JAPANESE LANTERNS : HOW TO MAKE FULL-SIZED AUTHENTIC LOOKING ONES скачать в хорошем качестве

JAPANESE LANTERNS : HOW TO MAKE FULL-SIZED AUTHENTIC LOOKING ONES

"Authenticity" to me is something that looks like it was a couple of hundred years old from day one. Lots of excellent other videos available of lantern projects but with most, the end result makes them look like they've come straight from a garden centre. Mine were extremely easy to make. It's just a question of getting the concrete and mortar the right consistency, too wet and you've no chance. These construction were made of fine concrete mix with an outer layer of sand and cement with added yellow dye to achieve a similar colour to our York stone patio. The molds for each section were placed on a large piece of Contiplas so they did not stick. The base of the first lamp was made in a wooden former, (not shown) built up in layers with the mortar forced down the side of the concrete, a steel rod was inserted in the middle to centre the first "table." I rounded off the corners with a file before it had completely gone off. The apertures in the sides of the windows were made from the plastic tubs shown. An ice cream tub was used to make a recess in the top to hold the lamp. The crown was made in situ as I kept the concrete and mortar only barely damp. (same consistency as you'd use to make a kid's sandcastle). The second was more adventurous, a steel tube up the centre of the column carries the electric cable. A piece of weldmesh reinforces the front window. Each lamp took only a few hours to cast and mold. The pagoda required seventeen molds, the veranda rails are of hardwood beading. It took me just under two weeks to complete, but only working a couple of hours each evening after work. A current video of the lamps is here. Windows Moviemaker wouldn't recognise my camera format so I wasn't able to combine the two. The branch of the wisteria on the side fence that was trained around the eaves of the tea-house, I have since removed as it was getting far too heavy.    • JAPANESE LANTERNS : A DIY PROJECT