Gabions and fences

[dykio]

Hiya Paul,

I'm really gonna use this for my celtic/gauls houses... thx for sharing



Dykio

[Peter]

I like the idea Paul, it's a cheap one. But now you have set that figure in front, I have my doubts about the proportions. Aren't they a bit to thick?

Just a thought.

Greetings Peter

[Paul]

I like the idea Paul, it's a cheap one. But now you have set that figure in front, I have my doubts about the proportions. Aren't they a bit to thick?

Just a thought.

Greetings Peter

NO way!! His legs are perfectly in proportion. Too thick indeed, I´ll tell him that...

No seriously, I noticed that after I´d posted the pic and found out that by Pressing the pine needles down they compress to about 2/3rds the height and therefore the width. I´ll get a photo of the "new improved Pinus mugo " fence up soon.

[dutchboyinohio]

Great how-to article. How can you not try this out!!

[Peter]

Show us Paul!

Did you tell the figure about his legs? How did he take it? Didn't he hurt you to much?

Greetings Peter

[Paul]

No, but Achmir, his big brother has been given a few days off from Tompkins and lord Brashford and at this very moment in time he´s on a steam boat heading to Belgium.

[Peter]

No, but Achmir, his big brother has been given a few days off from Tompkins and lord Brashford and at this very moment in time he´s on a steam boat heading to Belgium.

So I can show him the way to Dortmund?

Greetings Peter

[Pat]

They look really good Paul. I am going to try this today as well. Maybe a nice addition to my exercise dio:

[Paul]

For the gabion it HAS to be an un-even number of pins, because later when "weaving" an even number means that instead of the wire giong alternatively in and out, it will always come in or out at the same place.

It isn´t that much different to the tutorial, except for fishing wire
(and yours are much neater )

[Pat]

I see you have uneven pins as well. On old plates (gravures) i counted even standers so my first attempt i made with an even number of pins and got the problem you described. I should have read your tut better

Anyway. thanks for putting this tut up. I really enjoy making the gabions. I wonder how the edges are usually finished on those things. I have to glue the last row now to keep it together.

[Paul]

The last row has to be glued, it´s the only way apart from a very difficult act of "threading" the end of the wire under the second to last row but that can become a bit like a spring and push other rows up with it. With fishing wire this might not happen though if I had some I´d experiment with "threading" it. See if it works pat and tell us.

[Pat]

I will, I am already looking for patterns that where used...
i'll post if i have satisfying results

[Paul]

Found a couple of line drawings of gabions

[Peter]

Nice technical drawings on this subject Paul. I like them

@Pat: Tut Do you mean a "fopspeen"? This is Dutch for what little children (babies) have in there mouth Just teasing you Pat

Greetings Peter

[Paul]

here´s a good link about everything to do with trench warfare in the 17th + century. Loads of pics of tools. methods etc. Only in german, but the pics speak for themselves.
: www.jugendheim-gersbach.de/Schanzwerkzeuge.html

[Pat]

Nice link Paul. The site is very 'Gruendlich'

[Paul]

Thanks Pat. Apart from the historical stuff I like the dioramas. It looks like a really good youthhostel (Jugendheim)Probably well worth a visit.