Mmathis
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Sorry for the odd topic title, but that's what it is.....
Was looking at pics in other posts. Our hole doesn't look like anyone else's hole. I'll try to download a few pics. I guess each pond is an individual, but hoping we've done this right. Our dig is approx. 13' x 17' and just under 4' @ the deepest point. I have a sloping shelf on the side where the turtles will be (spell-correct made that be turkeys instead of turtles -- boy, you guys really would think I'm a little off...), that is about 3-4' wide, sloping from about a foot down to 18" or so. Somehow we ended up with some undercutting along one side that I'm trying to flesh out with our clay ( it's like working with art clay -- kinda fun & relaxing. Slap a glob of clay on & mash it in ). No vertical sides: isn't it recommended to have at least a 20-30 degree slope?
It doesn't have that nice & neat look. Not smooth. Working with wet clay is kinda tricky, (hard to shape it). But afraid that once the clay dries out, any work to even it out & smooth it will make the sides collapse (dry clay tends to want to break out in hunks). Still working at getting the roots cut back (cutting into the dirt so they don't poke out later, when the liner is in).
Not sure if I'm looking for advice or reassurance.... Just wanted to talk to someone
Was looking at pics in other posts. Our hole doesn't look like anyone else's hole. I'll try to download a few pics. I guess each pond is an individual, but hoping we've done this right. Our dig is approx. 13' x 17' and just under 4' @ the deepest point. I have a sloping shelf on the side where the turtles will be (spell-correct made that be turkeys instead of turtles -- boy, you guys really would think I'm a little off...), that is about 3-4' wide, sloping from about a foot down to 18" or so. Somehow we ended up with some undercutting along one side that I'm trying to flesh out with our clay ( it's like working with art clay -- kinda fun & relaxing. Slap a glob of clay on & mash it in ). No vertical sides: isn't it recommended to have at least a 20-30 degree slope?
It doesn't have that nice & neat look. Not smooth. Working with wet clay is kinda tricky, (hard to shape it). But afraid that once the clay dries out, any work to even it out & smooth it will make the sides collapse (dry clay tends to want to break out in hunks). Still working at getting the roots cut back (cutting into the dirt so they don't poke out later, when the liner is in).
Not sure if I'm looking for advice or reassurance.... Just wanted to talk to someone