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the sticks , the plants and the concrete blockStay tuned for the progression

"I'll be back" . Cheers Alpineart

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, looks interesting.

Josh

I have no idea what is going on here but knowing you alpine, it will be EPIC.

Mmmmm, it that really concrete?

Hi Guys , its a ripper in the making . A couple of members have had a sneak peak at the work in progress . Its was an aerated reinforced concrete slab around 35kg, its going on a crash /bash/hack and chop Alpineart diet to loose 25 kg or more then a bit of refinement and we shall have finished Penjing in 5 days using rubbish , that includes the 14yo twisty sticks in pots . I will put 2 other sticks in pot taken as cutting from the originals into the finished work .this is one of the roots i was going to use for an upright Phoenix graft i has now become a natural flying dragon with a little bit of carving the pot in the design stage . Best get out there and rip into it


Cheers Alpineart

Using an angle grinder with a saw blade fitted and yes the guard can clearly be seen .I carved the grooves for the phoenix grafts , then finished off with a router and cutterI drilled out the right hand root to balance with the left hand side which will represent the wings . This progression is not real time , i have already spent 3 days working on these pieces however the whole topic can't be loaded as my boat anchor times out so its slow and steady .

Cheers Alpineart

This is going to be epic, even though im not quite sure whats going on...theres Tanuki involved so ill subscribe.

waiting patiently with great interest

ken

I can't wait to see what's going to happen next!

Attaching the junipers was not easy as the old trunks don't play ball due to the age . Another OH BUGGER moment has happened but it may survive only time will tellI need to wipe the smirk off the dragons face , that will happen later , time for some wiring .

Cheers Alpineart

tanuki! love it. chasing the dragon are we alpine? knowing youre away in whatever corner of aus plugging away on this right now is kinda cool, can't wait to see it wired up!

-also, loving the progress updates through the day.



edit: because I'm silly.

Thats going to look incredible once finished mate.

What juniper would you suggest for a phoenix graft????

Meet "The Flying Dragon", while its really only a trainer, its been a ripper project , just killing time . Now back to the pot .

Cheers Alpineart

Hi teamak , thats it just plugging away .

Hi V.S , mate i use anything that looks good in the foliage department .My preference was Juniperus sabina /Savin Juniper it handles almost anything i throw at it including neglect and forgetful watering . If you like flat line foliage it is one of the best , followed by the Shimpaku which has a natural growth habit resembling cloud like formation pads then it would have to be the Californian Juni's which are in the middle of the of the other 2 mentioned .

Cheers Guys Alpine

Hey alpine, been checking on this posting throughout the day and have to say I've been very eager to see how its turning out. Great job