Dan amazing work! I am trying to replicate your work and my base keeps collapsing after about 2 hours. Followed all the steps to build a strong base. Seems to dry out maybe? Do you spray water with a spray bottle or something to keep the sand wet? Also I am using sand at Dauphin Island, white very little brown. Thanks in advance for any help. Scott
@@Scott-b7b4p within a bottomless bucket, 6in dry sand, water to the point of over saturation, mix well until all the sand is soupy and no dry sand remains trapped at the bottom, tap the slides like your clapping and the sand will "settle" becoming significantly more firm. It's crucial that from the moment you pour in water, until the moment you're done tapping, it should always be "soupy in consistency" If it becomes "slushy in consistency" at any point in time, you need to add in more water. It's not uncommon for me to use 20 to 30 gallons of water per 6in layer on my larger builds. Hope this helps!
@@Scott-b7b4p also yes, it's not uncommon for me to use a pump sprayer with regular water to keep my sculptures damp! Although you may have to stack at a wider rate with your sand. If the grains are too large you may not be able to build as vertical as you see in my videos. Your sand may be like 60 grit sandpaper where our sand is like 200 grit sandpaper. The smaller the grain of the sand, the stronger the surface tension of the water, the stronger the compaction of your castle.
@@TheDanInTheSand thank you very much. I went shorter and had pretty good success. I think the sand here is larger like your statement. I tried 3 times 5 gallon, 3 gallon, then 1 gallon. Each time I carved awesome details on the 1 and 3 gallons then when I got to the 5 gallon and slid it off, it crumbled about 30 minutes into carving both times. 🤪 My first successful build was a 5 and a 3 no 1 on top. But I will get a spray bottle and see if it helps keep the sand moist as well. Thanks for the quick reply! Love your videos and your work!
@@Scott-b7b4p That's to vertical of a stack! I don't typically build a stack like that on our beach. I'll do a 5gal, with a 1 gallon topper. Or I have a 10 gallon brute trash can with the bottom cut out, I'll do a 2 gallon, and a 1 gallon stack on top of that. I've used a 20 gallon brute can, but it typically fails first in the overall castle structure. If I want a larger bottom that's when I switch to 100mil plastic bamboo root barrier held together with c-clamps. You can purchase a roll off of Amazon and get it delivered directly to your door!
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Dan amazing work! I am trying to replicate your work and my base keeps collapsing after about 2 hours. Followed all the steps to build a strong base. Seems to dry out maybe? Do you spray water with a spray bottle or something to keep the sand wet? Also I am using sand at Dauphin Island, white very little brown. Thanks in advance for any help.
Scott
@@Scott-b7b4p within a bottomless bucket, 6in dry sand, water to the point of over saturation, mix well until all the sand is soupy and no dry sand remains trapped at the bottom, tap the slides like your clapping and the sand will "settle" becoming significantly more firm. It's crucial that from the moment you pour in water, until the moment you're done tapping, it should always be "soupy in consistency" If it becomes "slushy in consistency" at any point in time, you need to add in more water. It's not uncommon for me to use 20 to 30 gallons of water per 6in layer on my larger builds. Hope this helps!
@@Scott-b7b4p also yes, it's not uncommon for me to use a pump sprayer with regular water to keep my sculptures damp! Although you may have to stack at a wider rate with your sand. If the grains are too large you may not be able to build as vertical as you see in my videos. Your sand may be like 60 grit sandpaper where our sand is like 200 grit sandpaper. The smaller the grain of the sand, the stronger the surface tension of the water, the stronger the compaction of your castle.
@@TheDanInTheSand thank you very much. I went shorter and had pretty good success. I think the sand here is larger like your statement. I tried 3 times 5 gallon, 3 gallon, then 1 gallon. Each time I carved awesome details on the 1 and 3 gallons then when I got to the 5 gallon and slid it off, it crumbled about 30 minutes into carving both times. 🤪 My first successful build was a 5 and a 3 no 1 on top. But I will get a spray bottle and see if it helps keep the sand moist as well. Thanks for the quick reply! Love your videos and your work!
@@Scott-b7b4p That's to vertical of a stack! I don't typically build a stack like that on our beach. I'll do a 5gal, with a 1 gallon topper. Or I have a 10 gallon brute trash can with the bottom cut out, I'll do a 2 gallon, and a 1 gallon stack on top of that. I've used a 20 gallon brute can, but it typically fails first in the overall castle structure. If I want a larger bottom that's when I switch to 100mil plastic bamboo root barrier held together with c-clamps. You can purchase a roll off of Amazon and get it delivered directly to your door!