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Old 05-02-2010, 12:27 PM
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good idea beck i havent painted my Waterfall yet..

just curious tho the mortar i have says to not submerge it in water for something like 20 days..so obviously i should wait a few weeks to test it out right?
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Old 05-02-2010, 12:48 PM
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Phew....got it off...had to break a few sides...but its the sides that arent going to be in view...its still intact just broke a few sides...hard to explain without a pic..but anyway i got it off and im happy...now its time to trim off all the Silicone..
This is what happened when I tried to take mine off. Completely trashed.


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Old 05-02-2010, 12:51 PM
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well, i wouldn't test it with running water first, lol.

i would wet it and let it dry several times over that time period. a spray bottle, pump sprayer, etc. would be great for this purpose to make sure it cures throughout pretty good. leaving paint off for that time period would be a good idea too, imo. that should let it cure before it can't expel moisture due to it being covered.

i think a few weeks would be a good thing. before testing, i don't think is necessary... maybe a week in most cases. you'll only want to run your test long enough to know where water wants to escape... maybe 20 seconds or so. if you soak the whole piece the day before and the mortar doesn't want to dissolve you should be good enough for a quick test... after you've let it dry over night.
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This is what happened when I tried to take mine off. Completely trashed.


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Ouch that sucks...lol

Here is what mine looks like..you cant even see where part of the back is kinda broke off...the whole thing is still completely intact
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OK so i have my camera back..thank god...so here is a few updates

here is my F/B with the river cut out and drops off..


here are some pics of my attempt at making some bark on my tree...the color is not the final color i just mixed in a little brown so when i did a final paint it would be easier to color...

First pic: this is after i left it sit after my final heavy coat of mortar and then carved in a "bark patter" its kinda hard to see but at first i was really upset it didnt turn out like i wanted it to..it was chunky bubbly..it was just not what i expected..


So after about 3 hours of dremel work iam happy to say that it looks 100% better and im really glad..everything seems to flow alot better and when i get the paint and Vines and all that on it it will look even better.."Hopefully" lol




well ya there you go..tues wed thur i have off so ill be finishing up on my trunk and water fall..
not sure if i have an updated pic of that but ill show u the final shape just in case


i wanna say i have 2 coats of thin-ish mortar on..im gonna put 1 more in a few days and then follow Becks suggestion on water testing it...

anyway hope you guys like it.
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You did a wonderful job on the log. Do you have pictures of the trunk? I'd definitely like to see that. If you haven't started grouting it yet, have you considered carving the inside out to make it a planter? Tree stumps often start to grow all sorts of plants out of the tops of them, ferns especially. I think it would look wonderfully natural if you were to plant a couple of ferns or something in it (two miniatures with different looking leaves would be great).

As for the waterfall, I'll have to see it with water running down it. I'm having trouble envisioning how the water will cascade. Are you going to "plant" any moss on it? That would really break up the lines, I think. Java would do wonderfully there.
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Lookin good!
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@Froggsong i havent started on the tree trunk yet but i did drill a hole straight down and put a pvc pipe through it..its going to be for adding and draining water..i was going to use the top for a planter but i went with the drainage instead..

as for the waterfall the water is planned to run on the left side....i would LOVE some java on it..is there anything you think i should do before hand to prepare it...like carving out a little part for some substrate or if kept wet enough will it just grow on it no problem...same for the log id lvoe for some java to grow on it as well..you can see on the log that i drilled a big hole to plant ether or nice Fern or a big Brom as a center piece..not sure yet
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just superglue some java moss on it and let it take hold. i'd do it near the top and let it grow downward with the flow.
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@Beck will the java moss grow where the water flows? or will i have to glue it around it? i mean i know its an aquatic plant but i have no clue
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