Hand Sculpting Concrete Stone Garden Light
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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Sculpting a column basalt stone garden light out of concrete. How to build your own 12v low voltage lights for your patio, path or garden. Iluminate your yard.
too bad the ratings are disabled... I'm glad you share your technique here on RUclips... videos like this are how I spend my coffee break time. This is time well spent and I really like the rough appearance of your work, making each work individual and unique... Very Much appreciated... thanks for sharing.
I did The outside in concrete about an inch thick and then on the inside I filled it with that great stuff foam to make it super light.
Thank you for this! I'm doing a little research with the idea that I'd like to create a smallish concrete sculpture for my yard. Watching you work was incredibly informative and very inspiring. It looks so great finished, too!
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Large sculptures crack often unless all conditions are perfect. Minimize cracking:
* Mix the mud dry as possible.* Work in cool weather if possible.* In hot or dry conditions, mist your work regularly. Use a fine mist and try not to let it run. * Once it’s dry to the touch, use light thin plastic and cover even large projects before quitting for the night.
When you do get a crack, next morning when it’s still green carefully carve the crack out wide enough to get some mud inside and fill it.
Beer plus engineering equals good times...
That's how the Roman Colosseum and the Pantheon got built.
A bunch of dudes with a three-beer buzz laid out some awesome shit!
Thank you! The only videos are those on the site. I only made videos for the parts that were difficult to explain or show clearly in photos. I think some folks miss them because they are on the right column of the website and they don’t have wide screens. It was a difficult decision to make it this way but my research told me, the majority of people use wide the screen format.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! If you build something inspired by it, I love to see peoples finished projects.
Great tutorial! I actually am watching it without the sound right now and it's still very informative, especially seeing all the tools. I would not have thought of a paint brush for smoothing. Definitely going into the notebook.
Great info! Thank you...satisfying to see a man using his hands creatively.
What an artist! This is a great artistic concept for a practical purpose Thanks much!
Wood Working Thank you! Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O
Excellent lesson! Well thought out and completed! Thank you!
I didnt think it would work but thought I'd ask. Thanks. Iv been brain storming ideas, to make one, with alot less effort. If it pans out I'll upload it and send you a link. Again thanks much for info. BTW your piece is lovely. Great craftsmanship.
Thank you so much for sharing your great video here. Well, I've learnt a lot from your video, since this is a new technique working with concrete. Keep up good work, good luck!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic. Thank you for the lessons!
Great demo, thank you
thank you , great vid :) I tried covering an ice cream tub and tin cans in the hot sun with a watery paste.. now I know why it all cracked lol..
Sure! Thank you for the nice comment.
Good, tidy, work.
Great Video! Very informational. Would love to see finished
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Garden Elements Thanks! Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O You can see everything here: www.stonecraftsite.com/columnlights/
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thank you! I think I will try to start out smaller and work my way up. :)
Fantastic video. Thanks!
Great Video Thank You!
Brent Horton Thank you! Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O
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EXCELLENT.. This video and website for these lights are great. You did a wonderful job putting this info altogether. Is there another video showing you getting the items ready before putting the mortar on? Thanks and it wouldn't allow me to give thumbs up by I do :-)
Good Job, thank you for sharing
add a drop of dish-washing liquid for a real smooth workable trick in the cement about the amount you would for washing up dishes for that amount of cement you mixed up
nice...thanks for the video
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grimsac Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O Yea, its weird these rocks form so perfectly in nature.
wish you could of shown the totally finished product at the end but besides that very informative thanx
do you ever have issues with cracking on larger sculptures? whats the best way to prevent cracks when working larger?
Thanks for this. Very nice!
Fine video, but we need to see it finished
Laila christiansen Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O You can see everything here: @columnlights/
how??? :-)
www.stonecraftsite.com/columnlights/
Oh! sorry I blew it with the link. try this.
It's a Flux Capasitor...
thank you!
Great video. Do u use just concrete or is it mixed with sand ?
11:08 there is a bug in the background
Thanks! You can see it finished and click to enlarge pic’s by going to Stone Craft Site .com and scroll down the home page to: (Build Your Own “Stone” Garden Lights) link.
Well explained techniques. Did you use cinema fondu?
aggghh suspense. whats next? want to watch whole assembly
Linda Clark Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O You can see everything here: www.stonecraftsite.com/columnlights/
So I am trying to construct a beehive hut ( enough to hold an ugly but effective black plastic compost bin). I'll use the door way to access compost. The roof has to be started (i.e. corbelled inward) but left open to put organics in the bin. I am unsure whether to use concrete 'cloth" formed into multi-stone puzzle pieces or build a full structure of chicken wire and fill it as you did the garden post. Any advice? (I'd prefer to try putting stones in place like my ancestors, but I have arthritic hands.)
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Which cement did you use? I’m new to this
Finished product?
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Great video! I just have a question, is it really necessary to cover it with plastic after shaping? Thanks!
+Indy Paredes If your in a cool humid environment you may be able to get away without. If the moisture evaporates quicker than the chemical reactions cure it will develop cracks.
Thanks a lot! Is it the same thing with a 2 sand 1 cement mixture?
+Indy Paredes For vertical hung concrete, I would say it holds true with any cement mix except maybe thin set mortars. In flatwork its less likely to crack unless its hot out.
I have a couple urn planters that look like cement and are very heavy but are probably a mix with cement because they are completely pitted over the entire outside surface. What would you recommend to fill the pits? I would probably paint them when done to help protect from the weather. Does the type of pant matter? thanks
I'd just use a good thin-set mortar. One with Polymer is good to reduce shrink and increase flex. Maybe mix up a tiny bit real wet and brush it into the pits before applying thicker stuff for the fill. If you paint it just be sure the paint is intended for concrete. There are also concrete stains that will absorb into the surface but may show the patch work. Depending on the pitting, it might look cool to make it stand out by antiquing it.
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What's it look like when its done. :-(
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Is that 1/2 hardware cloth?
Intereasting ....what is the ratio for the cement ? ...how much cement how much sand ? ....
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Would it be very different to do this as a fountain? What would you do differently?
Bruce Riggs Just found a lot of comments in a "waiting approval" area I was unaware of :O Just leave the top off and continue the pipe down to hook up to a circulating pump. You could use several columns by plumbing in cheap PVC ball valves so they could be adjusted for equal output flow.
Hi, Love this project. I am doing this for a fountain as well, but I am having problems understanding how exactly would you make it into a fountain? what do you mean by leaving the top off and continue the pipe down? I am sorry I am not very technical. Your help is greatly appreciated.
+Florentino Nieves You can see the entire process here in great detail: www.diyguideas.com/#!diy-stone-lantern/sklse Instead of making the pvc pipe short for an electric wire just run it long out the bottom of the column to hook up plumbing.
Awesome, Thanks!
Can this method be used to make a tiki totem pole and carve out the face ect? Or do you recommend using the cardboard pillars to make it a solid structure for deeper carving. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Well, if you want to carve cured concrete like you would a stone the sonotube might work great. However if you want to sculpt wet cement, it will need an internal structure. Deep carving can be tricky though. It might work well to make the tiki to the bottom half of the mouth, then make the top to the upper half of the mouth. It can be just a thin rough coat to begin with then the actual detailed sculpting, finish coat after it's assembled to hold it together. Another method is to use cheap Styrofoam as a reverse mold for the mouth and eyes, etc. Sculpt them in and carve out the foam after it's cured. And one final option and probably the way I would do it: Make the front of the tiki laying down on it's back so you can cut the deep cuts out of the armature and sculpt the mouth etc. right around the armature cut-outs. When it's cured you can stand it up and ad the back. My website shows a really detailed double layer armature construction that I think would be useful. www.diyguideas.com/diy-stone-lantern Hope that helps.
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Why didn't you show the end product? lol
The video is just a piece of the project: www.diyguideas.com
Ok now don't laugh but what is mud? Is it cement, Portland cement or something else?
Thank you. Lots more good tips and info at Stone Craft Site .com/columnlights
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Garden Elements Oh, nice, thanks!
Thanks! You can see it finished and click to enlarge pic’s by going to Stone Craft Site .com and scroll down the home page to: (Build Your Own “Stone” Garden Lights) link.