tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173370772024-03-13T07:56:20.958-04:00Woodworking DungeonOne man's journey through woodworkingdarrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-15071397891864999482011-06-03T08:17:00.000-04:002011-06-03T08:17:28.674-04:00Work in Progress: PokeThis vessel "Poke" is made of walnut and looks as though one segment is being pushed in causing another to be pushed out...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U3qbV82mXHI/TejQgrshiMI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/SqyHxz-dVPA/s1600/poke.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U3qbV82mXHI/TejQgrshiMI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/SqyHxz-dVPA/s320/poke.02.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been thinking about this design for quite some time now and I'm liking how it's coming along so far...</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-23062772899654448392011-05-25T23:02:00.000-04:002011-05-25T23:02:20.410-04:00latest vesselWow, it's been a while! It's amazing how fast time can slip away...<br />
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Ok, I have been doing <em>some</em> woodworking. I've got a new vessel nearing completion. This vessel is made up of 144 segements of mahogany. I still need to do some sanding and apply the finish, but the turning is done!<br />
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Similar to the past couple vessels, "coconut" is also 6" tall with a 6" diameter. There will be a floating bottom to allow the very bottom ring to be made of segments as well. The finish, when applied, will be gloss polyurethane.<br />
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made of 25 pieces of pine. I've been thinking of this idea for a little while now. I was supposed to attend my local turners group meeting, but instead I stayed home and worked on this and another project...<br />
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The top is about 4" square and the bowl is about 2-1/4" tall.<br />
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I think since this worked out fairly well... granted a little rough still... I may give this another go using some hardwood instead.darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-72060293295028392262011-04-18T23:42:00.000-04:002011-04-18T23:42:53.200-04:00Work in Progress: ScarredI did the carved feature of Scarred tonight. I still have a bit of touch up work to do... I also need to finsh sanding the rest of the exterior and complete the bottom, but it's coming along nicely I think.<br />
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As I was shutting the lights off in the photo booth, this image caught my attention...<br />
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I thought the shadows looked pretty cool here and showed off the carving pretty well...darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-33498315296744574662011-04-13T22:05:00.000-04:002011-04-13T22:05:29.360-04:00Sneak Peek - ScarredMy next hollow vessel, which is already underway, is titled "scarred". This vessel will be about 6" x 6" as the last two have been. There are 288 pieces in this vessel and it will also include some carving detail.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stone is made of 85 pieces of Pine. The seam of each segment was hand carved. The entire piece was stained black with Minwax ebony stain before the majority of the stain was sanded off the exterior to add contrast to the stained carving detail. I then finished the piece with 4 coats of tung oil. There are about 20 hours of work in this piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stone is approx 6” tall and 6” in diameter.</div><br />
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The following day, I put the vessel back on the lathe to sand away some of the stain to contrast and highlight the carvings.<br />
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I've now applied a single coat of tung oil to the piece. I will add more coats over the next few days...darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-55279882739360139102011-04-06T23:43:00.000-04:002011-04-06T23:43:38.294-04:00Missing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kSCNPmP7iGM/TZ0tknfvJHI/AAAAAAAAAkk/OY9v6HoBWSI/s1600/vessel.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kSCNPmP7iGM/TZ0tknfvJHI/AAAAAAAAAkk/OY9v6HoBWSI/s320/vessel.08.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This piece will be titled "stone".darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-46309871950735997832011-03-14T12:34:00.000-04:002011-03-14T12:34:13.982-04:00FlowerOver the weekend I was able to get together with a photographer friend that snapped a few shots of "flower" for me. It's amazing what a difference a good photo can make!<br />
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The black background really looks killer I think. Though the white background provides some really nice detail to the piece.<br />
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I'm looking forward to finishing these other couple pieces so I can get some more amazing photos done!darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-16222954552736842432011-03-08T23:14:00.000-05:002011-03-08T23:14:16.361-05:00Segmented Hollow Vessel #2 - Carving CompleteAfter another 3+ hours tonight, I have finished the carving in this vessel. I still need to finish sanding the whole piece... I think I will tackle that tomorrow.<br />
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Next I turned the rough shape of the vessel and finished the bottom (not shown... sorry).<br />
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This piece includes 85 segments and is 6" tall with a 6" diameter. The glue-up should start tomorrow... hopefully!darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-2794288241566256592011-03-03T13:33:00.000-05:002011-03-03T13:33:44.633-05:00New TechniqueI had this idea the other day for a way to incorporate carving into my segmented turnings. I didn't want to build a whole new piece to try this out on for fear that I might not like it, so I used an old dish that I've done some color sampling with...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Part of my original goal in making these candy dishes was to help give me a better visual of how different segment sizes would look as I am designing new pieces. So far I have not been disappointed and I'm looking forward to creating new candy dishes and trying different finishing techniques to continue providing new and different designs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The second one from the left even includes some brass accents. I think my favorite though is the middle one standing up.darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-79550188525043699302011-01-14T00:13:00.000-05:002011-01-14T00:13:23.193-05:00A Candy Dish, Cutting Board and Napkin Ring walk into a bar...ok, probably not the best set-up for a joke, but as far as a list of latest projects go I don't think it sounds too bad!<br />
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I finished the latest cutting board that was requested of me. This one is a bit of a monster too with a dimension of 13" x 21"! If it had not already been paid for, I'm sure my wife would have claimed it for her own!<br />
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Tonight I turned my forth candy dish. This one is 2-3/4" tall with a 5" diameter and includes 81 segments. I think I will apply a clear gloss finish to this one as I am also planning for candy dish #3. These have been a lot of fun to make, I'm totally making more!<br />
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I also finished a prototype of sorts... I had thought of making a segmented napkin ring. I had a chance to get that turned tonight as well.<br />
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thoughts? on any of them?darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17337077.post-52581011416519726772011-01-03T23:16:00.000-05:002011-01-03T23:16:15.414-05:00First Project of 2011I glued up this bowl blank a while back, but since it's not a completed project until it get turned... well it's still the first project of 2011.<br />
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My third segmented candy dish. I haven't applied the polyurethane finish yet (I don't think I'm going to stain this one) so it's not completely done yet. Made of pine, there are 81 segments in this little dish.<br />
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The candy dish is 2-3/4" tall with a 5" diameter and includes 61 segments. I used the "early american" stain from Minwax for color and applied several coats of wipe-on gloss polyurethane.<br />
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I like how this little dish has come out. I've got a second one nearly finished and I'm looking forward to making more!darrylmastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398142232830770027noreply@blogger.com2