How to do sculpture in ferrocement...

We got a custom eco-friendly no voc concrete sealer made for us by Eco-House.com ...

Their mix is 1 part Rainsil to 9 parts Primasil, they will mix it & send you the right amount...They are in new Brunswick, Canada & are awesome!


Note: Sunday Dec. 4th, 2011: I did my first test of ADDING eco-friendly concrete sealer INTO the cement mix! So far so good...It increases flexibility & workability, but make sure to still add some water- you can't replace water with the concrete sealer...Now the proportions you choose can vary depending on your needs...I put as much concrete sealer in as I could & a tiny bit of water to activate the cement...This is NOT a traditional recommendation but I am trying to waterproof my cement for outdoor freezing cold Canadian weather...We'll see how it goes...I will post pics as it gets drier...So far so good though! promising...(I get my eco-sealer from Eco-House linked above)...They are the best...

Dec. 5th, 2011- this is a one day cured wire armature of copper, wrapped in white cement mixed with eco-friendly concrete sealer...What is significant is that i mixed the sealer INTO the cement not on it...This makes the cement more waterproof...I used mostly sealer with just a tiny dash of water...Totally works & makes the cement fluffy & more plastic...Going to let it cure for a while then do some in the freezer tests...The goal is to make a waterproof cement for Canadian winters outside...

 http://sarigrove.weebly.com/1/post/2011/12/how-to-make-a-trumpeter-swan-nest-this-is-prototype-number-8-in-progress-now.html Read my new exciting post on how to make a better Trumpeter Swan Nest...yes, I am still designing these things, trying to make them even better & safer...Feel free to insult the design- it seems to be quite helpful actually & prods me into improvement...