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Unread 03/21/2014, 09:04 PM   #22
Michael Hoaster
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Well, 3 out of 4! I thought the captions would show up as well.

The first image shows the basic armature (skeleton) of the mangrove root. Those are plastic bottles forming the main root, and wires forming the smaller roots. The small wooden arm extending horizontally just marks the depth of the sand bed at 7.5 inches.

Second image is a crude sketch with the mangrove to the right.

Third is the two-part epoxy clay I'll be covering the armature with. It's non-toxic when dry. It's gray so I may paint dark brown when it's done.


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