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Pebble Mosaic 101 with Kathleen Doody
Pebble Mosaic 101
Intro and Personal Interview with Kathleen and Tami (8:30)
PDF for download. Tools, materials, and resources.
Overview of basic pebble mosaics (1:49)
Overview of tools and materials (2:00)
Pebbles: The Rounds, The Longs, The Flat tops, and The Bad ones (10:56)
The pebble smash test (0:22)
Intro to the mold (1:44)
Mold option 2.0 (1:59)
Drilling the holes for the mold (1:15)
Drill press option for drilling holes for the mold (0:14)
Template options with pebbles (3:48)
The template and the mold (9:52)
Intro to the sand and the dibber (1:17)
Following the template (7:16)
Stabilizing the pebbles (7:00)
Adding the black flat top pebbles (13:29)
Second white strip and then the greens (18:35)
Turning your substrate around (1:02)
Moving from the edge inwards and working with the pink flat tops (7:29)
Finding the best flat tops (4:16)
Finishing the row (4:42)
Adding the last line (3:35)
Measuring and leveling out the sand (4:42)
Overhead light for checking the sand levels (1:42)
Spray down the sand with water (3:57)
First step for casting the pebble mosaic: Weighing the cementitious grout (3:10)
Measuring the water (1:01)
Mixing the cementitious grout (4:49)
Pouring both layers of the cementitious grout (7:18)
Topping off the cementitious grout into the mold. Clean up tips (1:41)
Releasing the bubbles (0:56)
24 hours later: Removing the plastic and cleaning up the edges (3:17)
Deconstructing the wood mold (2:13)
The importance of cleaning the edges and the frame (3:16)
The Big Reveal (3:17)
Rinsing the pebble mosaic (2:28)
How to chisel the high spots (3:25)
One more cleaning with the hose (1:15)
Final tips and tricks. Framing suggestions (2:23)
How to cure a pebble mosaic. Wrap up and thank you! (2:00)
Deconstructing the wood mold
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