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First one of a pair of "princess swords".
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First one of a pair of "princess swords".
My sister in law's birthday was a few days back, seeing her on Wednesday.
So I made a candle/incense stick holder
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Still a piece of the boxwood from the garden. Making the Aum was a particularly difficult task, boxwood being very dense.
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I burnt the Aum to reveal it, and also burnt the inside of the bowl, in the spirit of the Japanese technique of shosugiban.
Endgrain bowl turning on boxwood is not easy to say the least...
And yes, it's bound to crack, and I am quite ok with that
Nice work. I dont mind cracks as much as I used too. Its not like I make things to be used/hold liquid. More for display.
Had to vent my frustration on something. So here's the other candle older from the other half of the same piece of wood
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Keeping the bark was intended
Very nicely done.
I agree!...........Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulFLUS
I have a batch of croap coming in not too long. Thing is, my croaps, being what's called "glycerine soap" should be stored in a closed container.
Now, I leave in a region famous for its walnuts ("noix de Grenoble"), which mean we have walnut orchards everywhere. Which means that, if you ask nicely, you can have prunings, or the occasional log. Well, for now I have a few big branches.
I have been working with with boxwood and have prepared some yew cuts, and these are heavy woods.
Therefore, while inspecting my branches, I found them very light, dark and full of wormholes, and feared the worst.
But then again, you never know unless you try (ash is quite light but a pleasure to turn), and, hey, it's free, what is there to lose ?
It was my first time turning walnut, my first time turning a box.
Oh, and I wanted to mainly use the skew, because I failed miserably last time I used it.
Meh, good enough.
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A little something I just finished. This was gifted as a raffle prize.
Boxwood from the garden, leather, and a DS Cosmetics G7 brush, which is IMHO a really good synthetic brush.
Nice contrasts between the light wood the dark knot and the reddish leather. I like the leather band by the way. That's a nice touch. The streaking of the grain in the wood also gives a nice character.
I have always loved walnut. It has such a warmth to the color. I hav an old Gibson made of solid walnut, not one solid peice but meaning the whole guitar is walnut with the exception of the fretboard which is ebony.
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A friend of mine sold it to me because, as he said "it is has your name on it so it is meant to be."
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You don't see too much boxwood in projects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggelos
I have an old hand carved chess set from my father that has at least one side made from boxwood, not sure if the darker side is boxwood stained or another wood.
I would love to know more about it. It is Oriental in theme with great detail.
