Mississippi 44"

[Gulf]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Looks perfect DVM,
Did you do it like Laurentius suggested? What about the time and temp?
EDIT: Never mind. I just read the update to your thread. I should have scrolled down further on the new posts.
Thank's for sharing .

[Gulf]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Aside from the build I have had a lot going on. But, when I had time I was working on retainer walls and french drains. I have been following DVM's build, and that sort of lit a fire under my as to work on the counters this weekend.
Saturday morning I was prepping the forms.

But, I got a call from my brother about some some free redoak. Hardwood is plentiful down here. Most people get tired of limbing a tree (with a chain saw) and leave a lot of good wood to waiste.

I used my Stihl for some of this, but a lot of it was cut with the pruning shears. I like the smaller wood and hate renting a wood splitter.
With a late start on Sunday, I was only able to pour the landing.

It is an upside down pour. My supervisor loves rhe multiple colors.

[mrchipster]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Gulf,

I understand the sea shells in the counter but the fern I am not quite suer how it will look in the finished counter, I am not all that familiar with poured polished concrete but what will become of the fern leaf area?

BTW I like the shape. and it must be nice to have weather that you can be working outside in Late January.

Chip

[V-wiz]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Nice, some good wood pile you got there, here in california cutting oak is illegal

[Laurentius]

Re: Mississippi 44"

My wood splitter is called an axe, they're cheap enough to buy and own.

[Les]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Nice, some good wood pile you got there, here in california cutting oak is illegal

??? I get all my oak from the other side of the hill

[V-wiz]

Re: Mississippi 44"

??? I get all my oak from the other side of the hill

Do you cut them yourself or buy them? There is a huge fine for cutting down oak, atleast here in socal.

[brickie in oz]

Re: Mississippi 44"

here in california cutting oak is illegal

Why?

[V-wiz]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Why?

I have no idea, and there is plenty to go around, my parents neighbors had cut a large branch off the oak tree in theyre own yard, the city had some how found out and provided before and after photos VIA satellite of what the tree looked like, They fined them $5,000

[Gulf]

Re: Mississippi 44"

V-Wiz, It may have something to do with permitting. Or lack of getting one before cutting, that resulted in a fine. The wood on the back of my pickup were from trees being cleared to make room for a house on a neighbors land. I got a couple of pickup loads back in the fall from wind fallen trees beside the road that was just about dry. I don't intend to buy any hardwood as long as I am able to go get it myself.

Chip, I'm not sure how the fern will turn out. I want be doig much grinding. The shells and the glass should already be exposed. I tried two test pieces with ferns, and I got varying results.

The impression of the fern and all air pockets will be filled with a black slurry. The filler shown in the test pieces was made from the same white portland as the other colors. On this run I will be making the slurry from regular portland.

[mrchipster]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Chip, I'm not sure how the fern will turn out. I want be doig much grinding. The shells and the glass should already be exposed. I tried two test pieces with ferns, and I got varying results.

The impression of the fern and all air pockets will be filled with a black slurry. The filler shown in the test pieces was made from the same white portland as the other colors. On this run I will be making the slurry from regular portland.

That makes sense back filling is a great idea, I hope it works out, you are getting some interesting grains and colors.

Chip

[dvm]

Re: Mississippi 44"

So Gulf
How did the aboriginal inspired multicolored counter turn out?

[Gulf]

Re: Mississippi 44"

So Gulf
How did the aboriginal inspired multicolored counter turn out?

Sorry about the late reply DVM,
I have been working a lot of hours and have had some camera issues as well. The test shelves, where I tried a new veining technique,

that drew that acclaim have been retired to my brain fart pile :>.

I have went back to the origional black sand veining that I first used. My Art Consultant on this build is a "task master" and I must meet her close scrutiny in all aspects of the build.

[mrchipster]

Re: Mississippi 44"

WOW!!!!!!

And beautiful too...

Chip

[Gulf]

Re: Mississippi 44"

WOW!!!!!!

And beautiful too...

Chip

Thank's Chip,
Yes she is. Favors her mother, who favors her grandmother .

I'm sure glad that she doesn't take after me