Thread: Cemetery columns finished

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re-working my cemetery columns

I finally finished my columns. They received trim, a new finish, and new tops, along with the plaques. I made a two piece top. The one permanantly affixed to the column, and a second piece which holds the gargoyles. These will be bolted to the main top on Halloween night and allows me to remove them to avoid breakage or vanadalism. The colums got a prime coat, two coats of gray dry lok and a watered down wash of dark gray to give them a streaky old look. They came out pretty fair. Thanks for looking.

Absolutely Stunning pieces! Great job!

Very nice, are those the gargoyles that you could get at Target?

Originally Posted by SickInTheHead

Absolutely Stunning pieces! Great job!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Arastorm

Very nice, are those the gargoyles that you could get at Target?

Yup! Good eye! Target carried these for a couple years. I got the pair about 3 years ago and used them for various things but now they have a permanant home.

What materials do you use to make your tombstones and columns? Foam, wood, or fiberglass? Curious if you did a build thread on them. I saw your head stones as well. I saw some wood pieces that can be bought at craft and hardware stores. Thanks

Ooh those are lovely, jdubbya!

Originally Posted by SickInTheHead

What materials do you use to make your tombstones and columns? Foam, wood, or fiberglass? Curious if you did a build thread on them. I saw your head stones as well. I saw some wood pieces that can be bought at craft and hardware stores. Thanks

The colums are just a 2x2 frame skinned in plywood. The tombstones in the pic are mostly store bought but I've since replaced most of them with homemade ones made from pink insualtion foam. I have a couple threads on them somewhere.

those must weight a ton! but they look awesome!

-BYH

Originally Posted by Gothikim

Ooh those are lovely, jdubbya!

Thanks! Appreciate it!

Originally Posted by BackYardHaunter

those must weight a ton! but they look awesome!

-BYH

Not really that heavy. I can move them by myself w/o too much trouble but an extra set of hands is helpful. They sure do look heavy though!

Veddy nice. Going 'ta look great in 'da grrraveYARD....