back yard pirate cove, piratical decor

[Guest]

The fiber glass resin job dinna come out like i wanted to.

Dang... sorry to hear that..... but wot th' heck.... Yer goinna feel so much better when you get it fixed..... (or something like that....)

Ain't that a large part of any project.... sometimes parts don't work, and ye gotta figure out how to fix them... but when ye do, ye feel so dang good about it........

[oderlesseye]

I finished sanding the table down as much as I dared

without taking the paint up and re-did the finish with

an amber shalac. The Table is to my liking and the coins

have even a bit more deeper definition due to the amber effect.

The great thing about resin is that when it is re-applied,

all the scratches from sanding (I went all the way to using 600

wet and dry) does not show up. It turns clear.

eye am calling this my own personal Pirate lords table..

Eye decided to use the Disney image on the Tiki bar with a piece of Plexiglass

over it.

Aye So NoW Eye am ready for a dead mans party and you all can come on

the 22nd of this month..If not ..hell I will have a swill of rum fer yas all in a toast..

Gotta go swab the deck now..Gotta clean up before guest arrive. I am excited..

This is the first party I be having here..we went all out fer it too.

The Treasure chest is the next project as far as the cove is concerned.

Mean while it has been converted into an ice chest for the party..Yarrr ~

Edited August 10, 2009 by oderlesseye

[Black Syren]

Im so coming to visit!! lol

PSSST Hey Patrick think you there be enough gold coins for my arm bands????

[PoD]

It's looking very cool.

[oderlesseye]

We had the party as planned on the 22nd..It was a hoot fer all who attended;

including our very own Rumba Rue and Boats.

Pictures taken were limited because Eye was too busy running the Who dunn it pirate murder mystery game.

[Littleneckhalfshell]

aye, it look to be a find time had by all, except I think the picture be taken early in the proceedings as many of ya'll still seem to be able to stand Hope to be working on my own pirate cove, ye give me inspriation, ye do.

[Tavish]

I wished I lived in the area near you. I used to work as an upholstery for a few yrs before the company bellied up and closed up. Id offer my services if youd buy the materials whether it be vinyl or leather and Id do it for a 12 pack of beer and you buy my lunches and Id do it just for the previledge to work on them to see how they were built. For Ive been wanting to build my own someday for my own place. Sorry

After much haggling and shall Eye say lusting..I finally landed some barrel chairs in my area that i hooked up the trailer and picked up this week end...I won them On Ebay and got the Whole lot fer $285.00 . Not bad considering the price fer one chair originally went for as much a $375.00 .They're in prime condition however they will need to be reupholstered to my taste..Good bye 1970's retro and hello to a Piratey place to swill me rum wit friends! Yarrrr!

I have already consulted one reupholstering place but will take my time to get this done while I shop fer a few more places to get a custom job, at a reasonable price... As for the table..i want to do something more rustic but again it all takes money..And I have to keep a weather eye on that ..My parent company ( Caterpillar) just laid off 20,000 people... Me Timbers be shivering! Nonetheless Oderlesseye be stoked at this moment! YArrrr!

[Tavish]

What about bar top laquer the stuff that when dries become like 20 layers of varnish? just make sure when you use it rather using a brush as you found out has a habit of pulling out some of the bristles. use something like a if i can spell this right....a squeegie. can be an old credit card, stiff cardboard or a thin 1/8" plywood to help spread it more evenly and fast. just make sure that you have it leveled and if airbubbles start to form before it dries and hardens use a paperclip or needle to pop the bubbles.

The fiber glass resin job dinna come out like i wanted to.

Eye am in dispair but not all is lost...I will have alot of sanding in front of me

to make the table presentable..I had an epic fail with a paint brush and

got bristles every where.. also the resin began setting too soon while still in application which left a ruff finish in a few spots.. Dang i was nervous and regret my choice to glass it rather than just use Valspar .

[oderlesseye]

Tavish thank you for the tips and interest ~

The finish on the table is to my liking now..

As an after thought ..I did think the same as you mentioned

when it comes to applying resin. I forgot about that technique at the time..

The table finish is not perfect but then again it is rustic because it is Not perfect and Piratey to boot.. So I more than met my objective

with this piece. Many a compliment were given to me about the table at the party..

so it was a hit and a major improvement over the round barrel table..Which Eye

still have as an extra table for events ect.

Edited August 30, 2009 by oderlesseye

[oderlesseye]

This a living project and as such eye have added a couple things... A Chest with barnacles on it and also barnacles on the wall..

The barnacles can be had at this place . Here be a few pics ~

Edited February 19, 2011 by oderlesseye

[Red-Handed Jill]

Your pirate cove just keeps looking more and more awesome!

[peglegstrick]

Me 'ats off to ye Orerlesseye, the Cove is Amazing.

A bit of work went on there! Nice real Nice!

[oderlesseye]

Another resident Eye built on my own using a Thom Shouse Tail and a Mannequin now inhabits Dead Mans Cove ~

Edited July 8, 2011 by oderlesseye

[Thomas McLaren]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jas. Hook]

Eye -

Oi, she not be one o' 'em free swimn' nasties left over from POTC-4 On Stranger Tides, be she??????

Loverly creature though.

Jas. Hook

Be wary young sailor of wind and high water

The sea has a secret, the sea has a daughter

She'll swim along starboard and capture your heart

With a swish of her tail soon she'll depart

Edited July 8, 2011 by Jas. Hook

[James Smythe]

I tip my hat to this project. What I would give to have a personal retreat such as this.

[Capn Bloody Sam Rackham]

Dart board? Darts? Steel tip, or soft?

Lookin' Fabulous, mate!!!

[oderlesseye]

Here be the newest addition to me cove..>

[Gunpowder Gertie]

She's a marvel, she is!

[landlubbersanonymous]

Haha... that is awesome.

(I think we know a couple ladies that get a little crazy with the eyebrow tweezing too.)

[Guest]

(I think we know a couple ladies that get a little crazy with the eyebrow tweezing too.)

She has eyebrows?

I didn't notice.......... 8o

[landlubbersanonymous]

(I think we know a couple ladies that get a little crazy with the eyebrow tweezing too.)

She has eyebrows?

I didn't notice.......... 8o

LOL

[oderlesseye]

No Eye brows... Bring me a paint brush will ya?

How ever thar be a dart board on a wall..

Edited February 17, 2012 by oderlesseye

[oderlesseye]

Eye have now added the Boat we used in "Treachery and a Dead Mans Promise" along with good Ole' Sailor Jerry..

http://youtu.be/JicckdYppEc

Edited April 11, 2012 by oderlesseye

[HarborMaster]

Sailor Jerry looks awesome oderlesseye, ! your detail is perfect.! I been busy out in the jungle for some time ., but finally have internet. I had to check out one of my favorite posts ., by the way your clothing and character pics are superb. Inspiring to me. A fan of your exploits thank you sir.

HarborMaster