Who else likes rocks?

[Taylortractornut]

I love rocks myself Im a heavy machinery operator, In the 8 years ive been an operator id never been in rocks
then one day I got a job in Alabama. Dad had worked all over Tennessee and Alabama for several years and gave me a good warning about them. I have several from soft to hard limestone formations. Id take the 300 Komastsu and hoe ram and make big rocks into square ones.
Then we had a fellow come by that had come into alot of money that wanted a freind to haul the larger rocks to his house. hes got some now that weigh in around 25 tons. I still have to get an almost perfectly round one that wieghs 5 tons

 

[DaveNH]

<font color=blue>ship'em to the Dave & Linda home for unwanted rocks. </font color=blue>

US Priority mail or UPS?

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Dave,

I've got a lady customer who ran my obstacle course to customerhood just to get me to build her an address thingy for her home.

Right now the tentative plan subject to change at my whim and her approval is a large flat rock similar to some on your photos around six to eight hundred pounds. I'll lay this one flat, drill a couple of holes for twisted iron posts and some plants. On top of the will be a five to six hundred pound rock. This one will have their street number carved in it and again some holes for plants. The top one I'm thinking of being more of a damaged softball shape. Sorta like a grapefruit that's gone flat on one side kinda.

The iron I want to be two inch or so square bar stock with twists and bends to give it character. The rocks I'd like to find a way to keep damp so moss will proliferate and the plants will grow.

I just thought I'd share the dream. You ain't the only soul in Texas with a weakness for wrocks, some like wrought too.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

When I double checked my post I noticed I'd replied to Tejas Dave and it looks like was trying to talk to NH Dave. But I do like that rock you got there, just the freight might be a fright Dave in NH.

 

[MarkV]

Harv,

I haven’t tried it but I am told that you can get moss to start on rock by spreading natural yogurt on the stone. Have you ever heard that one? Though it might be worth an experiment with all the rock art you do.

MarkV

 

[dmccarty]

MarkV,

I have heard the old milk causes moss to grow. I did throw
some on some of my rock walls but I never did see anything
and I only did it once.

Later...
Dan

 

[Von]

Dan, I have heard that you mixed the milk with some moss in a blender and then spread the mixture where you want moss to grow. I have never done it, but a buddy of mine told me thats how he did it for a rock wall and brick walk way.

 

[MJB]

How 'bout this rock?/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[thumbtrap]

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You're right, it doesn't take much to sustain some plants, usually the ones we don't want.


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If anyone asks me about my lawn, I tell them "I like to call it 'Native Groundcover'". I like rocks too, but isn't it easier to move your house to the rocks than the rocks to your house?

 

[karmakanic]

wroughtn_harv,

I think you and I are sharing the same dream catcher. My dream includes a metal working and blacksmith shop there at the farm to make hardware/fixtures for our retirement home and metal accents for some of the rock formations. For instance, one of my more sensible plans is to add a free form railing to the rock steps. But I've also got the idea of adding a sheet metal carpenters cap and spectacles to the carpenter rock and tusks and whiskers to the walrus. That one is pending approval of the better half, who luckily tends to use better judgement then I when it comes to artistic expression.

I've been accumulating equipment for the past 30 years and the shop is about finished so someday it may be reality. But I've still got a few pieces of equipment I need to hunt down. I wanted to ask, I see you do a lot of work with curved pipes. What are you using to make the curves, a roll? Your curves look a lot better and more gentle then what you can get from a mandrel bender. I have some ideas that require pipes with compound curves. Have you ever tried putting a compound curve in a pipe? Any ideas on how it could be done economically?

Dave Perry aka karma-kanic