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- Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:14 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Tissue Box
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1977
Tissue Box
Commission from the wife: Retirement gift for her boss. Cherry with walnut burl veneer top. I made the sides and finger joints with Vectric box gadget.
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:06 pm
- Forum: Gadgets - General
- Topic: Tissue Box
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2543
Tissue Box
Retirement gift for my wife’s boss. Cherry with walnut burl veneer top. I made the sides and finger joints with Vectric box gadget.
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:05 am
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Thailand
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3356
Re: Thailand
Thank you, Michael and Scott, for the kind words. I don’t know why the wasp-waist part of Thailand lifted up like that. “Maple doing what it does” works for me. I cut the border with 1/16” EM to get all that detail. The background is ordinary felt fabric from Walmart glued onto 1/4” plywood. And, fo...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:29 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: California
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1789
California
California in padauk, walnut frame, sycamore plaque, oak state seal. 27” x 24”
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:05 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Thailand
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3356
Thailand
For my wife, who is Thai. 20” x 28”, maple and mesquite.
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:02 am
- Forum: Aspire - Tips and Tricks
- Topic: How to create a terrain relief model
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4874
- Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:56 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: The Philippines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2514
Re: The Philippines
Thanks, Scott. While I have some mesquite cut in my yard, I have no way to process it. The mesquite lumber for this project, I bought from woodworkers source. They have project packs of a different species on sale every month.
- Sun Dec 09, 2018 2:25 am
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: The Philippines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2514
The Philippines
My wife drew a Filipina coworker for her office party gift exchange. She asked me to make the gift. Relief map of The Philippines on mesquite. 10” diameter. Model is from terrain2stl. Adapted in Aspire.
- Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:29 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Buddha Figure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3620
Re: Buddha Figure
Wife didn’t like the patina. She said it’s fine for a museum, but in a home it just looks like neglect and disrespect. Four new coats of bronze and it is back to its former luster.
- Thu Nov 22, 2018 3:41 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Buddha Figure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3620
Re: Buddha Figure
Scoville, Thank you! Here are the steps I take for small lettering: 1) Sand the surface smooth and seal with shellac (helps prevent tear out) 2) Take shallow cuts with very sharp 45 deg V-bit run slowly at high revs 3) Seal newly exposed end grain with shellac (prevents capillary action) 4) Apply ac...
- Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:01 am
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Buddha Figure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3620
Buddha Figure
My wife is Buddhist from Thailand. I made this for her. Maple with padauk frame. Buddha figure is finished with Sculpt Nouveau Bronze B with patina. 22”x14”
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:35 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: Dead Man’s Hand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2752
Dead Man’s Hand
Dead Man’s Hand carved in mesquite. This is my very second model designed from scratch in Aspire (except for the frame).
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:18 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: “16th Century Copper” Atlas Gets a Worthy Frame
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2389
Re: “16th Century Copper” Atlas Gets a Worthy Frame
Thanks, Michael! BTW, without your “1930’s Buck Rogers Rocket Clock” project, I never would have known you could use plain old Walmart acrylic paint as a glaze.
Rick
Rick
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:28 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: “16th Century Copper” Atlas Gets a Worthy Frame
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2389
“16th Century Copper” Atlas Gets a Worthy Frame
The artwork I have shown previously. It is carved from pine project board, finished to look like a 16th Century French hammered copper atlas using Sculpt Nouveau Copper B, light green patina, and black shoe polish. The frame is this weekend project. It is Goncalo Alves, with black acrylic paint used...
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:03 pm
- Forum: Aspire - Gallery
- Topic: 16th Century French Relic
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5574
Re: 16th Century French Relic
For now anyway, I chose a simple modern frame for contrast. I did Michael Tyler’s suggestion of black shoe polish. I am very happy with the way it enhances the color contrast and the aged effect. Best of all, my wife likes it!