Crocksaw Puzzle

[CrewelaDeVil]

Looking good! How did you get the excess bondo off? Also did you use a seperate glue to put the pieces together?

 

[kastoo]

I used duco cement (the kind in the green tube for gluing all kinds of surfaces) to assemble. I filled in all the cracks after shoving bondo in with my fingers. I knocked the bondo off with a wheel that is supposed to be used knocking rust off. I used a softer wheel that is brown and made like a tough green kitchen scrubbee to sand. I also used a 3m contour sander sponge and a 3m fine sander sponge. I probably spent 40 bucks on materials building this but so what. I learned it can be done.

 

[irish digger]

great job kastoo and well done

 

[kastoo]

Thanks all! This sure is a test in patience. If I had one thing to say to another trying this for the first time I'd say don't expect it to go fast.

 

[Trying not to break it]

hi kevin, it's looking pretty good. i got a couple of pieces of mine glued together, but i have to find more pieces. just have to keep digging[]. good luck digging , rhona

 

[kastoo]

Yea Rhona? How about a pic of what you got glued together? EXCELLENT idea, waiting to find all the shards! If my sorry butt had kept evry shard I found from the beginning I'd probably have a lot more of that big one...dern it I tossed quite a few until I found that 1st whole one, then I started saving. If you and your hubby travel down this way stop by Lagrange and w'ell dig my dump...shoot even if I'm busy I'll let ya go dig it.

 

[kastoo]

Well a little more patience and a willingness to spend more on filler would probably have made this come out better but here it is painted...you can see lines and stuff. I won't paint the bottom.

 

[kastoo]

It'll display ok up high

 

[kastoo]

Problem with the next project (The big jug) is that it's not evenly surfaced where it's glued. But hey it's a learning thing and the wife wants me to do it for her jug collection.

 

[appliedlips]

Kevin,

I can't believe your patience held out.That is alot of repairing but you did it.Good job,I wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes before hitting it with a hammer.Maybe you should take up making pottery?Doug