-It is a great medium for building outdoor furniture, however in
rainy areas without waterproofing it may take days to dry enough for
people to enjoy sitting on it. We sculpted a wonderful couch and
other sitting areas for an utdoor courtyard in Marathon, Texas.
Stained it with acid-stain and then sealed it with a concrete sealer
and it has lasted over a year now. If interested can send you some
pictures or contact Susan or Tom Curry who are members in this
group. I have left Marathon so am not actively doing anything with
papercrete right now but I urge you to try it and let your
imagination run wild.
-- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "ngrdh" <hnegaard@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> So glad to be part of this group!
>
> My question to you all is this: has anybody dabbled in papercrete
> outdoor furniture? I am looking at all possibilities, including
> papercrete and linseed oil, paper and latex paint, etc. I would like
> to start creating lighter weight benches and tables that can
withstand
> the elements. I used to work in hypertufa, but am now looking to
> expand my creativity and "go green" by using junk mail and
throwaways
> to create outdoor sculptures and furniture. I am pretty much open to
> anything. Anybody have any ideas that they would like to share? One
> thing I have found is that by adding borax to the papercrete mix it
> gives a great cohesiveness, almost like a clay.
> Any other ideas out there or anybody try anything like this?
Recipes?
>
> Thanks!
> Heather
>
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