Advanced Tirecrafting
Advanced Tirecrafting Project plans are printed on 8-1/2” X 11”, three hole loose leaf paper that will fit into a three ring binder. Every project introduces new, innovative techniques created by the author, Paul Farber.
All advanced tirecrafting projects are low-tech and extensions of the skills learned from the ‘Basic Tirecrafting’ book and video. All projects refer back to these sources. Tools for Advanced Tirecrafting are the same as those in ‘Basic Tirecrafting’ plus a 4-1/2” angle grinder.
Wishing Well
These plans were made from the well pictured here. It was constructed from discard tires, wood and plywood pallets, rope, bucket and old shovel handle. The only expense was for a bag of cement, screws, nails, fountain pump and plumbing. The water flow pours from the bucket into the well basin, out the overflow spout and falls to the water-garden pool below where it is pumped back through hidden plumbing.
Detailed instructions include how to make the well and adjoining pool framework from tires, how to craft the wooden shell, roof support and bucket lift crank how to build a conical roof, cover it with shingles cut from sidewalls of tires, install a pump and plumbing, and bucket.
EcoWall and EcoBerM - Retaining Walls that Vanish
The book and video teach the basics of how to make containers, called units, which are filled with earth, stacked into a retaining wall and planted, causing them to disappear behind a lush growth of vegetation.
Advanced Tirecrafting’s EcoWall and EcoBerm (back to back EcoWalls) features a method to connect all units together. This significantly improves wall precision, strength and stability while reducing construction time and labor. These plans also introduce seven unit altering patterns enabling odd spaces to be filled. This is crucial for wall construction versatility, forming around objects, butting against existing barriers and constructing curves and corners.
EcoWall and EcoBerms versatility, durability and stability, the affordability of the building materials plus their low tech hands-on without machinery features, enable these walls to solve a greater variety of home, communal and environmental landscape challenges than any other retaining method.
NSBT Pottery Crafting
Three decades of trial and error have created procedures that greatly expand pottery crafting options while saving time, frustration and discouragement. The book and video teaches the basics of how to make a Mexican Pot; how to find the desired tires, how to cut and turn them inside out and how to paint them.
The Advanced NSBT Pottery Crafting expands on these basics. Factory design, wear and how the tire is cut all determine the shape of the pot. These instructions show the potential for each type of tire and where to cut it for the best results. It includes instructions on how to make a pot with a stem and base, a flared base pot with tread side in, a flared base pot with tread side out and how to roll or fold the lip over. Glues, screws and clamps are used as aids.
The tire planters have proven to last more than thirty years with minimal signs of decay.