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John Burridge December 30, 2008 at 10:53 pm From http://johnburridge.blogspot.com/2008/12/late-december-photos.html [picture of snow on cherry buds] The snowy blossoms Fill my heart with thankfulness That I’m not a tree.
Mary Robinette Kowal December 30, 2008 at 11:03 pm That is rather astounding. I mean… that actually makes sense and everything.
John Burridge December 31, 2008 at 1:34 am Ooops (smacks head) … If I use the actual web tool (clicks the tool several times to generate something with some sense) instead of quoting myself…. old paper bag strips along the belly of the fish to curl around Which reminds me (and sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner on this). The whole wheat papier mâché fish seems strong. I haven’t actually tested a piñata with it, but it seems it would take some substantial force to break it. I believe Mark used hot water to activate the gluten in the whole wheat and I don’t think he added any glue or salt. The fish started out with cereal box cardboard as a core, then strips of paper bag applied in a kind of basket-weave pattern, then topped with the strips of rough drafts (with extra strips along the belly to try to make the fish more 3D). So that’s with only two kind of thin layers.
From
http://johnburridge.blogspot.com/2008/12/late-december-photos.html
[picture of snow on cherry buds]
The snowy blossoms
Fill my heart with thankfulness
That I’m not a tree.
That is rather astounding. I mean… that actually makes sense and everything.
Ooops (smacks head) … If I use the actual web tool (clicks the tool several times to generate something with some sense) instead of quoting myself….
old paper bag strips
along the belly of the
fish to curl around
Which reminds me (and sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner on this). The whole wheat papier mâché fish seems strong. I haven’t actually tested a piñata with it, but it seems it would take some substantial force to break it. I believe Mark used hot water to activate the gluten in the whole wheat and I don’t think he added any glue or salt. The fish started out with cereal box cardboard as a core, then strips of paper bag applied in a kind of basket-weave pattern, then topped with the strips of rough drafts (with extra strips along the belly to try to make the fish more 3D). So that’s with only two kind of thin layers.