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Adam and Justing checking the circumfrence of a nearby arbol.
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Very early stage mockup of the upper cannopy layer of El Arbol.
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Sketching the canopy layer of El Arbol
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The rear facing branch will be strong enough for aerial hoops and other circus performances.
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Taking El Arbol to the next level.
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The canopy layer will come off and become a trailer for getting to gigs.
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Cross hatching a plan.
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After seeing a recent aerial silk performance, it became clear some more strength is needed before the canopy of El Arbol can support aerial performances.
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Big fat T-Nuts anchored in epoxy.
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The trunk of El Arbol gained 15 inches today. This is the rough block from which I carved the next segment of tree trunk in foam, then glassed it with awesome assistance from Justin and Nikko.
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El Arbol trunk grows, splits into two branches.
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Copying the JBL PRX tweeter dispersion horn for the 3rd time. The blue one behind it is from the Blue Whale
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Garage pretty packed these days
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Sliver by sliver, reducing foam to achieve natural proportions
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Branch split and woofer mount almost ready for glassing.
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Nicco saluting the day's accoomplishments
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Now hollow! Removed all the foam in under two hours thanks to neighbor Kenny's auger drill. This project is a major speed freak.
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Starting a major outreach effort.
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Nicco is a very tall man. The tape says the rear branch is 11' 10". Aiming for 13'.
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Major branches sealed and taped together. Rear branch seems stiff enough for aerial dance.
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You coming in with that?
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The Canopy sounds really good. Was wondering where to put the amplifier and it fits inside the trunk without blocking any light.
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Lighting day
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Final shape and height (12' 4") on rear branch. Note the yellow tape showing where a steel cable will be.
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Weeks from completion on the Canopy.
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Rigging a cam strap for the second aerial test
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Passing the second aerial test
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This is the strap I use to hoist the canopy in the end.
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Jay pairing up the 1/4" aluminum flat bar for the rear roots
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Garage getting wierder and wierder
