Kent Parker
02-07-2010, 2:19 PM
The latest in a series of box making exercises.
Teak is the primary wood. The "branch" is Mexican Rosewood. Bottom of the tray is Port Orford Cedar.
White stones are Travertine and the little black dots are Obsidian. The Travertine has some very distinct grain pattern that unfortunatly does not show well in these amateur photos. The top of the box is laminated over a mold from four thin pieces to get the curvature. The Travertine petals are slightly curved on their underside depending on their position.
The Travertine and obsidian pieces are hand cut from big chunky rocks, first into ~ 3/16" slabs then into more bite sized pieces. They are hand ground to shape on two different water cooled diamond grinding wheels, then hand sanded, the polished. Obisidian dots are just under 1/4" diameter for perspective.
These photos show only one coat of oil. After multiple coats of oil followed by wax it should have a bit more of a luster.
Thanks for looking !
KP
Teak is the primary wood. The "branch" is Mexican Rosewood. Bottom of the tray is Port Orford Cedar.
White stones are Travertine and the little black dots are Obsidian. The Travertine has some very distinct grain pattern that unfortunatly does not show well in these amateur photos. The top of the box is laminated over a mold from four thin pieces to get the curvature. The Travertine petals are slightly curved on their underside depending on their position.
The Travertine and obsidian pieces are hand cut from big chunky rocks, first into ~ 3/16" slabs then into more bite sized pieces. They are hand ground to shape on two different water cooled diamond grinding wheels, then hand sanded, the polished. Obisidian dots are just under 1/4" diameter for perspective.
These photos show only one coat of oil. After multiple coats of oil followed by wax it should have a bit more of a luster.
Thanks for looking !
KP