Mark Meckes
30th June 2001, 04:06 PM
This deck trellis needs to be sturdily built, because the owner has a PASSION for growing twining climbing creeping leaping twirlling unfurling curling clinging clasping clutching draping hanging swinging flowering and fruiting VINES! The bamboo used was Phyllostachys spp.
Framework, attaching cross bar and making tendril ties
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-093f.jpg Framework (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=580) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-094f.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=581) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-095f.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=582)
The upright poles are attached to the wooden deck railing uprights with screws (2 screws for each upright), after the holes were pre-drilled.
A hole was drilled in the cross-bars and uprights, at the point of chosen intersection. Then the copper wire was thread through.
- Copper-wire was used - electrical wire, salvaged from the dumpster.
- A slightly tapered piece of bamboo works great to curl the
wire into trendrils.
WIREWORKING TIPS
*** Don't try and thread the wire through with both poles against each other, or you'll be wiggling wires wantingly... give some slack to your work initially and threading through holes becomes easier.
*** Use Precut lengths of wire if you know the measurement you need, OR
*** Work from an `endless coil.
These methods greatly reduce unneccessary waste.
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-096f.jpg View of assembly of cross-bars and uprights (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=583)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-097f.jpg A section (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=584) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-098f.jpg Another section (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=585)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-099f.jpg Finishing touches (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=586) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-110f.jpg It continues to grow! (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=587)
Framework, attaching cross bar and making tendril ties
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-093f.jpg Framework (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=580) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-094f.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=581) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-095f.jpg See photo (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=582)
The upright poles are attached to the wooden deck railing uprights with screws (2 screws for each upright), after the holes were pre-drilled.
A hole was drilled in the cross-bars and uprights, at the point of chosen intersection. Then the copper wire was thread through.
- Copper-wire was used - electrical wire, salvaged from the dumpster.
- A slightly tapered piece of bamboo works great to curl the
wire into trendrils.
WIREWORKING TIPS
*** Don't try and thread the wire through with both poles against each other, or you'll be wiggling wires wantingly... give some slack to your work initially and threading through holes becomes easier.
*** Use Precut lengths of wire if you know the measurement you need, OR
*** Work from an `endless coil.
These methods greatly reduce unneccessary waste.
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-096f.jpg View of assembly of cross-bars and uprights (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=583)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-097f.jpg A section (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=584) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-098f.jpg Another section (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=585)
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-099f.jpg Finishing touches (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=586) http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/data/524/thumbs/1Mvc-110f.jpg It continues to grow! (http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=587)