For the next stage of the project Dan used his favourite carving tool... an air powered die grinder. we have a variety of bits for the powerful little tool. For this project he chucked up the biggest one.
First he went over the edges of the sign, removing the glue lines, evening things out and adding texture at the same time.
As usual, the screws used to hold the HDU in place while the glue dried had been countersunk a little so Dan filled the holes with a bit of sculpting epoxy... no sanding necessary on this project because of the texture. Then it was time to break out the welder once more to form up the structure for the base. Dan used 1/4" pencil rod to weld a simple grid. We use this same technique to form all manners of wild creations. In this case it was a simple box, slightly tapered to be wider at the bottom.
Next up, we will show how we get the base ready for the sculpted concrete “rock” work.