My DIY Fake wood. First attempt - Page 2

beckdg · #11 06-02-2010, 12:15 PM

i would not try the black pipe. it has a higher voc content and is more typically used for waste water.

froggsong · #12 06-02-2010, 12:44 PM

aw, that sucks...

I won't be able to use that one then.

CrazyAirborne · #13 06-02-2010, 01:31 PM

Filling with foam to plug it so crickets wont get down there is perfect! Thanks!! and heres my newest

and what a couple look like inside my hex vive.

I think they look natural and pretty sweet.

the ones in the original link are alot bigger diameter, so he is able to really carve into them cuz they are thicker. He also is using them for the frogs to hide inside. Im making "vines" more or less, that I want my frogs to be able to perch on, thats also why I didnt really make any holes. I am now about to go an modify one of my originals in a way that allows the 2 little grey treefrogs i recently acquired to be able to climb around on the inside as well.

Oh and sure, I can rewrite the OP to make it better sticky material.

froggsong · #14 06-02-2010, 01:43 PM

Oh, you're getting good at this FAST! That new one is great! I really want to try my hand at this. I'm off to get some PVC soon, lol...

CrazyAirborne · #15 06-02-2010, 03:03 PM

also siliconeing some peat moss or something on these would allow mosses and stuff to grow on them i would think! Im going to try putting some moss on one of these soon. Heres the original I modified a bit. its hard to keep the pipe from burning when you are doing more intricate stuff.

froggsong · #16 06-02-2010, 03:21 PM

Looking awesome!

I'm not sure how well moss would grow on the thin layer of peat moss you'd be able to silicone on it... Maybe you could get some moss that grows on a tree or something, excise the bark from the tree, then glue the bark to your branch. Or, you could find some rock growing moss and glue THAT to the branch.

Take a look in the plants section at our discussion on mosses, if you haven't already.

CrazyAirborne · #17 06-02-2010, 05:06 PM

yeah the wife has pulled the plug on me today, so thats all ive got, but i will be working on more pieces over the next couple days. i need to make a bunch of cool looking ones to go in the background of the 30gal upright I am making.

CrazyAirborne · #18 06-02-2010, 06:15 PM

Updated OP with a better how to!

nano-technology · #19 06-03-2010, 01:36 AM

Really cool stuff man!! This should solve people's issue with branches and mold.

Ausfrog · #20 06-03-2010, 09:10 PM

That looks sweet! Well done....