{"id":740,"date":"2016-10-02T22:25:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T22:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danzbb.com\/?p=740"},"modified":"2017-05-19T11:53:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T11:53:36","slug":"mountain-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danzbb.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/02\/mountain-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the first day of working on the shell.<\/p>\n

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The basic process is pretty simple. I have about 10 yards of burlap fabric and some stucco mortar (not concrete!). I used a five gallon bucket to make some very soupy mortar, about as thin as pancake batter. I mixed some concrete color (a slate gray) into the mortar to eliminate the need for paint and to ensure that any cracks or flaking of the mortar–if any–wouldn’t be a lighter “concrete” color.<\/p>\n

I cut the burlap into 4 x 36 inch strips. Wearing concrete-proof gloves, \u00a0I dipped them in the mortar, swirled them around to coat them, then laid them over the frame. \u00a0I overlapped the burlap strips and placed them at different angles (not all running the same direction) for extra strength.<\/p>\n

I added extra mortar on top as I felt was needed–working to cover any burlap texture that showed through. Before it was dry, I used a trowel to remove any hand\/finger prints from the surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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