Henry always enjoys fabricating projects in the shop, but those tasks aren’t as much a favourite as sculpting and painting. There is no time to lose, with only six weeks until the Yarrow Days Parade, and so we decided to put in a few hours this afternoon. Henry and I quickly applied the lath, and then, at last, it was time to begin the first coat of epoxy. Juniper loves sculpting as much as her brother, and she was eager to give us a hand. By supper time, we had a good start on the cannon. Stay tuned for more progress soon…
Welding up the cannon
Today, Henry opted to work on the parade float cannon as our shop project. That involved welding up the faux barrel with the individual charge tubes. We then blocked out the shape of the cannon using pencil rod. We then headed into town to purchase the fittings and flexible conduit for the fuse wires. Once installed, the piece is ready for diamond lath. Henry is eager to begin applying the sculpting epoxy in the coming week. Stay tuned…
Chandelier in paint
Our painting crew has been busy this past week! The grand chandelier for Kraay’s Family farm is coming along splendidly, with the base colours now all on and the first glazes done. The crow feathers are finished, and the first coat of colour is on the beaks and feet. This is going to look spectacular when it is lifted into the giant vaulted ceiling!
