Nov. gallery projects in progress

Spores, more finishing to be done. It's just been colored with back fills and acid stains.

The pedestal has been designed and will be started next week.

 This is the beginning of ?.

Balances. This statue has also been colored and polished to 3000 grit. It's pedestal  has also been designed and will be poured soon.

Here are a few items that I've been working on. They will be complete by the end of the month.

The beginning of spikes

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concrete bar and potters table

 This bar was just poured 4 days previous. It's been ground and rubbed.

 There's still work to be done inside and out.

The bar is the right size for a small area but still can serve 4 to 5 people comfortably.

                                                                    sold

 This custom 2'x6' table top is to be used for potting. The owner is building his own legs and supports out of cedar.

This terrosso finish is ground to 200 grit to provide plenty of tooth for the topical sealer.

Getting things finished

These are some of my gallery pieces. This was just sold.

                                                                      sold

This piece still needs to be finished.

This piece still needs a pedestal.

This piece is being readied for packing mortar, making the base and the statue one unit.

Mossie.

around the yard

 All concrete jarring bench ground,polished,and sealed. Mary Z's new piece.

  These two dogs were a project that my wife and I worked on 12 years ago together. They were inspired by Sherri Warner Hunter's book " Creating with concrete".

The frog 11years old was another team project with Cindy and I.

coffee table tops

 These table tops were just ground to a fine polished finish. I really enjoy to see the different colors, shapes,and aggregate characteristics appear during this process.

 The two tables were poured at once with slightly different mixes.

The best part about the grinding is that you really can't be sure exactly what your gonna get. It's kinda like Christmas. The box is square, but it doesn't mean what's in it is.

These table tops still have to be sealed and waxed.

Rxmixdbag: The cross project

Rxmixdbag: The cross project: " After two days of designing and form work, the rebar is ready to be cut and tied in place. Rebar is added to the base of the c..."

The cross project

 After two days of designing and form work, the rebar is ready to be cut and tied in place.

 Rebar is added to the base of the cross to make a flare that will be formed up later when attaching to the pedestal . After all rods are in place, the top decorative molding is screwed on.
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The #8 rebars are supported by spacer blocks that keep them in the center during the pour.

Cross project pouring

 This is the cross 24 hours after the pour. It has been stripped ,cleaned and rubbed to a finish.

 After 5 days the cross will be strong enough to be flipped over. At this time the bottom forms will be stripped off. The front of the cross shown now will be a duplicate of the rear.

 After the forms are removed , this side will then be finished.

 The concrete will be up to 80% of it's total strength after 7 days.

 Concrete is then poured, finished,and let be to start the curing process.

After 24 hours the forms will be stripped off .