 | The Octopus bar is located in our latest tasting room in Bandon. It was a goal to stay with the seaside and nautical theme that goes well with being located on the beautiful Oregon coast.
The following pictures describe the process that went into the making of this piece created by Rick Stillwagon.
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This is the original concept drawing for the bar. It was inspired by a print that showed a sea monster attacking a ship from the 1800s.
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 | Several beautiful Maple slabs were selected, and staged at the proper height and arrangement that best showed the wood beauty.
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Rebar was selected and used to create the framework or "skeleton" of the piece.
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 | Bending the rebar was a challenge. The tentacles required mutiple curves to give them a realistic shape and life.
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Once al the rebar was bent and welded into place, hardware cloth was wrapped around to give the tentacles their shape, and to provide a surface for the cement to adhere.
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 | Cement was applied for rigidity and texture. The cement was a special blend of portland cement, sand, pigment, plasticizer, and fiberglass.
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Following the base coat, a pigmented coat was used to get the overall color. The red was selected because of photos viewed of some of the beautiful tropical coconut octopi.
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 | Here, a check to make sure the Maple slabs will fit properly...
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The ship was given an appropriate pigment for a representation of a wooden vessel.
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 | These eyes were selected from a company that makes a wide range of glass animal eyes in the UK. They were then set in clay to create the entire eyeball.
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Here the eyes are now placed in the creature...
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 | The slabs placed once again after staining...
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Texture, shading, and a clear coat....
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 | Completion! |
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