MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Pele Fence Hanger - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10860	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Aug 8, 2022 9:23 AM My father in law Ben owned at Tiki bar and restaurant in the 60s and 70s. He had a guy that came by a couple times a year selling curios. Mostly nautical, things like whale ribs, turtle shells, giant clams, nets. pufferfish, etc. Ben had brought a Jenny Haniver and hung it in the bar. Dating back to the 1500s, Jenny Hanivers were made by sailors at sea by cutting and drying stingrays into wild looking sea monsters that they would sell in port. I wanted one for nostalgic purposes but wasn't sure how a real one would hold up outside. so I made one out of foam. Doesn't look quite real but it reminds me of Ben. A real one Basic cutout from high density 1 inch styrofoam Basic carving Shaped with a foam rasp Eyes, nose, and ribs done with a hot soldering iron. Coated with some paintable caulk to smooth out the roughness Painted and hung from the ceiling with some shells

My father in law Ben owned at Tiki bar and restaurant in the 60s and 70s. He had a guy that came by a couple times a year selling curios. Mostly nautical, things like whale ribs, turtle shells, giant clams, nets. pufferfish, etc. Ben had brought a Jenny Haniver and hung it in the bar. Dating back to the 1500s, Jenny Hanivers were made by sailors at sea by cutting and drying stingrays into wild looking sea monsters that they would sell in port. I wanted one for nostalgic purposes but wasn't sure how a real one would hold up outside. so I made one out of foam. Doesn't look quite real but it reminds me of Ben.

A real one

Basic cutout from high density 1 inch styrofoam

Basic carving

Shaped with a foam rasp

Eyes, nose, and ribs done with a hot soldering iron. Coated with some paintable caulk to smooth out the roughness

Painted and hung from the ceiling with some shells

Post #804953 by MadDogMike on Mon, Aug 8, 2022 9:23 AM