Misson Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ok, I want to make a cage for my undead monkey... ...like the one in the second POTC movie so I can put him atop my entertainment center in my Pirate-Themed Living Room. Any thoughts on what the cage might be made of? "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” -Oscar Wilde "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted is really true, there would be little hope of advance." -Orville Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It looks like thin willow sapling branches to me... You could use a thin bamboo as well, but the bamboo would come out much lighter in colour than what the cage in the photo from the movie. But bamboo does actually take stain rather well, or there are other creative ways of darkening bamboo. Check your local metro area Chinatown for thin bamboo like that (pre-harvested and all). Or I would suggest waiting for the spring thaw to cut willow saplings/branches. I've not heard of them being sold in the way that bamboo is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Or check your local gardening store - they should have materials like bamboo in the right size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Also, if you have stores like Cost Plus, Pier One Imports, they tend to carry that kind of thing. Me, I would start cruising the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misson Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Also, if you have stores like Cost Plus, Pier One Imports, they tend to carry that kind of thing.Me, I would start cruising the Internet. You mean the assembled cage? If so, been there, done that. So far, I've found nothing. The closest I've found is $110 and it's only close, not nearly right. Plus, the one in the movie a hand-made look to it and I figure I should be able to emulate that. That changes a purchase into a creative adventure. "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” -Oscar Wilde "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted is really true, there would be little hope of advance." -Orville Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Another thought that just came to my mind... Years ago I worked in a decor store. My boss did a lot of weddings as well on the side, one thing I saw him use a fair bit was some form of dried/preserved woody vine-like material (grapevine?). It had a really good balance of flex and strength that I think would do well int hat kind of project. If I recall correctly (it has been over 15 years), the stuff came in many thicknesses, included a thickness that would be perfect for the bars, and other thin and pliant enough to use as the binding to tie the bars together.... So maybe checking your local florist or wedding decor store may provide a useful material as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Mission, the cage is probably rattan. From The Free Dictionary rat·tan (r-tn, r-) n. 1. Any of various climbing palms of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, or Plectomia of tropical Asia, having long, tough, slender stems. 2. a. The stems of any of these palms, used to make wickerwork, canes, and furniture. b. Work made of the stems of these palms. 3. A switch or cane made from these palms. I would start there and find a rattan shop in your area and see what they could do for you in terms of supplies and information. My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Diamond Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Agreed, Captain Jim ~ Rattan, wicker and caning would be your search ~ here is a link to one supplier: http://www.franksupply.com Oooh, shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 And grape vining.... Grape vines might be really interesting Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misson Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 And grape vining.... Grape vines might be really interesting Is that comment given with your Disney hat on? "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” -Oscar Wilde "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted is really true, there would be little hope of advance." -Orville Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 And grape vining.... Grape vines might be really interesting Is that comment given with your Disney hat on? Nope... (Run with the bent willow if you can mate ) Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misson Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Ah...convenience. I'm imagining a grape vine cage and it would seem to me to be very flexible. That would be kind of cool in a way and a pain in another. Then again, it's just sitting atop my entertainment center. Having never worked in this realm, I don't really know much about it...but that hasn't stopped me so far in my other projects. (So far I've learned about bead-making, cabinet design, complex angle cutting, tile-laying, proper staining, wire-running, routing and a host of other activities that I'm probably forgetting. I'm considering stained-glass work and now this. Such fun.) "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” -Oscar Wilde "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted is really true, there would be little hope of advance." -Orville Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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