Friday, March 21, 2014

Rabbit Made From Ferrocement

This is my third ferrocement project - something smaller and cute - a rabbit. Here it is in pictures...

1. A sketch and armature of my rabbit

2. Armature filled with crumbled newspaper for backing

3. Rabbit armature ready for plastering

4. White cement is used instead of the usual grey Portland cement

5. Usual 3 parts sand  and 1 part cement mixture

6. First, plaster the base of rabbit

7. Plaster the rest of the body

8. Back to the base again to smooth the gaps

9. Base all done

10. Head too longish and needs to be reshapened
 
11. Remove the mortar and reshape the head

12. This is more like a rabbit

13. The ear is too big and need to be reconstructed
14. Remove mortar and reshape the ear

15. Rabbit is almost ready
16. My ferrocement rabbit sits happily in the garden


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