Not amazing results, I should have left them longer to dry. The bark and leaves came out ok but only because I cheated and mixed quite a lot of sand in, so they are still quite heavy. The woodcrete used no sand but crumbled in my hand and the reinforced woodcrete only just held up.
From left to right: Barkcrete, Leafcrete, Woodcrete, Reinforced Woodcrete(the bamboo is then covered with another layer of woodcrete.
Picking the concrete up again this week, I really like the material but if I'm being sensible it's just too heavy for the types of things I have in mind. So I'm going to experiment with using different aggregates to try and lighten things up. First up sawdust and wood chippings kindly donated to me from the joiners in Brockley.
Not amazing results, I should have left them longer to dry. The bark and leaves came out ok but only because I cheated and mixed quite a lot of sand in, so they are still quite heavy. The woodcrete used no sand but crumbled in my hand and the reinforced woodcrete only just held up.
From left to right: Barkcrete, Leafcrete, Woodcrete, Reinforced Woodcrete(the bamboo is then covered with another layer of woodcrete.
Picking the concrete up again this week, I really like the material but if I'm being sensible it's just too heavy for the types of things I have in mind. So I'm going to experiment with using different aggregates to try and lighten things up. First up sawdust and wood chippings kindly donated to me from the joiners in Brockley.
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