 Flashman14  | 13 Oct 2015 5:53 a.m. PST |
What's the status of this stuff? Still available at upholsterers? Any viable alternatives? (Lots of dead link, defunct threads here but nothing recent) |
| TNE2300 | 13 Oct 2015 6:11 a.m. PST |
"Any viable alternatives?" something like this?
link |
| timurilank | 13 Oct 2015 6:35 a.m. PST |
That is a good price for the size you have. |
| darthfozzywig | 13 Oct 2015 10:26 a.m. PST |
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| (Leftee) | 13 Oct 2015 11:32 a.m. PST |
Try this:
link Bought one inch and 2 inch tall – for bocage and hedges. Haven't started using it yet; it's a big roll but if you order more than $50 USD shipping is free. |
| Striker | 13 Oct 2015 3:03 p.m. PST |
I got about 4 large kitchen garbage bags worth from an old couch I had to cut up to get out of the basement. Maybe rummage sales or discarded furniture? |
| zoneofcontrol | 13 Oct 2015 3:31 p.m. PST |
Isn't that similar material to what some a-c/furnace filters are made from? Check your local DIY store. |
| jwebster | 13 Oct 2015 3:31 p.m. PST |
Haven't tried it but the coconut fiber liner I got for a windowbox planter looks similar (Lowes, Home Depot). Couple of bucks and no postage cost … John |
| (Leftee) | 13 Oct 2015 9:37 p.m. PST |
The stuff I use (see above) is more expensive than other suggestions, I guess. But just got out a pair of scissors and made about 36 feet worth of bocage tonight – inspired by your post – 1 foot long, 2" wide by 2" high (for 20mm). There's another 36 feet to be cut. Will do different lengths, and angle the ends on some. There's a mesh nylon backing on it so it is pretty stable. Thought of using basswood base and foam mound to put this on but this is pretty good/simple as is. May spray paint a little for shading etc and stick on some Noch leaves, but out of the box it's pretty ready – more a green than a blue color. [The one inch stuff for hedges is more blueish so will need to do something with that]. |
| zoneofcontrol | 14 Oct 2015 7:19 a.m. PST |
brucka and I seem to be talking about a similar material. He is speaking in bulk and my post was for a single furnace filter sized sheet. Don't know how much you need but am posting a link that shows the type of filter I was talking about: royhoffman.com/pwrr/fftrees.html |
| custosarmorum | 14 Oct 2015 7:25 p.m. PST |
I have had some good success with the rubberized horsehair from the source brucka linked above. I used the 1" thick to make a zareba for my Sudan games. It cut easily with a pair of scissors. I did a quick spray with brown enamel with some added highlights. BTW, I removed the mesh backing which allowed me to tease out the horsehair a bit and haven't had any stability issues. I have made about three feet worth and have used only a tiny fraction of my 2'x3' sheet. I bought the sheet for about $12 USD and the postage was another $6. USD So for about $18 USD I will a nice 6' of zareba and probably another 30' of hedges. |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Aug 2018 2:08 a.m. PST |
Is this the stuff you're looking for? link Dan |
