Huge pool company is seeking an artisan to re-color a rock pool. If interested please contact me via email so that I can give you details. Ray@undertheseainc.com

Hope you have a good time in Oregon! Landing the finish up work at the Living Planet Aquruim is a huge opportunity for us, I couldn't have done it with out the training from the VA. Thanks Nathan!! I will post Pics after the Feburary opening. This 24 million dollar facility is like nothiing I have ever seen. Know are company will be forever be linked to this world class Aquaruim. 

Corey

And if you are wondering what 20 min movie reel is hanging on the wall -- it is The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, 1976 starring Ben Gazzara and directed by John Cassavetes.  Horrible movie that belongs in a dark cave. 

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Hello Vertical Artisans. Hope the Christmas season brought you much joy and 2014 is off to a good start. There are updated photos & slideshow with descriptions of our mining cave rec room which is done except for decorating with vintage movie posters, old newspapers and more like a big screen TV in the cave theater and one by the restored 1920s speakeasy bar. The restored 1929 seats from the Avalon Theater in Milwaukee turned out sharp. The final phase to complete the theme rec room is…

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Seeing the various additives used for special application mortars over the past 1900 years, makes me appreciate the modern era's ability to synthesize.

Table 8: The effect of natural organic additives on lime-based mortars (4; 9; 5; 35)



Type of additive Natural compound



Increasing strength - Sugar, molasses, fats, fruit juices, rye dough, rice starch, gluten,

curdled milk, egg white, vegetable gums, casein, cheese, blood

 

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