast and messy, just like in nature. Let it dry, remove wire loops Here's the fun part for me, prime it, and then faux paint it! Voila, "NO-Rot" faux bamboo, and you can do it too! A note about my previous bamboo use. All the bamboo I used was culled from the debris pile, you know the pile left by the beachcombing tractor. Maybe the saltwater ruins it because my bamboo fell apart. I know this stuff is strong and a great natural material, but I had bad luck with it outside. Thus, the use of faux bamboo. Finally, braggy pics from my Florida yard in the dead of winter: Tropical frangipangi, or plumeria in winter Bananas! Tons of crazy bananas! Try growing that in your snow drifts you midwesterners you.

Eeew. I think I came across as a bit of a judging jerk with all my judginess in my last post. I denigrate no one. I adore all the quirky charm of each cute unique person.

I am confused and am casting about trying to figure things out. Like, what is imitation-authentic? Is is okay to like something that isn't organic, like a plastic tiki? Or is it bad to like tikis that aren't ethically sourced? (Take Tongo for example, the monarch is laughably corrupt, google it). And other stuff, like, why would anyone choose to live in the Los Angeles basin? Okay, that last one doesn't fit, but I hope you see my point is that "I" am confused. What is the mystique of tiki that keeps drawing me back? Especially after I spurned it before? What is this strange fascination? What am I? Aaaargh.

Here's a test: Bamboo, Real or Fake?

This is real bamboo from Home Depot. But it's been processed and packaged and cut to uniform lengths. Is it really real? Or an imitation of real since it has been commoditized and prepackaged? And, has it been ethically sourced? God, I don't know? Did third world slaves make this fencing? Am I contributing to the decline of humankind by buying this? Too many questions. Only a soothing kick-me-in-the-head girly rum drink can calm me down now.

All fake. Here's how I did it:

It's easy to do fake bamboo:

Use thin walled (shed 120) PVC pipe with wire loops at intervals spaced out like bamboo
put exterior grade construction adhesive (paint dept.) around wire loops
smear it around and feather it out. Do it fast and messy, just like in nature.
Let it dry, remove wire loops
Here's the fun part for me, prime it, and then faux paint it! Voila, "NO-Rot" faux bamboo, and you can do it too!

A note about my previous bamboo use. All the bamboo I used was culled from the debris pile, you know the pile left by the beachcombing tractor. Maybe the saltwater ruins it because my bamboo fell apart. I know this stuff is strong and a great natural material, but I had bad luck with it outside. Thus, the use of faux bamboo.

Finally, braggy pics from my Florida yard in the dead of winter:

Tropical frangipangi, or plumeria in winter

Bananas! Tons of crazy bananas! Try growing that in your snow drifts you midwesterners you.

Post #736778 by Jungle John on Fri, Feb 6, 2015 10:23 AM