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uki

11-15-2008, 08:17 AM

uki

11-17-2008, 04:08 PM

some alternate views... http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_1079.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_1080.jpg

SoCo KungFu

11-17-2008, 04:19 PM

Nice way of putting to use some home depot fu.

It looks like it will be nice when the product is finished. Though from a perspective of someone that did northern kung fu for about a decade...the circular design is a bit of a throw off esp. with that big ass tree in the middle of it all. That and getting thrown on concrete, I'd rather just take a tree root or two haha

That being said. Sectioning half the backyard for a patio might not be all that bad. I wish I had some way of knowing just where the dogs have crapped

Lucas

11-17-2008, 04:31 PM

hope this is an appropriate spot for this... this is my home project in the works. covering nearly 1000 square feet and used 14 yards of concrete. stones were collected over three years... there will be twelve brick columns around the tree for circle walking practice. obviously you can see the martial arts aspects i've incorporated into the design. training patios, kwoon halls, and other practice areas, is every martial artists sacred sanctuary...
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_0960.jpg

its cool to see an over view.

looks like a cool place to do a pretty varying degree of training. i like the hight varied stepping poles. and the little tree for conditioning. i love hitting and kicking trees for some reason. maybe its cuz they are kinda soft but dont complain when you hit em hard.

uki

02-25-2009, 02:01 PM

heres the tablestone i set... actually it took 7 people to set as it weighs in the half-ton range... my son is standing under it.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_1131.jpg

i can't wait for the weather to warm up so i can finish it.

sanjuro_ronin

02-25-2009, 02:05 PM

some alternate views... http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_1079.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_1080.jpg

Very nice dude, inspirational.
Gonna add a wooden dummy too?
And a hanging bag(s) ?

uki

02-25-2009, 02:14 PM

Very nice dude, inspirational.thank you.

Gonna add a wooden dummy too?something like that in the future... i was thinking more of a concrete and iron dummy that pivots, i saw one once in an article on hong style black tiger or something... the tree encircled towards the center is going to have 12 evenly spaced brick columns, like on the right side, for circle walking, as well as aesthetic purposes.

And a hanging bag(s) ?the area that the upper table is on is going to have a roof of sorts over it, i intend on having some hooks to hang some bags... the last bag i had in the yard was filled with corn and i left it out one night and the deer ate a hole thru it and got to all my corn... no more heavy bag.

sanjuro_ronin

02-25-2009, 02:17 PM

thank you.

Welcome.

something like that in the future... i was thinking more of a concrete and iron dummy that pivots, i saw one once in an article on hong style black tiger or something... the tree encircled towards the center is going to have 12 evenly spaced brick columns, like on the right side, for circle walking, as well as aesthetic purposes.

I am designing one in steel pipe with special padding and its on casters that roll back after they are "pushed".

Oso

02-25-2009, 03:42 PM

tha's pretty effing cool.

Taryn P.

02-25-2009, 05:05 PM

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

When you gonna invite us all over to try it out? :)

冠木侍

02-25-2009, 08:12 PM

It's a nice touch added to your property. Your family will benefit from it I'm sure.

uki

02-26-2009, 09:00 AM

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

When you gonna invite us all over to try it out?i do plan to have a patio party when it's finally finished... where do you live if i may ask?

tha's pretty effing cool.effing A right!!! :D

It's a nice touch added to your property. Your family will benefit from it I'm sure.so far i have put down concrete twice in the last two years... this is only the beginning. :)

MightyB

02-26-2009, 09:18 AM

Nice

Keep posting updates, it's very cool.

uki

02-26-2009, 04:35 PM

Keep posting updates, it's very cool.i will... this pic is not really a part of my patio, but i figure i can use this thread to show off more aspects of my masonry work.

these are the stairs i did at my house; i also did the stucco stone on the wall in the background. http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/IMG_0576.jpg

uki

03-19-2009, 11:09 AM

i was able to pounce on my patio... i managed a few hours of work in after working my regular job which also opened up with the weather.

i set the benches to my table... i am not sure if i want to continue up and arch it over the table to the top left table corner or if i want to build it up for a roof support... or i could just do both. :D

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/tablepics002.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/tablepics004.jpg

uki

08-07-2009, 04:30 PM

between the weather, work, kids, and everything else in-between, i am just about finished with the mid section of my patio...

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/erin011.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/erin005.jpg

these next two angles are from my newest column cap... er... whatever you wish to call it - stands about eyebrow level and is part of my stone table.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/erin004.jpg our resident hawk leaves skeletons of it's past dinners... this particular leftover happened to be someones cat. :D

this side i am most impressed with how it turned out... http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/erin003.jpg

Lucas

08-07-2009, 05:41 PM

lookin nice man. im jealous.

is that a hook extending in the final photograph?

uki

08-08-2009, 01:27 AM

is that a hook extending in the final photograph?yeah... i needed to fill the hole and elkia walks along and say's "why not put this rock there?" she picks up a rock that i had found which resembled a dragon claw or something... tata... there it went.

uki

08-09-2009, 09:43 AM

I Like it. Looks like a place were a guy/gal can focus there mind on there training with little distraction. Good job.thanks... though if you look closely, you'll see that i purposefully stuck a pyramid shaped stone in the patio... LOL... i trip on it most everytime i walk near it. my girlfriend asked why the heck i put it there and i responded "so people would trip on it." :D

David Jamieson

08-13-2009, 11:45 AM

it's artsy that's for sure.

kinda like a mini coral castle, except no coral and not quite as monumental. :D

form follows function!

:)

Lucas

08-17-2009, 12:52 PM

I have a close friend who got into masonry about 8 years ago. hes moved up in his field and is very successful.

knowing him as i do, i can say without a doubt that a large poriton of his success in this trade is due to his 'artistic eye'.

he works hard, puts in the time, and produces solid product in a very timely fashion, but he also looks at every wall/job as from an artistic view. cant beat art with functionality.

the only slightly annoying thing is every time i ever go anywhere with him, he's constantly inspecting and critiquing mason work. lol. even on standard brick building walls. :eek:

uki

08-17-2009, 04:20 PM

knowing him as i do, i can say without a doubt that a large poriton of his success in this trade is due to his 'artistic eye'. he works hard, puts in the time, and produces solid product in a very timely fashion, but he also looks at every wall/job as from an artistic view. cant beat art with functionality.
without a doubt... when it comes to real stone, art is all there is - within the confines of a solid structure of course... stucco stone allows for one of the greatest variations on a 2D surface, but nothing trumps 3D stonework such as columns, piers, tables, curving walls, and benches - flagstone is a horizontal form of fake veneer stone, which is vertical(notice the inflectional opposites of real stone and manufactured stone - horizontal/vertical) one you simply look at and the other you tread upon.

the only slightly annoying thing is every time i ever go anywhere with him, he's constantly inspecting and critiquing mason work. lol. even on standard brick building walls.i can relate... it is nearly impossible for me to criticize natural stonework - you really can't go wrong... even what would be considered sh!tty, it still looks good. block and brick is easy to spot the differentials between workmanship(even though it's usually for structural integrity and not looks) - how the joints are struck, are they raised, pointed, beaded, or smeared... are there boggers on the wall?? the quality of the work reflects the one who did it - naturally this is a simple lesson(discernment) that can be applied to all walks of life and everything one does.

the earth talks to us thru it's stones and the stones listen to our thoughts as we build with them - this is why there is a story to the stone. :D

uki

01-28-2010, 03:56 AM

i only have the upper portion of the patio to flag, four brick foot-steps, and then the tri-arch... once it stays above freezing, thy work shall be done(and the next project will begin). :D

a few shots from the chilly morning hours... perfect practice time.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/xxx010.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/xxx009.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/xxx008.jpg

Skip J.

01-28-2010, 06:24 AM

Dragonzbane76

01-28-2010, 09:26 AM

pretty nice not bad.

sanjuro_ronin

01-28-2010, 09:32 AM

Looking good, you man ***** !
:D

kfson

01-28-2010, 09:37 AM

between the weather, work, kids, and everything else in-between, i am just about finished with the mid section of my patio...

How about some 6" diameter wooden landscaping posts, buried vertically, with about 12"-18" above ground in an 8'-0"+ diameter circle at 2'-6"+/- on center...
you know, Bagua circle.

uki

01-28-2010, 09:43 AM

How about some 6" diameter wooden landscaping posts, buried vertically, with about 12"-18" above ground in an 8'-0"+ diameter circle at 2'-6"+/- on center...
you know, Bagua circle.i beat you... i have three set at about 3 feet apart for three-stepping(points of a triangle). :p

kfson

01-28-2010, 09:53 AM

i beat you... i have three set at about 3 feet apart for three-stepping(points of a triangle). :p

You're a master.

uki

02-02-2010, 01:22 PM

You're a master.or just disguised as one. :)

dimethylsea

02-02-2010, 01:41 PM

Very nice Uki... how much would something like that cost to have done aproximately? That a 10K job? 20k?

Lucas

02-02-2010, 01:44 PM

what if i offer 15k's and ill even throw in a L M N O & P, one of each!

;):p:D

uki

03-28-2010, 06:57 AM

loving the warm weather...

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/zzz041.jpg

uki

03-29-2010, 03:42 AM

Very nice Uki... how much would something like that cost to have done aproximately? That a 10K job? 20k?the average rate for stonework is about 45 dollars a square foot... flagstone goes for about 25 a square foot... altogether i have about 1000 square feet of stone combined(tables, columns, piers, and the arch) - of course this price is all inclusive the materials and labour, it gets alittle cheaper if you supply the materials, but most of the price is labour(natural stone takes time) just the 14.5 yards of concrete i have down cost like 1500 dollars, plus i formed it all up with stone and brick... another cost, which is forming and pouring the concrete pad... then there is the artistic factor... finally, if the person who wants something like this has a mercedes parked in the driveway, naturally the price goes up. i once asked my boss what an average price would be for my patio and he just snorted and rolled his eyes... LOL... we did this one job, 880 square foot of flagstone, 90 ft retaining wall with bluestone, and a small bluestone front: 38,000 bucks cash and the first thing the homeowner saw in the morning was me... i am customer relations. :D

uki

04-04-2010, 05:18 AM

*sniff* i am sooooo talented. :p

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/arch003.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff350/mossjuice/arch004.jpg

i spent the afternoon yesterday perched on top of my arch after eating some funny fungus... i thought i was a gargoyle for awhile. HAHAHAHAHA!!!

:cool:

Taryn P.

04-04-2010, 10:49 AM

Wow, that looks incredible. Beautiful job.

uki

04-04-2010, 12:58 PM

Wow, that looks incredible. Beautiful job.my work is testament to my being. :)

dimethylsea

04-04-2010, 01:39 PM

Uki, did you pour the slab yourself also?

uki

04-04-2010, 02:03 PM

Uki, did you pour the slab yourself also?yepperz... two pours... 4.5 yards for the lower portion and 9.5 yards for the upper portion... my girlfriend helped throw down the second load - 9.5 yards down in one hour... that's 56,000 lbs of concrete total. :)