My day was spent going around, around, and around the Shipwreck Cove sign, layering the paint and glazes. The sign is quickly coming together! Tomorrow will be more of the same. Stay tuned…
Pumpkin carving season
‘Tis the season to carve pumpkins. One of today’s tasks was to weld the armature, apply the lath and then sculpt the second half of the sword in the pumpkin feature. The little pumpkin turned out great! The feature will be allowed to cure for a few days before we start in on the paint and glazes. Stay tuned…
Making a tough sword
The hole marker for one of the pirate themed mini golf greens is a good sized sword that will be stuck firmly into a pumpkin. The sword needs to be extra sturdy as we know from experience that many thousands of guests will give it a tug to see if they can pull it out. The pumpkin will be carved from concrete over a welded steel armature. The 1/4” thick base plate will be securely bolted to a concrete foundation. The sword is just as tough, made from four 1/4” thick plates welded together and round to a sword shape. The sword hilt and handle are made from schedule 40 pipe. The decorative skull is welded up using plasma cut steel and a steel ball. It is as strong and I can make it and it should be qable to handle whatever guests can do to it over many years of use.
