I have read a few post about making concrete
pots and have decided to try my hand at making a large one for my juniper. This
one will be 15” X 19” X 3 ¾” inside dims. Simple design and it will be very
heavy but I do not move this juniper around much anyway. Below is the juniper in it’s training pot that
has the bottom falling out of it and the design of the new concrete pot. I’ll take pics of the process and post when I’m
done.
Started working on it yesterday....Didn't get much done, finished up the form today....I'll pour it tomorrow.
Got it poured today...Took about 3/4 of the bag.....Now I just have to sit back and wait to see how it turns out.
I took it out tonight, just couldn't wait....The outside came off pretty easy, the inside form was stuck good. The bottom was made from just 1/4 lauan plywood and when I tried to push it out by the drains it just bent. I had to add 2X4 on the inside so I had something solid to pry on.
It's finished and waiting on the juniper....I stained the out side and plastic-dip coated the inside.
I took it out tonight, just couldn't wait....The outside came off pretty easy, the inside form was stuck good. The bottom was made from just 1/4 lauan plywood and when I tried to push it out by the drains it just bent. I had to add 2X4 on the inside so I had something solid to pry on.
Brian
Hi Brian,
ReplyDeleteNice pot! Well done. How is the Juniper doing?
Thought you might be interested in one (several) I made.
http://lifeasahuman.com/2014/arts-culture/creativity/concrete-creations-a-configurable-mold/
Have a peek! I think you will find it interesting :-)
Cheers,
Gil
Is your pot tapered towards the top or is it square. It's hard to tell from your pictures.
ReplyDeleteYes it's tapered at the top so it would come out of the mold.
ReplyDeleteBrian
so if you don't mind, could you explain how you did that? I'm new to woodworking and I"m having trouble imagining what angle I need to cut the boards at to achieve the taper.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pot btw, if I can figure this out I"m going to try to make this out of hypertufa (cement, sand, perlite, and peat moss mixture).