| I no longer use this Hinge Board on my Wall Moulds.
All you really need is Wooden Wedges to hold shutters open at the top |
| Making wall shutters level with wooden blocks
You do not need a level, just stand back and use your eyes. |
| Small iron plates have been welded onto iron pipes to make rammers.
But using long pieces of 2×2 wood works well too |
| Note how dry this concrete mix is.
It is important to get the moisture level right or the wall will not stand like a sandcastle after you remove the moulds |
| Making these walls is best done as a team
Rammers and shovels in action |
 You can build a 7m long bed in 2 hours if you are organised |
| Troweling the tops of the walls smooth and round is very important because it improves the appearance and is more comfortable to sit on.
The concrete is built up slightly above the height of the wooden shutters to give the wall more height and allow the wall to be properly rounded off. When the shutters are removed, use your trowel to smooth off any sharp edges. |
| The wall shutters are just moved along the ground as soon as the concrete has been rammed in and smoothed off.
These walls are as delicate as a sandcastle at a beach There are still some sharp edges to smooth off |
| Removing the end moulds |
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 Just one big concrete sandcastle but tomorrow it will be a hard concrete wall |
 Next day we can sit on the wall for a Kaiwaka Photo
Waka is the Maori word for a canoe and Kai means food |