palm trees
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Topic: palm trees
Posted By: sblankers
Subject: palm trees
Date Posted: 12/01/06 at 11:03am
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Does anyone have a suggestion on the best way to make palm trees? They need to be able to be stored backstage so maybe have removable leaves? Thanks for your help!
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Posted By: Gaafa
Date Posted: 12/01/06 at 8:29pm
What type are you looking for?
A flat profile or ? round with full leaves.
A profile one is simple in as much as, you can use a Jogger {1?[30cm]}
flat & add cut out profile pieces on the sides, depicting the trees
out line profile. They can be joined on using split drop pin hinges or
whatever.
The half round takes a wee bit longer for the trunk, unless you make it
complete round, using PVC storm/drain pipe or a used carpet roll. Cut a
flat base from ply & add a circular or cross brace block of wood,
to fit the inside diameter of the pipe/roll, securing on the base &
tec screwing the pipe to the mounting block.
Make up the palm branches & leaves from either plastic conduit
&/or wire. Make up the leaves using wire coat hangers to reinforce,
depending on size, pull over green coloured panti hose. Add
calico/muslin rolled strips & paint up. Cut holes in the pipe/roll
to accommodate the branches protruding into the pipe. Add calico/muslin
pieces to the branch ends, made up on the conduit & to fit wider
than the pipe holes. Using either paper mache or the calico, dress up
the trunk out line with circular ribs & around the base. Paint to
suit.
Similar with the top of the pipe, using a circular cut block of wood with holes to take the branches.
The branches can be pooped in for set up & removal when storing.
Not really knowing what style of palm you want, I hope this will help!
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Joe
Western Gondawandaland
turn right @ Perth.
Hear the light & see the sound.
Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"}
May you always play
to a full house}
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Posted By: EddyZ
Date Posted: 12/01/06 at 9:27pm
Hey now, don't you go poopin' in my branches. ;)
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EddyZ
http://webpages.atlanticbb.net/~ezahurak/ - http://webpages.atlanticbb.net/~ezahurak/
http://www.nailsouptheatre.com - www.nailsouptheatre.com/
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Posted By: tblan
Date Posted: 12/13/06 at 4:52pm
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I made pretty convincing flats by tracing a gobo projection of a palm tree onto lauan.
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