Post #805232 by MadDogMike on Sat, Aug 27, 2022 11:49 AM

My BBQ on the Tiki patio was boring, I decided to spice it up a bit. The plan is to cover the lower part with a plywood box then decorate it somehow like you would a small bar. Could have gone with bamboo, lauhala matting, wooden Bosko style mask but decided to take a different approach instead. Admittedly more "Adventureland" than "Tiki" but I'm OK with that.

Cut my panels out of 1/4 plywood and burned them slightly with a large torch

Wood stained a swampy green and attached to the front of the BBQ, looks better already

I had a 3 piece plastic crocodile mold. I rolled slabs of ceramic clay and laid them into the molds, pressing the clay into the details. I reinforced areas there screws will go through.

The demolded ceramic pieces will be attached to the plywood in this configuration, corner to corner across the plywood.

Because the ceramic pieces are thickly reinforced in some places, it will need to dry for a week or so before firing. Then glazed and fired again before being attached to the BBQ

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2022-08-27 11:49:55 ]