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Published by Random
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#2
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Random
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10-18-2009, 02:05 PM
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They are cute in a garden. I think half my neighborhood has them now. |
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#5
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Random
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10-18-2009, 06:55 PM
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![]() Lorax a tile saw may be fine but use a bar clamp, not one of those weenie metal vice grips like I have in photo. I mass made these things and used an Irwin clamp ($8-$9 and far more handy than a vice) like the one attached and they held well, bar clamp is wider and has padding. The pots are $1.98 or $2.98, can not recall so is not a disaster to test a tile saw and ruin a pot. I mended several pots before I got it down. Okay I mended most of my pots. Good thing the pebbles hide all that.
Having it soak is a huge help. Far better than dry. Hedgerow, it's very simple. Seriously a second grader did most of the one in the picture. He was better than I at it. Kids loved making them!! |
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#7
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10-18-2009, 07:33 PM
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![]() knife is just one of those cheapo things from Home Depot - they have them at the counters even I think. It's a razor that you can break off the end with pliers for a new tip when it starts to get dull. It's in the photo of the bench.
Soaking the pot really did the trick. It wasn't that hard at all, just take your time. Once a groove gets going you can grind away with the razor knife. I did most of it with the razor. |
#8
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BooBooBearBecky
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10-19-2009, 12:51 AM
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![]() Random,
Thanks so much for the great instructions and excellent photos of the Toad Abode project. I will be making these myself! And next time my twin nieces come to visit they can help me make more! I have lots of toads in my garden, so I need lots of abodes. ![]() ![]() ![]() BooBooBearBecky |
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biigblueyes
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10-19-2009, 07:33 AM
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![]() They should love it.
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