by thickstrings » Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:44 pm
Well, I started to shape it with the "vermacrete" into the 3 planes that stop at the wall edge. Did the back hip first and lined the point up with the middle of the chimney ...Cut some 2x4's with a angle to kick out from the vertical wall, on the outside edge, as there is a 2" overhang and ran the 2 upper parts of the triangle to its outer edges. Poured the back first. After the back was hard, remove the upper parts of the triangle and continue around the edge of the other 2 side with the angle cut 2x4's fastening those with the outer edge of the back 2x4. I had to put some legs from the ground to the edge forms to hold them up, I had to tie rope around the whole thing to get the legs from falling over.....that was like a 3 stooges movie....Since the back angle was still green the new edges matched pretty good ,but, there are hairline cracks at the joints..no problem so far. Do one side to the middle and then the other all lined up on that point from the 1st plane. I screwed up with the front, cuz I stopped the roof at the front stair step ...guess I was to enamored with it to think clearly...ha ha. I will probably pour a round strip on the 2 front sides to go over the stair step of the front arch/wall.....and then add more of the blue stone to connect to the top shelf that is just above the arch so I can put a plaque or something on it. There it is , clear as mud.....When I get access to a camera again I will take a few more pic's. I'm the guy on the right in the first pic. Thanks Manny for the photobucket help.....
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