"DIY (bottle) trees...?" Topic

Someone had made a very nice DIY on bottle trees.
Of course I didn't bookmark it… :(

Anyone else remember/knows?

i don't recall. But it's a piece o cake.

Lay strands of fibre across Masking Tape, on the sticky side. Plastic Brush-head fibres are good.

Put thin wire on either side, hold in place (the tricky fiddly bit)

Insert into the chuck of a drill on low speed.

Hold other end with vice (life partner is good for this)

Turn on drill.. carefully… so the wire spirals, eating the tape and bottle-brushing the fibres.

Cut to size, trim to shape, paint brown, spray with adhesive, dip in flock, base.

I make 'em in batches of twenty, it only takes an hour.

Pat

If you can find it, stiff sisal string, unwound is also good for this.

I use jute. Cut into 1"-2" strands, rub back and forth between the fingers to separate the fibers, and then step-by-step just as Max said, although I generally paint mine green and dip in the flock while the paint is still wet.

I wasn't able to visualize the technique based on the description (my own failing), but I did a bit of googling and found this:

link

It looks like a great technique. Thanks for posting the details, guys!

- Bob

Dude…that was fun. :)

I thought bottle trees had trunks that were shaped like a bottle with the the branches and leaves mainly growing out the top, like so:
picture
The conifer trees made with the above methods look great but how do you connect the term "bottle tree" with them?
Just wondering.

Because the finished article looks like a bottle brush.

Slightly different method, but nice looking little trees: YouTube link

bobstro-excellent find! Thanks.

oooohhhh GeoffQRF that was s'nice…great linkage!

Careful what you google. Down here in the south bottle trees are these: picture

Geoff beat me to the link. I've wanted to do this for awhile,except my wife accidentally threw my drill away.

I've wanted to do this for awhile,except my wife accidentally threw my drill away.

That takes some thinking about…

Indeed that is so Sane Max, but I'd seen this place and sort of wanted it for extar inspiration.

Excellent bobstro, that the one! Thank you.
And you to GeoffQRF. :)

Acharnement and Waco Joe … LOL :D

The power of the google! Thank you guys for pointing this technique out. I'd never seen it.

Here is an outstanding site with demos for deciduous, conifer, and firs: link

Lost Pict

Here is an outstanding site …

He's hilarious to watch. This is obviously a planned video session, yet he seems completely unprepared, looking about for things constantly. He seems to have nothing to hand that he actually wants/needs. Good videos though

You got to love that guy. :D

Are you gettin' this, camera guy?

I hope he is – they are wonderful videos. I just find it amusing the way he looks all over the place for things, as though he actually has nothing to hand before starting to video himself demonstrating it.

link
Still photos with details and tips, useful though not a video to entertain :(

But these look like trees for dioramas.

I need hardy trees I can pick up from the branches hundreds if not thousands of times, for gaming.

I happen to be partial to the "GW" tree set they currently have. Those trees are hardy. Yes, I take care when handling them (to a degree), but I don't hesitate to pick them up from the branches to place or reposition.

Can I make those myself? WOuld it just be a matter of sealing them with something other than hairspray?