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Finally starting to think about the pond build..its only taken 3+ years INDECISION, INDECISION!
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@addy1 was able to dig this out of the archives!
This was a thread from…..way back in the beginning…..BP (before pond). I was having fun with polymer clay and decided to “create” a mini pond. You can even see that I added turtles on the rocks! Realistically, THIS type of pond wouldn’t have worked because it was too deep (box turtles only need a few inches of depth) and at the time I didn’t know what bogs were. But, anyway, this is how I can “create” my example!
ps — the fencing won’t be like this.
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This was a thread from…..way back in the beginning…..BP (before pond). I was having fun with polymer clay and decided to “create” a mini pond. You can even see that I added turtles on the rocks! Realistically, THIS type of pond wouldn’t have worked because it was too deep (box turtles only need a few inches of depth) and at the time I didn’t know what bogs were. But, anyway, this is how I can “create” my example!
ps — the fencing won’t be like this.
TURTLEMOMMY'S POND IDEA, SO FAR -- WHADAYATHINK?
OK, I've been playing around with my polymer clay -- this is a new little mock-up I made, based on my latest (of many) drawings. LOL, it isn't to scale, but isn't it CUTE! The model is about a foot long to give an idea of size, but am thinking the actual pond will be about 17' long. The...
HOW FUN IS THAT?!? Very cool idea! I'd suggest every pond builder have someone on staff who works in clay to give customers (PEOPLE LIKE ME anyway!) who need something other than a drawing to get inspiration from!
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The polymer clay mock-up is a masterpiece and @addy1 is a A+ finder of decade-old threads - one-handed, too.@addy1 was able to dig this out of the archives!
This was a thread from…..way back in the beginning…..BP (before pond). I was having fun with polymer clay and decided to “create” a mini pond. You can even see that I added turtles on the rocks! Realistically, THIS type of pond wouldn’t have worked because it was too deep (box turtles only need a few inches of depth) and at the time I didn’t know what bogs were. But, anyway, this is how I can “create” my example!
ps — the fencing won’t be like this.
TURTLEMOMMY'S POND IDEA, SO FAR -- WHADAYATHINK?
OK, I've been playing around with my polymer clay -- this is a new little mock-up I made, based on my latest (of many) drawings. LOL, it isn't to scale, but isn't it CUTE! The model is about a foot long to give an idea of size, but am thinking the actual pond will be about 17' long. The...
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Aww shucks used key words , sometimes works sometimes doesn't.
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I thought of that, it was so long ago….the only keyword I could think of was “pond,” and it never occurred to me that I actually used “polymer clay” in there anywhere. Duh!
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Link please? I am looking into some larger boulders for my bog area and was just gonna use a handtruck and some underlayment with several people.
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I am going to split off from this thread and post regarding individual aspects of the project. Please, keep posting here — I need the encouragement— but go to subsequent threads for further updates, opinions, input, etc. Wish me luck!
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sorry for getting off topic
You should start like a dedicated build thread so that there is an easy place to follow along.
Yeah ping ponging around has me spinning . If this site worked well it may not be an issue but I'll find posts days after they were started and yet I check new posts everyday and nope not there
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@TheFishGuy @GBBUDD Just started — it starts with “CHAPTER 1,” very original. I decided that figuring out how to make the turtle-bog was the first step, and the most difficult for me.
I would think like a turtle how the habitat how they bask how the eat and move about. Like @Jhn has with the liner running well outside the pond area I would make a beach area where they can walk right in and out but only by walking on gravel as the liner it's self would be under the gravel / sand and have pockets / pools where a mini pond can be but has the water from the pond going to it so though there may not be acflow but the waters are still connected. If you made the whole thing a foot deep or 6 inches you can create what ever habitat you want.
Thinking about it and after seeing John's happy little turtles is making me want to build one. But I still have a few weekends of work left to do with the bog addition.
I'd also make a pocket where I kept nothing but dry leaves so they can make there way down and have a cool dry place in summer and a place to sleep for the winter.
Thinking about it and after seeing John's happy little turtles is making me want to build one. But I still have a few weekends of work left to do with the bog addition.
I'd also make a pocket where I kept nothing but dry leaves so they can make there way down and have a cool dry place in summer and a place to sleep for the winter.