With the construction now complete in the Copper Crown Suite of the Hazelnut Inn, the decorating is now in full gear. Every castle suite needs some regal banners, and we are in the process of creating ours. They will feature a variety of winged creatures. The artwork is done, and it is time to press our new laser into service to do the intricate cutting of the fabrics. I did a test run to confirm the settings, and this is going to be the easiest and fastest ever. I LOVE modern tools! Stay tuned…
Heads and tails
The armature for Kraay’s giant tire horse armature is now fully welded, and Matt has been busy tying on the diamond lath when he wasn’t busy cutting steel for the. The horse's head and tail were fabricated as separate pieces and will be assembled on site. The horse’s mane is fashioned with some 2” three-strand synthetic rope. These rope sections are looped over a temporary frame to keep them out of the way while we work and for shipping. Our client will cut these ropes to the length they desire and unravel the strands to make a good-looking mane.
This coming week, we’ll trowel on the concrete and sculpt this giant horse. Stay tuned…
Day one at Skull Rock
It's always a good day when we can take a pile of fresh-cut pieces off the FastCut CNC plasma and more than 50 precision-cut lengths of square tube steel, and start building a new structure. Today’s task was the lower framework for Skull Rock. Matt was cutting the tube steel for me while I fit and welded everything into place. We made excellent progress! By the end of the day, the steel deck and lower spill pool were fitted and welded into position, and we were ready to begin on the upper framework. Next week, we’ll also start welding the pencil rod to make it resemble a giant rock skull. Stay tuned…
