tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78735309355096230242024-03-06T23:15:40.483+13:00PERCEPTION PANELS ®srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-50665703195327143272023-03-01T19:57:00.000+13:002023-03-01T19:57:28.443+13:00The summer that wasn't<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3OxOaXW7NJloO_M_cnYEmYpXCPaTV8Ssy2YFe2T47X8gO_5QyinR3P6omzCHuc4JKzaUnKoD2UBtV4FxEkLYZFh6yFetKflaPwIox3l95lrAtSX0xOBmm6JoxUsXBdx9U4Uwf2-79qRJSrbHX7h5yRXg18lGd_UydLVTImFyz_1gxWUsTwmGN9AU/s1357/IMG_20221230_200830%20Resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1357" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3OxOaXW7NJloO_M_cnYEmYpXCPaTV8Ssy2YFe2T47X8gO_5QyinR3P6omzCHuc4JKzaUnKoD2UBtV4FxEkLYZFh6yFetKflaPwIox3l95lrAtSX0xOBmm6JoxUsXBdx9U4Uwf2-79qRJSrbHX7h5yRXg18lGd_UydLVTImFyz_1gxWUsTwmGN9AU/w200-h113/IMG_20221230_200830%20Resized.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> It has been the strangest of summers, just so so wet, I had made the decision to put more effort into my turning so to take longer to make anything by exploring decorations.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu0cwEMTT5artxxzc5AVHAV3Uoi0TsYtRQ5RpUweLJeZjPFyQSdBXZdiW4FA76zpAAFpqr_oj3l6PF1deMzg2D7nTgrsWmWZfmEkh5_gJIbTt_ljrUuNKbo4K-QuQu7iZbmmIXhXLHhvOxvay-TRvHuA-wrSUnXBneYktrYmaZ6C8rV4qXePMHcZT/s1224/IMG_20230104_103813%20Resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1224" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu0cwEMTT5artxxzc5AVHAV3Uoi0TsYtRQ5RpUweLJeZjPFyQSdBXZdiW4FA76zpAAFpqr_oj3l6PF1deMzg2D7nTgrsWmWZfmEkh5_gJIbTt_ljrUuNKbo4K-QuQu7iZbmmIXhXLHhvOxvay-TRvHuA-wrSUnXBneYktrYmaZ6C8rV4qXePMHcZT/w200-h126/IMG_20230104_103813%20Resized.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This decision came about in a number of ways firstly I can now turn out a round and brown in a short time but what to do with them then, I had started to sell at the markets as a way of having less of them in boxes but it is not easy to sell and has become a frustration packing and unpacking and not selling anything, It was the right time to stop given that we have had such a wet summer and a lot of markets were canceled.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HsMhvA6WqBlOHjNO4u-tjutIbsLinPQ7ALcWxucvJV4U75sAM4sQiN_w-fd1F9EoWHS1WqwR0cLV8TS8n1wcqCt_wBCxhvoE61ooEMrTTUOpiaegt7F3Dr26h3KSSW7DG8ZNTzioCV8t9nS2PEXGbaGZq8NhA46nPNah5DGGUKBZDJQfn69WzRai/s822/IMG_20230225_110728%20Resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="822" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HsMhvA6WqBlOHjNO4u-tjutIbsLinPQ7ALcWxucvJV4U75sAM4sQiN_w-fd1F9EoWHS1WqwR0cLV8TS8n1wcqCt_wBCxhvoE61ooEMrTTUOpiaegt7F3Dr26h3KSSW7DG8ZNTzioCV8t9nS2PEXGbaGZq8NhA46nPNah5DGGUKBZDJQfn69WzRai/w200-h187/IMG_20230225_110728%20Resized.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In order for the embellishment to be seen the bowl needs to be high sided so some of my recent bowls have been large, I had picked up this piece of pohutukawa that finished at 200mm wide and just suited having the inside embellished, the pyrography on all these pieces is a fairly clean thing to be doing this is in contrast to the carving that I have been doing, I thing the carving is more of a challenge as it is more 3D however I have carved away plan A a few times now and started on plan B so that is an advantage to the carving.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t0_FMErQ6OaaQQ7q4CU2re0-e4f6mGRMEqQmQvp9rZuHLY7hqX3X5IyenPgxb4zir1OdmFgieqb0sIofTnG_FNb3GAe2lkQ7VIniOyPmtBh7mlPrNVry4m0q80Gc2woWTxZqSxc1laXBWQod3R7TcHkOF0tZB9t7Mb2BEcx2ZM2hRkiut0awinhb/s1024/IMG_20221217_112600%20resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="1024" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9t0_FMErQ6OaaQQ7q4CU2re0-e4f6mGRMEqQmQvp9rZuHLY7hqX3X5IyenPgxb4zir1OdmFgieqb0sIofTnG_FNb3GAe2lkQ7VIniOyPmtBh7mlPrNVry4m0q80Gc2woWTxZqSxc1laXBWQod3R7TcHkOF0tZB9t7Mb2BEcx2ZM2hRkiut0awinhb/w200-h109/IMG_20221217_112600%20resized.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> A few months ago I was asked to refinish a table top for a lady, then we had Art in the Garden a 3 day event that took 3 days to set up then another 3 to pack up, as soon as that was over I was asked to make an urn in a hurry, I then had a table and 5 chairs to totally dismantle sand off all old varnish glue it all back together and re finish that all took a while to do since I finished that we have opened the wood turners club room to the public each weekend hoping for some new members.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu5yLw9-DddUsuL0ka80T2uyror5wUQxHuHZ5sHzfT8IlZdFchBfvYAgnsQ_rBGkA_JwyRPVzuMcXn9ACUjYQAyainDiuVxJ1oxJMfHprZ_mIrNS_KEG6wqu8zDnzbzIRezwJEvvLNMLnHvrr8oqwbWLXN7gK_AlM03CnKMqTWzeEN7mldfXNHFai/s1024/IMG_20221216_195919%20resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1024" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu5yLw9-DddUsuL0ka80T2uyror5wUQxHuHZ5sHzfT8IlZdFchBfvYAgnsQ_rBGkA_JwyRPVzuMcXn9ACUjYQAyainDiuVxJ1oxJMfHprZ_mIrNS_KEG6wqu8zDnzbzIRezwJEvvLNMLnHvrr8oqwbWLXN7gK_AlM03CnKMqTWzeEN7mldfXNHFai/w200-h148/IMG_20221216_195919%20resized.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>It was at the last club open day that someone turned up and gave me 2 blocks of wood, this is the result of what I did with the first one, it is 260mm wide and 90mm high the pattern is burnt on using a pyrography machine, the finish is from a rattle can.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4IjO3GPOaBCWABahM28nhnnRrlKRTaY08JXZ9mXNa_mX2oD2VlyJDrRgU_Ew9Y361DyTMPo07F0-mkC1lgDP01JuBKJ_uLIM5uwVhhSzWJRqD8-U3emySmQPhwvOq_BKCyNxBKyfF2efmOnO2kehiqKFrjttjiOjYpIAyKVprYyoY0f_032J9G2u/s1024/IMG_20220730_201407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1024" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4IjO3GPOaBCWABahM28nhnnRrlKRTaY08JXZ9mXNa_mX2oD2VlyJDrRgU_Ew9Y361DyTMPo07F0-mkC1lgDP01JuBKJ_uLIM5uwVhhSzWJRqD8-U3emySmQPhwvOq_BKCyNxBKyfF2efmOnO2kehiqKFrjttjiOjYpIAyKVprYyoY0f_032J9G2u/w200-h115/IMG_20220730_201407.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Prior to being dragged away from turning I had done another piece that I have not shown here and is worth posting just for the record, carving feet onto the bottom of bowls was at first a bit daunting however now I have done a few it no longer seems such an ordeal and the result is rewarding, this piece is based on the Ginkgo leave, as part of carving the feet I also carved away leaving the leaf and stalk proud I then stippled the area and painted it the veins of the leaves are done with pyrography, the size is 205mm wide and 85mm high. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="990" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Tv6QWcprgF89N8PiGqSDReJVlMEBPAH8tIS2OFhQgYIx3SDrJxfwzqMcjAqQ7AcYsamUu1OMbsd1nSDUMf_ozcNdiIThpwT9J5Ku_ldwJqRZdSd8A7f9JSw0isP2pxyn0PjO9DDZMqRtjJJ4sf2rQDJMKEc0PUF-4oogCktrxU_QPnexRwxJAThi/w200-h116/IMG_20220712_163137.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> I wanted to do a segmented turned piece for a long time, at first I thought I would glue it all together then hollow it out but then why make it difficult when I could glue up 2 halves a top and a bottom I could turn out the inside of both and have it as a top and a bottom, opening, I had thought I would leave a hole in the top but then realised how good a finial would look on it, the row of pieces where the joint is was glued on thicker so I was able to form a rebate to hold the top in place. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE2ISDEUDHQjZtjyOX__k39tw4C8x8Y6t0-BkQPjkS3PrJvGqBIcZdwOD-h7K1GMHIqkEoXKYHUtkimfoJGsWMMD0-_z4fns4LrA2mDhHCEJG-qrlxfTovCmothbts0Dqm4AvwfQ5c_mDs08nfLXY8-Rv9ROt2FJKl78TDz2QzAFHdfSxU4SE5FNL/s1024/IMG_20220712_162736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE2ISDEUDHQjZtjyOX__k39tw4C8x8Y6t0-BkQPjkS3PrJvGqBIcZdwOD-h7K1GMHIqkEoXKYHUtkimfoJGsWMMD0-_z4fns4LrA2mDhHCEJG-qrlxfTovCmothbts0Dqm4AvwfQ5c_mDs08nfLXY8-Rv9ROt2FJKl78TDz2QzAFHdfSxU4SE5FNL/w200-h113/IMG_20220712_162736.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br />The pattern in the top is something I had left over from something else I did, it has sat around for a long time just asking to be used, this come about because I had done another piece and used a similar pattern around the edge that had been very successful, that plate is 245mm across and 45mm high.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRizjKDBpoFZZrBN3nKpNTDZNYO-wxbzDpmdCJb03xzCdsrYDXPIe5sBjy8gkZbpDzs8TgHzntF992iMU3wBiMlfu1nFnTEm2lwndWa1z4uY4rwi_tw7dOy9RxAI52O3vextUraKIJy01yC5nqZoT9oJ99eiFwqzCyH4mykl8_xh0mhCE2sWuzIZc/s1024/IMG_20220703_185038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1024" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRizjKDBpoFZZrBN3nKpNTDZNYO-wxbzDpmdCJb03xzCdsrYDXPIe5sBjy8gkZbpDzs8TgHzntF992iMU3wBiMlfu1nFnTEm2lwndWa1z4uY4rwi_tw7dOy9RxAI52O3vextUraKIJy01yC5nqZoT9oJ99eiFwqzCyH4mykl8_xh0mhCE2sWuzIZc/w200-h139/IMG_20220703_185038.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> Both of these pieces have taught me a lot, one of the things I consistently learn is to just get started, with the plate I did some drawings and cut a few pieces trying to work out how to cut that edging, the next few days were busy with an exhibition but when I came back to it fresh it all fell into place, everything is glued together using PVA glue.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzGZoYcEINTI7X9cZqLJFUj8sm2TgOsGq_JKZS4orUJbTySyXxMQ7QWs7so_zMMg2cUuAlZACUEw8ddSZ7ag0uKxH_7m5jKX_LpKZ_tNMadX-FjjX7t0xykLsuH7jZ-SJiz-TYWRDjCjM4ENUpBOLUEwaobGA068gNGNpmcn_v-_jWNuw6HL2Ssk4/s768/IMG_20220718_151439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzGZoYcEINTI7X9cZqLJFUj8sm2TgOsGq_JKZS4orUJbTySyXxMQ7QWs7so_zMMg2cUuAlZACUEw8ddSZ7ag0uKxH_7m5jKX_LpKZ_tNMadX-FjjX7t0xykLsuH7jZ-SJiz-TYWRDjCjM4ENUpBOLUEwaobGA068gNGNpmcn_v-_jWNuw6HL2Ssk4/w200-h200/IMG_20220718_151439.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The finial is made using swamp matai that is likely to be thousands of years old, the white wood is tawa another NZ native the dark wood is some wood I have been given but I have no idea what it is, its size is 240mm across the widest point to the bottom of the finial it is 140mm and the finial is 100mm so this is a big piece of work, I added the handles because the lid is a tight fit and I needed something to hold as I remove the lid.<p></p><p>The finish is Osmo Oil<br /></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-80316727041659587952022-06-23T19:53:00.000+12:002022-06-23T19:53:42.769+12:00Ex Inani<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGkblTKQMcIye7SBETNvnrmtDSw4pv4O9e-g7ELmvDfIWEAUVDeduKUuRIsw-Nfu-z-fC4y-iSWZnEtUvMO1haEXwbgfxO0OqiIQq8eMgOcUjQYLOrtFflQ6_AGFIQ_zKwAi9wN9qs2AWmLn0Wku2kbe_-n7sG6xjrYQRjmCOB1L7hqSJcUOFJsX4/s1024/IMG_20220623_105755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="659" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGkblTKQMcIye7SBETNvnrmtDSw4pv4O9e-g7ELmvDfIWEAUVDeduKUuRIsw-Nfu-z-fC4y-iSWZnEtUvMO1haEXwbgfxO0OqiIQq8eMgOcUjQYLOrtFflQ6_AGFIQ_zKwAi9wN9qs2AWmLn0Wku2kbe_-n7sG6xjrYQRjmCOB1L7hqSJcUOFJsX4/w129-h200/IMG_20220623_105755.jpg" width="129" /></a></div> A few post ago I posted a smaller version of this, that one was the first I had made I said at the time I would make another one and here it is.<p></p><p>The first one is much finer thinner walled and lighter, this one being thicker and of heavy wood needed a more robust base I also liked the idea of it being able to swing in its mounting in fact by removing the top pin the feature piece can be removed the base turned to face the other direction then the feature remounted top to bottom.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5kK79xXF62ooexr1K_nv7wV8iyVd6TEVryn9zty3eltC-K16vVSCI7jq7Y9ppqE--KGP46pJXv6xhgV7FagMVJz2zIIP_GJpzn2-jWiltjrBhYtRytq5DQsTjoHLc6D0ps7XLBU1aKb60aD7zZLMd7nmsQYvkr1o0kF2g7wVY5GKhqlTE_zKjPgr/s1024/IMG_20220504_123338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5kK79xXF62ooexr1K_nv7wV8iyVd6TEVryn9zty3eltC-K16vVSCI7jq7Y9ppqE--KGP46pJXv6xhgV7FagMVJz2zIIP_GJpzn2-jWiltjrBhYtRytq5DQsTjoHLc6D0ps7XLBU1aKb60aD7zZLMd7nmsQYvkr1o0kF2g7wVY5GKhqlTE_zKjPgr/w113-h200/IMG_20220504_123338.jpg" width="113" /></a></div> Another copy, well its a copy with my slant and improvements made to the one I saw,<p></p><p>now it looks different as now it has bigger hand on the clock, the base has been carved and coloured to look like grass, the spring and base have had a few coats of rattle can lacquer.</p><p>The piece I saw only had 3 coils to its spring, he had painted his base and spring green his clock face was white with a small clock set into the flower so it had numbers.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFEdP47liK2HBIB1CfEZH9v4fGiYbCr1OXVS_ZKCULJODInmApBt4Al2o2dyLD09GF2NnaooJfSUq-DcCO1AqvtM7ECIHqmn1E8-xsg9GqTDl25Cj2DLrJ-7czfFeyL0M_JvWa2D2-A8mcKYltwTvQ7PfpabobcGPjXUSwsc2nc-8jx1Nn8lT6bdH/s946/Feet%20of%20Second%20chance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="946" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFEdP47liK2HBIB1CfEZH9v4fGiYbCr1OXVS_ZKCULJODInmApBt4Al2o2dyLD09GF2NnaooJfSUq-DcCO1AqvtM7ECIHqmn1E8-xsg9GqTDl25Cj2DLrJ-7czfFeyL0M_JvWa2D2-A8mcKYltwTvQ7PfpabobcGPjXUSwsc2nc-8jx1Nn8lT6bdH/w200-h163/Feet%20of%20Second%20chance.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p> I was at least the third person to consider using this on a lathe I think I have done it justice, it has taken a long time but then good things are worth waiting for.</p><p>It is 190mm diameter and 95mm high, the black part is pyrogrophy using a ball tipped nib, as the heat was applied the resin would bubble out of the wood and scorch, the finish is satin from a rattle can, inside the bowl I applied a gold guilders paste before I lacquered it.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /></p><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-45533212652943318832022-04-10T20:08:00.001+12:002022-04-10T20:09:28.793+12:00<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgQHgkdKbd4LMRYopFcbSuUJFSkRfz-KAGXKUyl6VLfgqONcjtMDz3yyex7e4mP15kcwzV5OP4wLtn71OdwiiMbDF7A4GLuVHVbuIxO2aV_e1LUsMLMuzCnDCwtsXcjLZXFDk51jek5elbqcoSLp-siT-ZRiz-xkEuYFIqdxliqZq2C69b4Dqf7nR/s1932/IMG_20220408_101015.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1085" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgQHgkdKbd4LMRYopFcbSuUJFSkRfz-KAGXKUyl6VLfgqONcjtMDz3yyex7e4mP15kcwzV5OP4wLtn71OdwiiMbDF7A4GLuVHVbuIxO2aV_e1LUsMLMuzCnDCwtsXcjLZXFDk51jek5elbqcoSLp-siT-ZRiz-xkEuYFIqdxliqZq2C69b4Dqf7nR/w113-h200/IMG_20220408_101015.jpg" width="113" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> I watched a online wood turning demonstration of a lady who turned a bowl to 1.5mm thick wall she then showed how she went about piecing it in a pattern, some of it she left solid and painted it with flowers, during the demonstration someone asked if she had thought about doing a tree, this is my idea of that tree.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpckAzU6n0rItcJuhu-QxFuG5AbNEd3En-URoTzF6rL7MbFm9far9vd1r3r33EXqpMumBaz4xtGExzAA7KB12OWPxeClvZOqjaC6MCx6bkyM1El9Hlo5zf5IxX0KoetXZ3rMtZrT67_SaTJ2nknJAJuokEPJSSOEL3orzAxSIeeyisNvqJeem_PthZ/s1200/IMG_20220410_144720%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="674" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpckAzU6n0rItcJuhu-QxFuG5AbNEd3En-URoTzF6rL7MbFm9far9vd1r3r33EXqpMumBaz4xtGExzAA7KB12OWPxeClvZOqjaC6MCx6bkyM1El9Hlo5zf5IxX0KoetXZ3rMtZrT67_SaTJ2nknJAJuokEPJSSOEL3orzAxSIeeyisNvqJeem_PthZ/w113-h200/IMG_20220410_144720%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div>This tree is made in 3 parts I first turned the outer branches so it was like turning a large cup, the top of the wall was about 3mm thick and it was after I had started doing the piercing that I realised how thick the lower part of the wall was and the bottom, by then it was too late to change however in the end it all worked out well, next I turned the tree trunk not knowing what I would do I left the top and bottom parts big, I had always wondered if I could do an inner and an outer to the branches, only one thing to do, try it, I set about turning a long narrow cup and again I ended up with it too thick in the bottom, it was when I was doing the sculpturing after I had done the piecing that I was pleased I had that thickness, as I have never done this before it was all trial and error I did constantly think don't rush there was no time limit, eventually I glued the outer branches to the trunk I was then able to continue the sculpturing, I am still able to return the whole piece to the wood lathe which I had done so I could drill right through the trunk and cut a small recess for<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jrzax_Qro4GymVubwvnmfVoCabwNfEpFSXLqtg1GTvS7MpQjQa60HkJWariB_h_TPsM9DpmixVcFKZKPXzr2gQooW2cB91vv3kdwjk0d_HPOo2FoPwA64GJNThNZKOs1zn8qAw6S8VWOarLeRuJm3b7iH1_-vG5iavcDcD6Hf42QzY7XAna_gQqu/s1024/IMG_20220410_145053.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="575" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jrzax_Qro4GymVubwvnmfVoCabwNfEpFSXLqtg1GTvS7MpQjQa60HkJWariB_h_TPsM9DpmixVcFKZKPXzr2gQooW2cB91vv3kdwjk0d_HPOo2FoPwA64GJNThNZKOs1zn8qAw6S8VWOarLeRuJm3b7iH1_-vG5iavcDcD6Hf42QzY7XAna_gQqu/w113-h200/IMG_20220410_145053.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><p>the inner branches to sit in, it was about this time I decided to put a small LED light in the top of the trunk so I went shopping for a light, the root ball was another experiment that just grew (pun intended) and turned out as good as I could hope for, I did not want to leave the trunk plain but also did not want to sculpture it, I had seen a pyrogrophy pattern I liked and wanted to try making the wire nib for the pen, because of my previous experiments I have had a lot of luck with one, the whole pattern I am so happy about, it was a mistake that I put some gold paste on the trunk as I coloured the branches but when I saw the look of the gold over the pyrogrophy I put the idea of sanding it off away and continued the gold over the whole trunk, I have purposely left some of the black lines showing, the root ball is ebonised then the whole tree is lacquered using a rattle can.</p><p>This tree stands 250mm tall and the wood is rimu. <br /> <br /></p><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-40650585984194292412022-02-28T20:09:00.001+13:002022-02-28T20:09:52.305+13:00I Don't know what it is<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik2gLl7zYy5EJurRVxrIq-5niiGzgN_GLQX5XQM7Bo4b4LMnQnIaEtHZKlBCCVG0Swh8SZpgAwLXmtnnykcGUBclDGO5H6fLsQg6mkob44nDWUUIyRqanoBvli7vrppSomYWwmtjmg7woOqFrHj5agPweUoC6jJxY_5nOlmEgT_zIwNrcJLWLA21Hn=s4160" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="4160" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik2gLl7zYy5EJurRVxrIq-5niiGzgN_GLQX5XQM7Bo4b4LMnQnIaEtHZKlBCCVG0Swh8SZpgAwLXmtnnykcGUBclDGO5H6fLsQg6mkob44nDWUUIyRqanoBvli7vrppSomYWwmtjmg7woOqFrHj5agPweUoC6jJxY_5nOlmEgT_zIwNrcJLWLA21Hn=w200-h148" width="200" /></a></div>Other than me seeing an idea and wanting to try making it this has no use at all, I have had fun making it and there are a few things I have tried for the first time.<p></p><p>The process has involved me making 2 of the top pieces so the fun is not over yet, I will soon start to make a base for the second one.</p><p>When I first saw something similar it did look impossible which is what drew me to having a go, the one I saw was in a dark wood it was also photographed at an angle that made it difficult to see how it had been made </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ7NFitYRzk7qK9Ff4UV1jbVlU0GoxO4SVk0_Ce1g80pTlDUkrXIwbjTDNe7UPshXgZOKLOY5AcnLEexGKgNTKr7ZkciAhrhLDimzTM4qcvyPT884Ktx6Ep4rTkMfV4vdnU9dqQ8XgmPf4nU6zpcLl2qnJTsbHBeCzW2JoACbMKrgCCAs0u7N0uyoY=s1443" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="1082" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ7NFitYRzk7qK9Ff4UV1jbVlU0GoxO4SVk0_Ce1g80pTlDUkrXIwbjTDNe7UPshXgZOKLOY5AcnLEexGKgNTKr7ZkciAhrhLDimzTM4qcvyPT884Ktx6Ep4rTkMfV4vdnU9dqQ8XgmPf4nU6zpcLl2qnJTsbHBeCzW2JoACbMKrgCCAs0u7N0uyoY=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div>I chose a light wood thinking that this one was just an experiment and that I would use some dark wood at a later date.<p></p><p>The base is made of another native wood of New Zealand and is turned to 2mm thick where the piercing is, the piercing is all new to me, I won't go into the difficulties I encountered but to say I am pleased with the results even if I was 3 days doing it, anything good takes time.</p><p>My statement of this having no use is not true as I do like to see it and brings me pleasure just knowing that I have done what at first looked impossible.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ElsGQvE2lot3BR0lXhS9aOt_3Xcde-72v5F4YK6C2APq5ZiBCIrbOuK1F29i5lYI-O1jKfjnBRZ_LU8pN25dzSteZ0Ayw7Oe8FpmTO3W1etskl_AxqQJh-ehV9baYx5qVDY_nP6353U/w200-h113/IMG_20211112_122240.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past and present<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Its just over 2 years since I made a Saueracker shell and painted it yellow, last week I started to fulfill my promise to make another and a larger one, this one is 350mm across but in order to make this I had to start with a piece of wood 600mm across it also has to have a backing board glued to it, all in all it took me 3 days to prepare the wood before I could put it on the wood lathe, it was too big to turn it as I would normally so I had to turn the head of my lathe to the side, it is a heavy piece so I started at a slow speed until I became comfortable and had the piece balanced.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9vq2D2v9q-ekDQQa0D0oTwfyotjlb1LaF57G0McVWXGZnKIWaWLC6F3EiXfVOIAXvvFx1jfmNHsuN2B18Qy87vVXQfiip6oj-_3xU5AS95Wt53lnTPnCtbV-utQzgRN2Ld7_FCROnMk/s2048/IMG_20211109_115542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9vq2D2v9q-ekDQQa0D0oTwfyotjlb1LaF57G0McVWXGZnKIWaWLC6F3EiXfVOIAXvvFx1jfmNHsuN2B18Qy87vVXQfiip6oj-_3xU5AS95Wt53lnTPnCtbV-utQzgRN2Ld7_FCROnMk/w200-h113/IMG_20211109_115542.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><br />I first saw a picture of this on The Canadian Woodworkers web site I was thankful that Lisa Chemerika posted the instructions, this time I went back to TCWW site and the instructions were still available, even with instructions it is not all plain sailing, there is a lot of stopping the lathe and looking at what I had done, stopping the lathe with such a large heavy piece traveling at 600 rpm is also not easy I needed leather gloves when I went to hold the hand wheel on the back of the lathe that acts as the brake <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhodytrNFp44cjINsH9jPUoJ648OanJOqcWywHVCsnyxRLy9eTdAuPluC0NKQTzvp6Qna-vFHDL_fXaO8kJF512aDAnVuWOXqdnJ5UJ-nMJA0PV2U3YgNu8G9n0zhs-wGt8IrdyAGhqI/s2048/IMG_20211110_135305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhodytrNFp44cjINsH9jPUoJ648OanJOqcWywHVCsnyxRLy9eTdAuPluC0NKQTzvp6Qna-vFHDL_fXaO8kJF512aDAnVuWOXqdnJ5UJ-nMJA0PV2U3YgNu8G9n0zhs-wGt8IrdyAGhqI/w200-h113/IMG_20211110_135305.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The first action is to turn the eye that is in the center when that is done and sanded the whole piece is removed from the lathe the 350mm piece that becomes the shell is unscrewed and rotated about 40mm when it is returned to the lathe the second part is turned, there are 8 parts to be turned so each time the whole piece is removed the shell rotated before it is screwed back in place and returned to the lathe, there was 3 days of turning involved, my days are short but it was a slow process.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbBFy80e3JGYiRizE4Lx_toAcL5_MuQ5lSGDycxdKE3CK7BnJSwn479mruJ8D8WM4OfTAb8StLXGKPABd2HWwmffRlaXKuxyjOp6UinkSS_p8914aPrjTlvMuCFasp-a_x7WGBVDA8vs/s2048/IMG_20211112_103534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbBFy80e3JGYiRizE4Lx_toAcL5_MuQ5lSGDycxdKE3CK7BnJSwn479mruJ8D8WM4OfTAb8StLXGKPABd2HWwmffRlaXKuxyjOp6UinkSS_p8914aPrjTlvMuCFasp-a_x7WGBVDA8vs/w200-h113/IMG_20211112_103534.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /> The wood I have used is Tawa a New Zealand native that is heavy easy to cut but very plane so I have started to process of embellishment which will become another post here.</p><p>I have the choice of using the outer crescent but at the moment I have no intention of using it. <br /></p><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-11174198118334704592021-09-26T20:14:00.000+13:002021-09-26T20:14:02.897+13:00Better than I saw<p>I was trawling through a wood turning web site and saw a very good idea <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qwnxY3pLTwj-torGnI6wMSl_Xdwznest_VEJWEDIjihYdlD4tjtxgsa1WcxgvVFmgNLPGSwLLCRx8KGmViaYCmOQcC8MjtwJFzSaOWd4k2QQcjnSxJL4yZvPQoXNTPLy0sIk4RwTBhA/s2048/IMG_20210926_192208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qwnxY3pLTwj-torGnI6wMSl_Xdwznest_VEJWEDIjihYdlD4tjtxgsa1WcxgvVFmgNLPGSwLLCRx8KGmViaYCmOQcC8MjtwJFzSaOWd4k2QQcjnSxJL4yZvPQoXNTPLy0sIk4RwTBhA/w200-h113/IMG_20210926_192208.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I instantly knew how to make them, then as I started I knew how to make them differently to what I had seen.</p><p>What I saw did not have the stalk at the top or the pear type look where the stalk comes from, what I saw was called a leaf I am thinking of mine as being an avocado cross pear.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvfso-p3krO61UclKXTJtaDbxX4Q0M66D9qmnRymEt5sXVItT-5M6HjQBgwoyNAhx0SWEPfjJVSZqqpWFonouD5Hq3V_v_SnSUnai91LyjFTqnsk-PouL20SXrR9ggw2a0ps3yMlV9bA/s2048/IMG_20210926_192415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvfso-p3krO61UclKXTJtaDbxX4Q0M66D9qmnRymEt5sXVItT-5M6HjQBgwoyNAhx0SWEPfjJVSZqqpWFonouD5Hq3V_v_SnSUnai91LyjFTqnsk-PouL20SXrR9ggw2a0ps3yMlV9bA/w200-h113/IMG_20210926_192415.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>What I like is that I can make quite a large piece from some smaller pieces and that it soaks up a lot of time that is constantly rewarding.<p></p><p>In order to put some strength in the stalk I have put 2 veneers on each side of the stripe each veneer is .6 of a mm thick and 2 together is 1.2mm you would need to enlarge the pictures to see them I guess.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT19A6lV9z5ZWrZijDimYYaVhofBjk6lJwuns2emwm5EzucxwRluLvA1i2LW7iHqBJYiOVhNOO-iFa90tuj3e6XXTE2Yu38UI0fKVseCFabRnJSZhwY-1hTAszdV4SWDyFZ74_o1efGwc/s2048/IMG_20210926_192432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT19A6lV9z5ZWrZijDimYYaVhofBjk6lJwuns2emwm5EzucxwRluLvA1i2LW7iHqBJYiOVhNOO-iFa90tuj3e6XXTE2Yu38UI0fKVseCFabRnJSZhwY-1hTAszdV4SWDyFZ74_o1efGwc/w200-h113/IMG_20210926_192432.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I think there are a lot of possibilities in what I can do with that wavy line as you can see there is a left and a right hand curve in the photos, I do enjoy forming the dish area on the wood lathe as I like to get the big under cut around the edge, there is also a lot of hand work away from the lathe when I form the rounded edge, one of them has a square edge I think the rounded edge is much softer than the square edge.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gB24AiflpzPN_hDHl8FYD5tTiBWDc6m2fAtfmQRSsCeOrawcdZbc8ByPBR0XL1x5yOADrr-jfiPVjzJ3pLjfBjSLyOF_hN5_BaYgb-yp8iUdUbhyphenhyphen8JKj86jja09bjLRmQeT3anfQyJ0/s2048/IMG_20210903_121602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gB24AiflpzPN_hDHl8FYD5tTiBWDc6m2fAtfmQRSsCeOrawcdZbc8ByPBR0XL1x5yOADrr-jfiPVjzJ3pLjfBjSLyOF_hN5_BaYgb-yp8iUdUbhyphenhyphen8JKj86jja09bjLRmQeT3anfQyJ0/w200-h113/IMG_20210903_121602.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The white pieces are Tawa with a swamp Matai stripe and lid the darker piece is Rimu with a stripe of Lancewood the lid is Elm burl, the overall size is about 300mm long, about 230mm wide, they all start off as 50mm rough sawn wood so are a little under that plus the lid so they must stand about 60mm high.<p></p><p>The swamp Matai used in those striped could be thousands of years old as it was buried under 3meters of river silt in a very wide valley where the river must have changed course many times over a very <br />long time, the Rimu would be quite old too, the Tawa was a wind fall.<br /><br /> <br /><br /></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-9385348326521417162021-07-08T19:47:00.000+12:002021-07-08T19:47:12.467+12:00Rewarewa Rocking Chair Finished<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV9ABVM1WG4Z7t9HjFTiHsjcsIEL_VRCwxWPKfZ0ONgZfCTK4m2MPJnQf-rHPDOmfuCRn4RRfNRUD92G1EgITLb9eaUNFyFHa3a8soCXiedjU0ApXWkfVDoZBMVUnfvxEU3VAaTo4aTg/s1887/IMG_20210704_110215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV9ABVM1WG4Z7t9HjFTiHsjcsIEL_VRCwxWPKfZ0ONgZfCTK4m2MPJnQf-rHPDOmfuCRn4RRfNRUD92G1EgITLb9eaUNFyFHa3a8soCXiedjU0ApXWkfVDoZBMVUnfvxEU3VAaTo4aTg/w113-h200/IMG_20210704_110215.jpg" width="113" /></a></div> Funny how all the sanding and dust is so easily forgotten, how all the thoughts of is this or that correct, because I had so very little wood to play with and I had to go looking for more I at one point thought I may have to make it more 2 tone, as it is the back braces are laminated from rimu on both faces and tawa on the inside.<p></p><p>The rockers are laminated from rimu, tawa and rewarewa, I made the effort to position the laminates for the best effect, I am well pleased with the end result.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHIXB4Y7lSlHVX2JqTk2RG4r0nEsqj3KBv_Qp27dQ8HqrzL9FomJR3kT-Gr2hho4ddMv4X2YXPB_ntYBOrsp5iSWi1-xkf6qvgk0wavHiW9vz_IfVTV5hvWc1z15OsNZywsUfLtD-LFU/s1887/IMG_20210704_110254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHIXB4Y7lSlHVX2JqTk2RG4r0nEsqj3KBv_Qp27dQ8HqrzL9FomJR3kT-Gr2hho4ddMv4X2YXPB_ntYBOrsp5iSWi1-xkf6qvgk0wavHiW9vz_IfVTV5hvWc1z15OsNZywsUfLtD-LFU/w113-h200/IMG_20210704_110254.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">There are a few differences from the previous 2 chairs, the top of the back legs was kept thicker in the initial stage and now flow down from the head rest without interruption, the outer edge of the arm rest has a more swept up look that leads into a better scallop at the back of the arm rest, the seat was molded in a different way and has resulted in a more comfortable supportive feel, the piece of wood the seat came from was very thick so from the side view looks to be substantial at the front I had to remove wood from the underside and I was able to achieve a good looking roll where the side blends into the front. the front legs were cut out of one piece of wood so there is no joint in the wood as there is in most of this style of chair.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1056" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYQf5YBHbztvjAqz8TDvo9hnv2jQQnB1j5Qe6Em6B4L2l7D3aOWbOc1B8U2qRpc4ug3LkckNZDqN4PfrndxxnqZWBJvLwWNXMvmvgGTooKj-QXXQE6Y2GagZQqD0gmQ8BPfriFZMBv94/w133-h200/IMG_20210626_155432+%25282%2529.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table> I could say its finished but its not.</p><p>I still have some radius to put on the back braces and a lot of sanding to do then some finish to apply, this all looks possible in about another week.</p><p>The Rewarewa is prone to having cracks within the wood it must be what happens as it is drying, I was hoping that I was going to be able to work them out as I cut the wood away to form the shape there are also more worm holes than I would have likes but as it says on the tin this is wood, you could not get authentic worm holes in plastic.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVkfTovXUtDGrRAMQ4VHJmv1j02hWw3a-zyWfn7egkKMWEuWCAF9_KpnK69R4jIcxdkUsfLL1JHstec3_Xw9pHrjGrjZdTKBgXmTnZH53qDHMFiCcmm7W23YQ4L6bZniD9qkcVRPY4SM/s1887/IMG_20210626_155731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVkfTovXUtDGrRAMQ4VHJmv1j02hWw3a-zyWfn7egkKMWEuWCAF9_KpnK69R4jIcxdkUsfLL1JHstec3_Xw9pHrjGrjZdTKBgXmTnZH53qDHMFiCcmm7W23YQ4L6bZniD9qkcVRPY4SM/w113-h200/IMG_20210626_155731.jpg" width="113" /></a></div>Because the rough wood was thicker than normal I have been able to make this chair different to the previous 2 chairs, different does not mean better but it was good to have the extra thickness and experiment with what I could do.<p></p><p><br /> I am pleased I put some thought into the laminates of the rockers as I think they look very nice, the Osmo oil I will use to finish with will bring out the colours which will help with the contrast.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_vad79gTmoAguPoGu6sBEzdHaQmngc3pxV5JkGOBbT38ljblb0cC7xLeWnjD9Aeb_hpKDAZvwZ47cvrmempRl3JRkpJEaQISQ80PKt6Sxe67inOzoJb4h_pcJHvPWGmjM91lksgLSBI/s1887/IMG_20210626_155829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_vad79gTmoAguPoGu6sBEzdHaQmngc3pxV5JkGOBbT38ljblb0cC7xLeWnjD9Aeb_hpKDAZvwZ47cvrmempRl3JRkpJEaQISQ80PKt6Sxe67inOzoJb4h_pcJHvPWGmjM91lksgLSBI/s320/IMG_20210626_155829.jpg" /></a></div>Due to a slight mistake the outside edge of the arm rest is high and to my eye it is nice, the mistake may be staying in the plans if there is going to be another chair one day.<p></p><p> </p><p>No two chairs are alike either through mistake or through design trial and error this makes the whole building experience more enjoyable.</p><p> </p><p>It is such a thrill to have got this far, now that it is all glued up and all of the joints have come together better than in the past I know this because it was easier to clean up the joints once the glue had dried, I also feel the effect of the investments I have made in new machinery as everything happens easier, quicker and with less noise. <br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18BLYHyLXjeKNDhiAW3U-gDLLGLm-npNOsAdfmxECrdTpACHxoFKNfRic7TcXCGwJcY9HmfJRVSU6PBj3VibO4FQNl5j3qQBD8Jx3YoQqpsB-Zw7H_NNyK3jMzPvprVUmFxPSr0IThKE/s1887/IMG_20210515_110334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18BLYHyLXjeKNDhiAW3U-gDLLGLm-npNOsAdfmxECrdTpACHxoFKNfRic7TcXCGwJcY9HmfJRVSU6PBj3VibO4FQNl5j3qQBD8Jx3YoQqpsB-Zw7H_NNyK3jMzPvprVUmFxPSr0IThKE/w113-h200/IMG_20210515_110334.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><p> This is the 3rd Rocking Chair made mostly of Rewarewa, By the time I gave a thought to photos I had already cut out the back legs, this is all the Rewarewa wood I have and some of it has woodworm in it that I am trying to avoid using.</p><p>I have a number of adjustments that I want to make while making this chair there are also some changes as to how I actually go about putting it together, all of this Rewarewa is thicker than the Rimu I had for the last chair so that is making a difference too, each chair is very unique even though they all look the same when finished.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTwACS4BlGG-KzhcSonyewStljNA-mf6EK4QZ9ofiYFL4q1f7qk6a7Sf28AEFyUjigxS2rDY-OcZrtUcozuVcWOVASu_ydOeMNQ7sduorTR8AlaIVrkIhGbeQ9yXrvepMJ29zgD-2Cio/s2048/IMG_20210530_123041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTwACS4BlGG-KzhcSonyewStljNA-mf6EK4QZ9ofiYFL4q1f7qk6a7Sf28AEFyUjigxS2rDY-OcZrtUcozuVcWOVASu_ydOeMNQ7sduorTR8AlaIVrkIhGbeQ9yXrvepMJ29zgD-2Cio/w200-h113/IMG_20210530_123041.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The seat has been carved out using a very different method to the last 2 chairs so that has been a learning experience and one that I like, we will have to wait and see if the sitting experience is any different.<p></p><p>The front legs are (according to instructions) made of 2 pieces of wood glued together but because I had a larger piece they will each be made of one piece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFGsOchdfJbjjK8CcKiUNAAYRzAHm5Mkw-xbXonWwiC-zuJf6NtNshQaXTQ1Cp0paxSfSkveBCrQLEAZJnHJgLhzvm3BS9B845z4ghRp3llrhnvQErI7eqR2UKbWiVlViEbUZb44RMYQ/s1887/IMG_20210603_162104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFGsOchdfJbjjK8CcKiUNAAYRzAHm5Mkw-xbXonWwiC-zuJf6NtNshQaXTQ1Cp0paxSfSkveBCrQLEAZJnHJgLhzvm3BS9B845z4ghRp3llrhnvQErI7eqR2UKbWiVlViEbUZb44RMYQ/w113-h200/IMG_20210603_162104.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><p>I am already a few weeks into this build, I have lost a few days due to machinery that stopped working and a mistake that I made, it is now winter and we are having some cold mornings so its not the best time to be out in the garage, the afternoons also suddenly become cold, I feel that I rushed the first 2 chairs so now I think I can take a little longer or just as long as it takes I am not keeping a track of time on this chair so it is what it is.</p><p>The back braces were made for the last chair but I had a change of mind so these one were made ready and waiting for me to use, the wood on the front and back is Rimu with 2 lamination's inside of Tawa the contrast will be good and the rockers are the same.<br /></p><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-57765913104795571962021-04-26T20:46:00.001+12:002021-04-26T20:46:17.875+12:0016 Days and 4 Turnings<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbbYZ83RDH9iQJJ_jIOkCzFKEvPwKgfY5G1iytCKzRyN9zM4DEood1q6K4atHxvR8fs5NwczSt8A6IkZFGbZXAdQ83sAx07XjU_YlNxZ8p9i2ZILdeWdEVNLe7FHgPhd44IeXg72ddKU/s2048/IMG_20210426_190839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbbYZ83RDH9iQJJ_jIOkCzFKEvPwKgfY5G1iytCKzRyN9zM4DEood1q6K4atHxvR8fs5NwczSt8A6IkZFGbZXAdQ83sAx07XjU_YlNxZ8p9i2ZILdeWdEVNLe7FHgPhd44IeXg72ddKU/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_190839.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> That has all happened so very fast, I did not realise it is only 16 days since I finished the last rocking chair.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHfMP-DXBDdyWFiyI7uv8hc9EV02NSPXgchYCnE_dcpLRyKw6Ix1aHWM7clFMEadJ5hyphenhyphenCHUCJ7D2QQlX6nJL3nHe8SBipmMN7SnXuPVzFbaRjmfkZWxSpKp0SIxvDpju_3bQ9ZQVwGqE/s2048/IMG_20210426_190914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHfMP-DXBDdyWFiyI7uv8hc9EV02NSPXgchYCnE_dcpLRyKw6Ix1aHWM7clFMEadJ5hyphenhyphenCHUCJ7D2QQlX6nJL3nHe8SBipmMN7SnXuPVzFbaRjmfkZWxSpKp0SIxvDpju_3bQ9ZQVwGqE/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_190914.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This piece of wood was given to me and I was told it is Matai, swamp Matai so its dark colour is due to it laying underground for a long time, there are a few cracks in the wood so I have been lucky that the wings have stayed intact, the size is 80mm high and from wing tip to wing tip it is 230mm wide so it is probably a bit high for its width.<p></p><p>The wood was a pleasure to turn apart from having to constantly glue up the cracks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguprGWaS86rbhHBcL5vyMT1qGaCnM9Ct6CsUZ_Tb_wcYA0T9zl7BQZi3-sG_4IBjVM5kvi0HqB3M0I3cUanuYz_7oJKAKozVvtP8h6hQQFT4KKFC99XoXVVunDg6QMMeOnoK6MKtyXAXw/s2048/IMG_20210426_191214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguprGWaS86rbhHBcL5vyMT1qGaCnM9Ct6CsUZ_Tb_wcYA0T9zl7BQZi3-sG_4IBjVM5kvi0HqB3M0I3cUanuYz_7oJKAKozVvtP8h6hQQFT4KKFC99XoXVVunDg6QMMeOnoK6MKtyXAXw/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_191214.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I then took the chainsaw to a big piece of kauri I had been given and out popped this, again there are a few splits or cracks and some worm holes but it is very nice kauri so I did not want to waste it, some of the growth rings are 1mm apart which means the tree grew 1mm in girth in that year, the wood as I was given it shows it is a long time since it was cut up so like the matai above it must be very old.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMUaH2Y6nTqU7S0fkcyBEo8ZNQ-Re1khQIjKSbhgZCN6x2sCdO6QJj_eEhWQlKYzc-aniWLmdzuFE6wnyry0PF2ngloqemisMpgdCyAHrgnW4aOceGJyuiVvTJMQCOeH9PG1Kt0tcX_E/s2048/IMG_20210426_191120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMUaH2Y6nTqU7S0fkcyBEo8ZNQ-Re1khQIjKSbhgZCN6x2sCdO6QJj_eEhWQlKYzc-aniWLmdzuFE6wnyry0PF2ngloqemisMpgdCyAHrgnW4aOceGJyuiVvTJMQCOeH9PG1Kt0tcX_E/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_191120.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The diameter of the bowl is 190mm, the thickness of the block would have been about 95mm before I started to turn it and I consider this too high for a bowl of this diameter so I set up the bowl saver cutting device I have and took the lid out from inside the bowl, in this picture it shows just how the lid was before I cut it out so the knob on top of the lid was inside the bowl.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoDG5Ypw6YcAk-nc4fIJ1G8DcOg3Y5NIhVF4NxH7VgLxjH12ANx83_qLgw9yUdX0_rlJwsSOAhy9sl0xwE5gKCveDXwNDKAEK2lcfp08n7bt4zzytMMrNNQ9nlEOzLuMFdBNFRoN5tBo/s2048/IMG_20210426_191311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoDG5Ypw6YcAk-nc4fIJ1G8DcOg3Y5NIhVF4NxH7VgLxjH12ANx83_qLgw9yUdX0_rlJwsSOAhy9sl0xwE5gKCveDXwNDKAEK2lcfp08n7bt4zzytMMrNNQ9nlEOzLuMFdBNFRoN5tBo/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_191311.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The lid and the bowl I consider to be 2 turnings as there is just as much work in making a lid as there is in making a bowl.<p></p><p>The finish on all these items is Osmo Oil, I find that with the high solids product I only need one coat of the oil.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMGmn4xrDWVpBfRtSkokpwY9-SKRgoBpYL2PL-0BuvPOkHPSzEGCeYZPvQYVpqYRpvXXa5VpGWlvlCEmjmmWTxcLfQvxKqkhXirMTF4SBsrJmT5_WTc_eoalIaTPcuTI2SoJmDRCxI5M/s2048/IMG_20210426_190549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMGmn4xrDWVpBfRtSkokpwY9-SKRgoBpYL2PL-0BuvPOkHPSzEGCeYZPvQYVpqYRpvXXa5VpGWlvlCEmjmmWTxcLfQvxKqkhXirMTF4SBsrJmT5_WTc_eoalIaTPcuTI2SoJmDRCxI5M/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_190549.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>There was a piece of pohutukawa on the floor that I had been moving about each time I cleaned up I have no idea where it came from but it was very dry being dark in colour it is old wood or should I say its from an old tree and as a difference from the pieces above there was no cracks or splits making this piece of turning a pleasure to work with.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVFqQSbkfPkuKgkQ1hX3Hc-Fs7JEMwmGvsRdUOSZLriXRzpxf4kVNeO0Bmqo4XDeN0V6I2jQpiupDE6nHWVOBpCMM19AURGZ6jTw-DZpp69rh4zI-iQAnl-Ocd3casnus9R2tD0kuz5g/s2048/IMG_20210426_190439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVFqQSbkfPkuKgkQ1hX3Hc-Fs7JEMwmGvsRdUOSZLriXRzpxf4kVNeO0Bmqo4XDeN0V6I2jQpiupDE6nHWVOBpCMM19AURGZ6jTw-DZpp69rh4zI-iQAnl-Ocd3casnus9R2tD0kuz5g/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_190439.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Its size is 245mm from wing tip to wing tip and 65mm high, making bowls with wings involves a lot of hand work and most of it is sanding, finishing with a 400 grit sandpaper.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDVOKTz9CY1PnLPfRID2tnW-uv6pmZKkUKbozQLP2jn_l07eZCBEHiYj4QHSboZjlbCXLaslR2q6GPkcFSNdls03jTtLP23Ha0jBhsnU0zTbUUxwQiP3aUXtNRBG9J3TSp-YZNp6FrMA/s2048/IMG_20210426_190633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDVOKTz9CY1PnLPfRID2tnW-uv6pmZKkUKbozQLP2jn_l07eZCBEHiYj4QHSboZjlbCXLaslR2q6GPkcFSNdls03jTtLP23Ha0jBhsnU0zTbUUxwQiP3aUXtNRBG9J3TSp-YZNp6FrMA/w200-h113/IMG_20210426_190633.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This piece of turning is not square, the original block of wood was not square so after the initial turning and cutting off the unwanted wings I trimmed it keeping it out of square.<p></p><p>I am very fortunate to have such wonderful wood to play with. <br /></p><p> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-12766661125768764992021-04-11T10:16:00.001+12:002021-04-12T18:59:13.423+12:00All Native Chair Finished<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-FYBFHBBMcEppy5165OEcN1EsP85WCHG3T_qz_wVS-BNF-zDV9dNVgt5aei3QLbS1QWVuj4Rs9DBOFkdRT5jqHv5oI9zcm-3BMb1u_tVABZa-AeXoeFFDkDhrYGRUIXumaBHOsQOoIE/s1887/IMG_20210408_091647.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-FYBFHBBMcEppy5165OEcN1EsP85WCHG3T_qz_wVS-BNF-zDV9dNVgt5aei3QLbS1QWVuj4Rs9DBOFkdRT5jqHv5oI9zcm-3BMb1u_tVABZa-AeXoeFFDkDhrYGRUIXumaBHOsQOoIE/w113-h194/IMG_20210408_091647.jpg" width="113" /></a></div> I have finished the second chair and I am well pleased that I have done what I set out to do.<p></p><p>I have changed the joint at the back of the arm rest into the back leg with what I think is a more attractive and stronger joint I also kept it more square which I think blends better with the back legs.</p><p>At the top of the back legs I have made a softer looking radius that is in keeping with the radius on the inside.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGbuXb_YTuruJqpooiSBii_63UOU-zxD2HHgEq6Y5fRTNn184__W4uv_jozTL8sm-DqS8suymz6O_k5xrMUVi69y6Ip3dJBVGjwlJZRE_8O2knv7ya3dynizNbhVM8BQ9xvK8kI4Vuig/s1887/IMG_20210408_091516.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGbuXb_YTuruJqpooiSBii_63UOU-zxD2HHgEq6Y5fRTNn184__W4uv_jozTL8sm-DqS8suymz6O_k5xrMUVi69y6Ip3dJBVGjwlJZRE_8O2knv7ya3dynizNbhVM8BQ9xvK8kI4Vuig/w113-h200/IMG_20210408_091516.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><p>The back braces are made of Tawa so are a stronger wood than the previous chair this made me more comfortable shaping the top of the back braces as per the instructions, the shape lends a whole new look and being in a contrasting wood just adds to the beauty, I also managed to coordinate some of the spalting in the Tawa into a pattern looking from the back of the chair.</p><p>The rockers are also spalted Tawa with a single lamination of Matai, so we have three native woods Rimu, Tawa and Matai.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGAfbZ98HLnGpiEXQIDcdX-Nr0_JIhjUpEjdGjQbvhBuVxTTh3jwHZVL7BKVmWQGn6AKGTT03DPU8KyrFmXexA9dsSNt4W49HEkFmzVdCZzshAeqJeQm9EosP0-ch3hE7t_Ty92LtsFM/s1887/IMG_20210408_091923.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGAfbZ98HLnGpiEXQIDcdX-Nr0_JIhjUpEjdGjQbvhBuVxTTh3jwHZVL7BKVmWQGn6AKGTT03DPU8KyrFmXexA9dsSNt4W49HEkFmzVdCZzshAeqJeQm9EosP0-ch3hE7t_Ty92LtsFM/w113-h200/IMG_20210408_091923.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><p>I started with a board of 50mm Rimu that the legs, seat and head rest came from this has given me a seat that is thinner than I would have liked, I also made a slight upwards roll on the front edge so that looking from the front the seat has a very fine look.</p><p>The arms and front legs have been recycled from an old house that at some time had been on fire I know this because some of the wood had charcoal on the outside and there is still evidence of nail holes that I could not eliminate altogether.</p><p>The finish is Osmo Oil.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p></p><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-32541835551153460732021-03-27T20:32:00.001+13:002021-03-27T20:32:48.151+13:00Second Part, Chair Two<p>The first chair is very good for a first effort however I always said that I would make more.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU0L4aihVKPseJubbPhmqWEaxwgCyAQ1pxZWP5XTzU9JjL3RdsGjvrTohSgof__ne_Wh7zAN1rPNE7QmIySfcupwLyFh3iVcgcaQ0h1YA2mtNUPP-HJ3nOxnlT-2GJLWcKJqs0N-iOJU/s1887/IMG_20210310_175526.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU0L4aihVKPseJubbPhmqWEaxwgCyAQ1pxZWP5XTzU9JjL3RdsGjvrTohSgof__ne_Wh7zAN1rPNE7QmIySfcupwLyFh3iVcgcaQ0h1YA2mtNUPP-HJ3nOxnlT-2GJLWcKJqs0N-iOJU/w113-h210/IMG_20210310_175526.jpg" width="113" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first photo I took<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> I had just been given a very nice plank of Rimu be it very sun damaged on one side so it became a chair of NZ native woods, the back braces and rockers will be Tawa and the rockers will have a stripe of Matai in the lamination's.</p><p>Due to the sun damage of the plank of Rimu I decided the construction would be different to the instructions in fact there are now a few differences, the Rimu is a very different wood to work with than the Macrocarpa of the first chair.</p><p>When I started the first chair there was a lot of time spent making jigs and molds, as I started this chair I had forgotten what I had done so it was in some ways like starting all over again, I was so engrossed in what I was doing I forgot to take photos.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFBwVcjvJK4k3xMuUKnfgDjVi4UhfQkG4ZNZ01WO-JPe2poXiZn3gEpf_P8TTEqp7Qpnz2XFM9kxCIhVgTDfw6Uaft9htOPbv0WkukFKId73QjT_yTTK30K8jcPpMIDg_Sg6wADWooQ4/s2048/IMG_20210311_164829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFBwVcjvJK4k3xMuUKnfgDjVi4UhfQkG4ZNZ01WO-JPe2poXiZn3gEpf_P8TTEqp7Qpnz2XFM9kxCIhVgTDfw6Uaft9htOPbv0WkukFKId73QjT_yTTK30K8jcPpMIDg_Sg6wADWooQ4/w200-h113/IMG_20210311_164829.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> This joint on the back end of the arm rest is probably the most visual difference I have made, the original instructions were for a butt joint with a long screw I think this is more in keeping with the theme of the chair, as there is very little wood left on either side of the tongue I have also put a dowel inside the joint.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2bW6brtaCLHPxejItKg3Vfpf3xedGgKuNRvBIQfRJTyYJpxI0UHpu3_XhMO6reoCHIMasEZDp4gb7IcqB06egRx-s_C7ZcyT3BRjbdVZ0IdinmkV2j2DWLvsRAd4fYP7whxDzm16EIw/s1887/IMG_20210324_163447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2bW6brtaCLHPxejItKg3Vfpf3xedGgKuNRvBIQfRJTyYJpxI0UHpu3_XhMO6reoCHIMasEZDp4gb7IcqB06egRx-s_C7ZcyT3BRjbdVZ0IdinmkV2j2DWLvsRAd4fYP7whxDzm16EIw/w113-h200/IMG_20210324_163447.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /> At this point the chair is loosely sat on the rockers and there are still packers to go between the leg ends and the rockers.<p></p><p>After this photo was taken I spent 4 days grinding and sanding, now I am looking at making a slight alteration to the seat front before I sand that area I then have to turn my attention to the rockers and on mounting them to the legs before I start the sanding again.<br /></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-20326817925834910072021-02-24T21:25:00.000+13:002021-02-24T21:25:34.277+13:00First Part Finished<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb0Tj8ijrkwozZAMtv1bqXVaIQK1YHwGHVCugBqZnjrqylxoQKKC0FENT-NZLKh1cc8GqIKxWeCvizDa7zncl2oOrjxR_HP-K6Ufv775jalhbw6tTectot_EZwVJMN7wMCuyvvGrHMdI/s1887/IMG_20210223_184120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb0Tj8ijrkwozZAMtv1bqXVaIQK1YHwGHVCugBqZnjrqylxoQKKC0FENT-NZLKh1cc8GqIKxWeCvizDa7zncl2oOrjxR_HP-K6Ufv775jalhbw6tTectot_EZwVJMN7wMCuyvvGrHMdI/s320/IMG_20210223_184120.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table> The first chair is finished, I am so pleased with the final result, as promised by the designer Hal Taylor it is very comfortable to sit in, the lumber support is the best I have ever experienced the braces at the back are free to move and are flexible so will contour to suit whoever sits in the chair.</p><p>The wood I used was a park bench in its last life so had been outside for a long time this left it very damaged so it has been a challenge to work around all the defects some found there way into the finished chair just to add character.</p><p>It is booked to appear in two exhibitions over the next few months until then I will have it to refer to as I start on a second chair, again due to the wood I have available there are going to be some changes but I hope the end result will be the same.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1150" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bZ08mZfUjyLO3pew8FP2FcImydpnkOQr68_0FKtVE2GAHyLmcqKwXZ5obFxkxRGpXriEgd40jqkA551zi3DY1-oWdQ47A4-dkjvuvsH5HtE77cPMLcjW0iNHNNL1Pmlnr7YFWxeqaYU/w113-h200/IMG_20210115_170142.jpg" width="113" /></a></div> I have been gathering wood and wondering what to do with it, the wood turning I do is too hard to sell not that a rocking chair is going to be easy however at the moment there is no intention to sell I would like one in the house, this chair is made from macrocarpa and in a previous life it was a park bench and had become very weathered, dirty with lots of splits and cracks so what I can rescue is is only a small part, this type of chair creates a lot of waste wood and is better suited to a harder type of wood however for a first time following some instructions it is a good exerciser before I get into a higher valued timber.<p></p><p>This is a take off of the Sam Maloof chair that was first made in the 1950s, then Hal Taylor took Sams look and developed it over a long time before making plans available for sale, so it is Hal Taylor drawing that I have bought and am following. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AROoQ5bP04m13yeqz7oVepjY_XBglSHItlwhtnvBaMe9yWBt5jiKOKezw2MYJJYgr_QT_o14OFrSNcCP1Tt8JVnQf2CsrcuE7bWmek5vS3Ud_Y9nygLg2p976q0hYNJcPoq9PoS2G3g/s2048/IMG_20210112_141855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AROoQ5bP04m13yeqz7oVepjY_XBglSHItlwhtnvBaMe9yWBt5jiKOKezw2MYJJYgr_QT_o14OFrSNcCP1Tt8JVnQf2CsrcuE7bWmek5vS3Ud_Y9nygLg2p976q0hYNJcPoq9PoS2G3g/w200-h113/IMG_20210112_141855.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The plans lay it all out in detail, made for those with less experience, it is still a challenge and a good one to work through, the top picture is taken with the back braces just stood in place, the legs are just pushed into the joint and the whole thing is just sat on the rockers, it still needs some packers making that lifts the chair higher and are positioned on the bottom of the legs, there are also arm rests that need making and are quite a feature of the finished chair, all the corners have a big radius on them so the look is very slender and different to what is seen here.<br /></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-7674580869769714472021-01-01T17:04:00.000+13:002021-01-01T17:04:13.032+13:00The benefits of back ache<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKuZmhCxld7_BKYP67FEy2hyphenhyphenmmUSCOYMDQImgNYSylLCQ4WX_7aTT8S0-cscnkw_tbI9khOUMPnmS59azUXbTKedQcoLqVzS6h4HStCSuRPtNrGNL7VeAtvlYbSZAdBXAcIe3QHoC2dE/s2048/IMG_20210101_162252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKuZmhCxld7_BKYP67FEy2hyphenhyphenmmUSCOYMDQImgNYSylLCQ4WX_7aTT8S0-cscnkw_tbI9khOUMPnmS59azUXbTKedQcoLqVzS6h4HStCSuRPtNrGNL7VeAtvlYbSZAdBXAcIe3QHoC2dE/w200-h113/IMG_20210101_162252.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> I had done a few stretches but had not been for my morning walk then I went out and started painting a window it was too low and I was bent over trying to control the brush, by the time I came in I had back ache, in the possess of changing my shorts I bent over and the ache became something more serious, I knew I was in for a few days of pill popping and laying on the floor to get the muscle spasms to settle down, new years eve and I am in bed early unable to stand up any longer.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTyoOhY-NCWLlGmR8zBvNwDQaUCeypLTrSEcCJtyaZxzt2R6oMagyaghUG4RiJdhhMpujI-9sm8urgQ9CL-xOd3oKgKA__ZyxIUFOQhGGNX3HvI20LWYjAtt6sLtbX2x2bPNBCB91WUQ/s2048/IMG_20210101_162227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTyoOhY-NCWLlGmR8zBvNwDQaUCeypLTrSEcCJtyaZxzt2R6oMagyaghUG4RiJdhhMpujI-9sm8urgQ9CL-xOd3oKgKA__ZyxIUFOQhGGNX3HvI20LWYjAtt6sLtbX2x2bPNBCB91WUQ/w200-h113/IMG_20210101_162227.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>January 1st and it seems a good idea to sit and not do anything that puts too much strain on the back, I did manage a short walk.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSZCEedyaxEZFMIQIN81rg8bhR6E2FKHfcqg-RR05rhFG2SXfGr1T8yVVzdHSUZ2HzNkqu7tkrhAyMuD82gEFwcdMkqw7sIdHKXvOBWN1DQ4BbNt-fVWWk0m3gf1HZQF5EsXSCmQhobs/s2048/IMG_20210101_162200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSZCEedyaxEZFMIQIN81rg8bhR6E2FKHfcqg-RR05rhFG2SXfGr1T8yVVzdHSUZ2HzNkqu7tkrhAyMuD82gEFwcdMkqw7sIdHKXvOBWN1DQ4BbNt-fVWWk0m3gf1HZQF5EsXSCmQhobs/w200-h113/IMG_20210101_162200.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This bowl has been saying colour me in ever since I made it, there were some muddy looking areas in the grain that needed to be hidden, ever since I bought my pyrogrophy machine I had wanted to try and bring some scales into the center of a bowl in an organized way, I had also promised myself I would try doing color over the osmo oil, today in the process I had to try do the burning over the color.<p></p><p></p>In my eyes, today, it is just the best, and on a day spent trying to do very little but recover I am particularly pleased with myself we will see what the people at the market say. <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-45812888600720469722020-10-23T20:44:00.002+13:002020-10-23T20:44:27.691+13:00Working the mind<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIbEktfC4R7lAUR-nXjZ2cYgjevc8QX5OrtZQgjyUhihs9HqPxEQXFePbwYOHKtBOrkUKWyud-VNuidBmP2fmckGWNTKcTcAllzoJ4RRElcs4qHt4EXMWpSEQjR4fzbOwz8To-PDm8ME/s2048/IMG_20201023_195442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIbEktfC4R7lAUR-nXjZ2cYgjevc8QX5OrtZQgjyUhihs9HqPxEQXFePbwYOHKtBOrkUKWyud-VNuidBmP2fmckGWNTKcTcAllzoJ4RRElcs4qHt4EXMWpSEQjR4fzbOwz8To-PDm8ME/w200-h113/IMG_20201023_195442.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I thought it was difficult coming up with new designs for my pyrography given that I have only so many pen nibs, I think the truth is I got stuck on the first ones and just needed to stretch the mind.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPjFseP6b_emaMzpcdIQLEKWNCGEeCsG-_4sJLD6g2LILfTsp0pCj25Mm2rwOgx7RUjiHmOMBqTNz5B9CpuNraAidEU6EHzBWAQS8n1zl0DOTimwwz3j55jU6xskAErLgUFdWvy2KsGY/s2048/IMG_20201023_195355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPjFseP6b_emaMzpcdIQLEKWNCGEeCsG-_4sJLD6g2LILfTsp0pCj25Mm2rwOgx7RUjiHmOMBqTNz5B9CpuNraAidEU6EHzBWAQS8n1zl0DOTimwwz3j55jU6xskAErLgUFdWvy2KsGY/w113-h200/IMG_20201023_195355.jpg" width="113" /></a></div>Now that I have this one I can see two more developing from this one I also have to plan more on the bowl shape to accommodate the pattern, this small angled rim is an ideal place to show some embellishment but I do wonder what else is possible.<p></p><p>This bowl is Pohutukawa, its size is 240mm diameter and about 60mm high. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuKzAspAhfgA4D8Q3OMxWGrGIvdjhdKFz81bBcnxLJiNm4WBPOD7gMwynAEDD8ucRWnwhWz6hyyGl0NQZIhvFxVJN81cFvdZ_KCUFEh7MzP93Y0V2gfME21QiZiVIdWmJHwj867Bc1yQ/s2048/IMG_20201023_195328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuKzAspAhfgA4D8Q3OMxWGrGIvdjhdKFz81bBcnxLJiNm4WBPOD7gMwynAEDD8ucRWnwhWz6hyyGl0NQZIhvFxVJN81cFvdZ_KCUFEh7MzP93Y0V2gfME21QiZiVIdWmJHwj867Bc1yQ/w113-h200/IMG_20201023_195328.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p> <br /><br /><br /> </p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-5562204560389347052020-10-04T19:06:00.001+13:002020-10-04T19:06:58.638+13:00A whole new world<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisei5o5ng-qEDc9TFzrVhSraUEEbIy6Rnr3dYERsOkDXejE4h7tIyZM6V6XzwiJYyox85T9gDYd_UHYqwgdoIOerWp8ESk29JUcz-hAtG3HgOaYeA7icxL-r716zSm3zrBQy8uoBF60ls/s2048/IMG_20201002_135052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisei5o5ng-qEDc9TFzrVhSraUEEbIy6Rnr3dYERsOkDXejE4h7tIyZM6V6XzwiJYyox85T9gDYd_UHYqwgdoIOerWp8ESk29JUcz-hAtG3HgOaYeA7icxL-r716zSm3zrBQy8uoBF60ls/w200-h113/IMG_20201002_135052.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> This is my new adventure, I have rather a lot of Tawa (this bowl is Tawa) it is lovely in my eyes but it would be bland to many people and certainly improves with a little embellishment work you could say it is a blank canvas just ripe for some action, pyrography is one way to add embellishment, the world of pyrography is huge and here are just a smiggin as my ability is very limited at the moment.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTOxpPmv7yT6cDkXDXA2irX3RQHsiTQZjr36yTZFUPk2vkyH3LPBsV-cD-WQm1hYaMP38l5csl6c0ZxlzqlTHyU7_C0QZFYrU9WVNqmc-tihrPv7MObRrFDUI4CcZp_5wwIyr_syyYHc/s2048/IMG_20201002_135022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTOxpPmv7yT6cDkXDXA2irX3RQHsiTQZjr36yTZFUPk2vkyH3LPBsV-cD-WQm1hYaMP38l5csl6c0ZxlzqlTHyU7_C0QZFYrU9WVNqmc-tihrPv7MObRrFDUI4CcZp_5wwIyr_syyYHc/w200-h113/IMG_20201002_135022.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> With this pattern I have used 2 different size tips and a steady hand.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSJBwCQtmO3SaZ-wqX8agXSNo7vgYXc2piLFcHJrz51nWByIOr7fzq4ItmlctpotF63AD0axUPL_XS1Bez77cII9lRW2EVxgHmo-EnzfGPt5VQZ_9dCv3p-9of3J0vkzNE6_tqfZD_IA/s2048/IMG_20201001_173515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSJBwCQtmO3SaZ-wqX8agXSNo7vgYXc2piLFcHJrz51nWByIOr7fzq4ItmlctpotF63AD0axUPL_XS1Bez77cII9lRW2EVxgHmo-EnzfGPt5VQZ_9dCv3p-9of3J0vkzNE6_tqfZD_IA/w113-h200/IMG_20201001_173515.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIS3MGOWvjTWUM4shlkmKovaJHsGzCB__dhbzAo1lkqE7oyGisLZvLw4LQ8__j6u_Coy_-QhFl4WTy2DSToB0BZvbyysdVXalYJ4m1zlcEYn9cKYghGpRtXMLwmaFl_EUHRIMcvSmRa7E/s2048/IMG_20201001_173633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIS3MGOWvjTWUM4shlkmKovaJHsGzCB__dhbzAo1lkqE7oyGisLZvLw4LQ8__j6u_Coy_-QhFl4WTy2DSToB0BZvbyysdVXalYJ4m1zlcEYn9cKYghGpRtXMLwmaFl_EUHRIMcvSmRa7E/w200-h113/IMG_20201001_173633.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />This pattern also used 2 different tips and some more of the steady hand.<br /><p></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-4326892255758559342020-09-27T21:25:00.001+13:002020-10-04T19:09:44.405+13:00A Dirty Lump of Wood<p>It started as a dirty piece of unrecognisable wood.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea_yitM2LS_2O-6STL377VwoHJsfBCjiOQyncJp88pDqxXkHdvaRiyLdJHly7vt1spnVxHj6CDDl0zsV6mde8z-QIpdrf9duHHXd-i-qtCBp3MF4JS5VGL_7PcWl5Pu4OtAhzlfyqznE/s2048/IMG_20200927_204303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea_yitM2LS_2O-6STL377VwoHJsfBCjiOQyncJp88pDqxXkHdvaRiyLdJHly7vt1spnVxHj6CDDl0zsV6mde8z-QIpdrf9duHHXd-i-qtCBp3MF4JS5VGL_7PcWl5Pu4OtAhzlfyqznE/w200-h102/IMG_20200927_204303.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p> I had already cut it in half and made one bowl so I knew it was end grain, it had a slight taper from one end to the other, I mounted it on the lathe and cleaned up both faces and in doing so made it parallel, it seemed all wrong to cut a piece off just to make a round bowl so it became a bigger bowl with 2 live edges.</p><p>The wood is kauri and very gummy kauri the dark streaks are the gum</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M3OSFw33ib6Jubhxkbv-x0R3VhWs57cEchwHwEEl8D_uqyzzrN3uYMCyjKROGPw1gE7dWX6aMhnLl6zM0nNO3nLzx7hDlHqk9YuE0ehjTmyjmjIqD4Rpu8I9egn8v3O1NQL2b_gQRBU/s2048/IMG_20200927_203703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M3OSFw33ib6Jubhxkbv-x0R3VhWs57cEchwHwEEl8D_uqyzzrN3uYMCyjKROGPw1gE7dWX6aMhnLl6zM0nNO3nLzx7hDlHqk9YuE0ehjTmyjmjIqD4Rpu8I9egn8v3O1NQL2b_gQRBU/w200-h113/IMG_20200927_203703.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>there are 2 knots one of them is very gummy the other has no gum around it at all.</p><p>The first 2 photos of the top are of bare wood while the under side has an oil on it, it is an oil I use to sand it with, the oil has two purposes one is to stop the sandpaper clogging up with all the gum the by product is that it keeps the dust down.</p><p>I will leave it a few days for the oil to dry out before I put some finish</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf2Yw9Av5F08oFfZvyO1toYpAqlRjGBEu8MpQhmxvrKUWfjP5UwZcLaO986A8fIt1uKx58nq58W5lxi21zBK8u8LdnIX07CD-l0GJJzt0QvQiOXQKEsuJM6kmBNXksMBHemVHUEvPcw4/s2048/IMG_20200927_203721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf2Yw9Av5F08oFfZvyO1toYpAqlRjGBEu8MpQhmxvrKUWfjP5UwZcLaO986A8fIt1uKx58nq58W5lxi21zBK8u8LdnIX07CD-l0GJJzt0QvQiOXQKEsuJM6kmBNXksMBHemVHUEvPcw4/w200-h113/IMG_20200927_203721.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>coats on it.</p><p>For a dirty old piece of wood that could have easily gone on the fire it is stunning now.<br /><br /><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /> <br /></p>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873530935509623024.post-3267905492597281222020-08-06T17:29:00.026+12:002020-08-06T17:38:09.650+12:00I've Been Doing<div>I was given some demolition timber taken from an house built when</div><div> rimu was used as studs<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9i2GXnYD8Vv0M64VHF_Blk5g109UeFRSvt7t-zZ3WG8PkXM988BpifWV3OMRW488dFr3szV_z0dZbWwMUC6MLyC1HBymOxo3XOFnhYbPOanDl8sSWxoZN3Cunz8KZi3yxcjH_xYdDHA/s2048/IMG_20200806_115706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9i2GXnYD8Vv0M64VHF_Blk5g109UeFRSvt7t-zZ3WG8PkXM988BpifWV3OMRW488dFr3szV_z0dZbWwMUC6MLyC1HBymOxo3XOFnhYbPOanDl8sSWxoZN3Cunz8KZi3yxcjH_xYdDHA/s640/IMG_20200806_115706.jpg" width="200" /></a> I was wondering what to make from it, after talking with an owner of a furniture shop bar stools seeded a good idea, I enjoyed the idea I could use the wood lathe for part of the machining and tried some techniques I had not used before, I decided the first one was too high so the other 4 have become shorter by 20mm and the seat has become wider, the hollow in the seat was created on the lathe and the scallops for the legs on the table saw, I still have one stool to assemble.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I started to weigh some bowls I had rough turned and left in paper bags to dry they weighed more than they did in February so I set about<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdizzX0L4sNjxP1ruTaPL7AERXH26xp0wK1cXRNbhVd9co5W4eMUAB3ZnG1AvfEcBfRb3uJ1gm4uMZ8_XHlmLuXMrfQ8_10mpJr5V4MuE_iDtNr9zFbooJykxgKBQ-Pn7BupIRv3oDRY/s2048/IMG_20200805_182810.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdizzX0L4sNjxP1ruTaPL7AERXH26xp0wK1cXRNbhVd9co5W4eMUAB3ZnG1AvfEcBfRb3uJ1gm4uMZ8_XHlmLuXMrfQ8_10mpJr5V4MuE_iDtNr9zFbooJykxgKBQ-Pn7BupIRv3oDRY/w191-h128/IMG_20200805_182810.jpg" width="191" /></a> turning a</div></div><div>finished product, the larger white one (Tawa) had a lot of drying cracks on the outside that I managed to cut away there was still one small split so I created feet so I could eliminate the crack, I liked the feet so I did them again on the smaller one, I have a sorby texturing tool that rarely gets used so after a little experimentation I got a result I liked around the edge and wiped a little stain into it to highlight the lines, I gave the stain the night to dry and turned some small shoulders to make the pattern stand out, now I was enthused and picked up the red <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8tJt26K_nKxVzMncldsWhKNh2L9DLqYQ7KoV6mM_Iyqm4It_pmg5HO6TtRCjaPCTaYyqjRCdEX_12wfQ5kouRpELkcNzK2W0HYCp9srVFzVSdOz5ng9OaDA8IZz91CSdAwZgzuwAEL4/s2048/IMG_20200805_182919.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8tJt26K_nKxVzMncldsWhKNh2L9DLqYQ7KoV6mM_Iyqm4It_pmg5HO6TtRCjaPCTaYyqjRCdEX_12wfQ5kouRpELkcNzK2W0HYCp9srVFzVSdOz5ng9OaDA8IZz91CSdAwZgzuwAEL4/w360-h640/IMG_20200805_182919.jpg" width="186" /></a></div>pohutukawa I could not bring myself to cut off the corners and waste the wood so it is a round inside a square that shows off some nice grain on those corners, I have another texturing tool I like to use but have never used it on a flat surface as I have done here, I wiped in some black stain and once dry I gave a light sand to show off the high spots, I think its another success and am pleased with all three pieces.</div><div>They are for sale contact can be made through the blog.<br /> </div>srgbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679148977913262353noreply@blogger.com0