SAND-CASTLE TECHNIQUES.

SAND-CASTLE TECHNIQUES. Instapundit linked to this article in Popular Mechanics about sand-castle techniques. The keys to construction, as you may well know, are wet sand and compaction. The article has some photos of some tools that are used for carving the castle, but the other tools that can be used in competition are impressive. Wood forms for the design are cut beforehand. The next tool used in competition is impressive: “The Hand Tamper or Gas-Powered Jumping-Jack Tamper.” Popular Mechanics says: “These are the same tampers used in concrete construction….” Other tools are available to amateurs. Water spray bottles are essential for keeping the sand wet. Kitchen spatulas and cake icing spreaders are used for shaping. Paint brushes are used as erasers.