I think a few of you might like this one.
It was made a few years ago now, but it is still one of those projects that demonstrates why I enjoy building unusual things.
Hopefully, you can see my passion for unusual building technologies.
First of all, I had to build two twisted piers. The bit of plywood above was used to plumb down and maintain the twist. I had to cut the square out of the middle.
Me posing in front of a job well done.
I haven’t got much money, so I printed all the plans on my home printer. The above image shows the 1:1 scale plans for the brick boxes being stuck down ready for cutting.
Then they get screwed together with my faithful Makita screwdriver.
The bricks then go into the brick boxes and are marked ready for cutting.
Yeah, it was messy!
I put two screws in the board so the bricks didn’t slip.
I had only cut about a third of the bricks needed at this point.
A random picture of my plans.
The arch former I designed is assembled, with the brick boxes showing where the bricks will go.
Ready for the build.
When building any arch, you need to build it up evenly from each side.
Nearly there.
Finished.
It’s amazing what you can build with a cauliflower.
Happy days!
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