15 June 2011

Hay Stacks

Welcome to our recently joined followers and newest denizens of the Man Cave!  Among you is the talented 'cabxter' who resides in the frozen wastes of Alaska.  Clever chap that he is, he has developed an ingenious  method of making cheap Hay Stacks using....coconut husk bedding used in hamster cages

Clever eh? They look great too
See how he made them and enjoy other great stuff at his blog here:
http://frozengamerak.blogspot.com/2011/05/terrain-hay-stacks.html

First I start with coconut husk bedding used in hamster cages.  This can be picked up at most pet stores or markets.  I got mine at a Fred Meyers and paid like $5 for four sheets.  You will also need a hobby knife, super glue and scissors.

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First cut off a one inch to two in piece, depending on how tall you want the stack.  I went with about an inch and a half.

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Next fold on corner over so the short end is touching the long end.  In the triangle that is formed by the fold apply glue.

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Then fold the other corner over onto the glue.  If you use a glue with a zip kick give it a squirt.

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Your hay stack should look like this.

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It wont sit flat on the ground so trim the bottom with the scissors so it make a cone.  Go ahead an trim and large or loose pieces of coconut while your at it.

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And thats it, repeat unit you have had enough.  I did eight in about 25 minutes.

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If you want you can flock up a washer and glue them down to give them some weight, but I skipped that part because it takes a bit more time than my evening allowed.

Here they are with a tank.

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I hope you all learned something and this post is beneficial.  Like I said depending on how much husk you cut off you can make these work from 15mm to 40mm. 

8 comments:

  1. Nice one...that´s my sort of making for nothing !!
    Right...I´m breaking my little rule today of only posting to selected sites....let´s see if my posting here will increase your hits as a reckon it will...look at the time I posted this, and see if my blog has suddenly started looking at your blog a lot
    Cheers
    paul
    PS..I hope his hamster doesn´t get cold!! :-D

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  2. Follow him already, good stuff in the cold.

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  3. I follow him as well and saw the tutorial as well. I have been looking for a good way to make haystacks. However, I could not find the materiels he used anywhere.

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  4. you can use the coconut husk found in the hanging potted pants from home and garden stores as well. pretty must any husks will work.

    thanks for the mention.

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  5. Nice hay stacks. Might have to follow myself.

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  6. I bought some coconut matting today so I can give this a try!

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