Time 3:00
1/20/11 - 3:00 finishing
I had a problem to solve; I needed to hold my didgeridoo and paint Shellac onto it simultaneously. My solution was a rake. The first coat sat for 30 minutes, the second for and hour and a half, the third sat all night until I buffed it with some steel wool.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
not in my underwear please.
Time 3:00
1/10/11 - sanding
1/11/11 - research
1/15/11 - sanding
I am being more gental with the sanding this time and doing it by hand. I also had to fill a thin spot with epoxy resin. I feel that I could spend days and days sanding it to perfection.
1/10/11 - sanding
1/11/11 - research
1/15/11 - sanding
I am being more gental with the sanding this time and doing it by hand. I also had to fill a thin spot with epoxy resin. I feel that I could spend days and days sanding it to perfection.
slack cracks
Time 3:30
1/4/11 - 1:00 research
1/7/11 - 2:30 woodshop
I went very slowly back over most of the cracks, making sure I had filled each one to the flush level. Any number of those cracks could have been disastrous had I experienced an inconvenient moment of distraction.
1/4/11 - 1:00 research
1/7/11 - 2:30 woodshop
I went very slowly back over most of the cracks, making sure I had filled each one to the flush level. Any number of those cracks could have been disastrous had I experienced an inconvenient moment of distraction.
Tube Tied
Time 3:00
12/5/10 - 1:00 research
12/8/10 - 1:00 woodshop
12/9/10 - 1:00 research
I got the two halves glued. I cut up the inner tube of a bicycle tire into strips, then after I applied the glue, Billy and I wrapped the rubber strips as tightly as we could around both halves as if we were putting together a very intense puzzle.
12/5/10 - 1:00 research
12/8/10 - 1:00 woodshop
12/9/10 - 1:00 research
I got the two halves glued. I cut up the inner tube of a bicycle tire into strips, then after I applied the glue, Billy and I wrapped the rubber strips as tightly as we could around both halves as if we were putting together a very intense puzzle.
Bottom of the well
Time 3:00
11/30/10 - 1:00 research
12/3/10 - 2:00 woodshop
I finished gouging. It was actually a decently stimulating activity. My perception of time was altered dramatically in this state. Hours become minutes. It feels more akin to play rather than work. For safety, it must be intensive play. I also finished the bore with Shellac, to keep the spit that accumulates in it from damaging the wood. It brought out the deepness of all the pigments and inspired me more to finish the outside and have a finished-looking product.
11/30/10 - 1:00 research
12/3/10 - 2:00 woodshop
I finished gouging. It was actually a decently stimulating activity. My perception of time was altered dramatically in this state. Hours become minutes. It feels more akin to play rather than work. For safety, it must be intensive play. I also finished the bore with Shellac, to keep the spit that accumulates in it from damaging the wood. It brought out the deepness of all the pigments and inspired me more to finish the outside and have a finished-looking product.
Trothing
Time 4:00
11/23/10 - 1:00 research
11/25/10 - 1:00 research
2:00 Woodshop
For the first time it has really stricken to me how much power I have in this endeavor. The quality of the product, both physical and mental, leans much more on me than anybody else.
11/23/10 - 1:00 research
11/25/10 - 1:00 research
2:00 Woodshop
For the first time it has really stricken to me how much power I have in this endeavor. The quality of the product, both physical and mental, leans much more on me than anybody else.
digging
Time 4:00
11/17/10 - research 1:00
11/20/10 - Woodshop 3:00
I picked up a heavy duty sculptor's gouge as well as a heavy mallet this week from a woodworking store. The gouge was razor sharp and cut the wood hyper-proficiently. Shortly after I started hollowing out the first side, I realized how much wood I was removing.
11/17/10 - research 1:00
11/20/10 - Woodshop 3:00
I picked up a heavy duty sculptor's gouge as well as a heavy mallet this week from a woodworking store. The gouge was razor sharp and cut the wood hyper-proficiently. Shortly after I started hollowing out the first side, I realized how much wood I was removing.
exterior personalities
Time 3:30
11/8/10 - 1:30 Woodshop
11/11/10 - 2:00 Woodshop
The wood is turning out wonderfully. The purple in the heartwood is constantly surprising.
The shape is natural and close enough to ideal to provoke excitement. We split it down the middle with the bandsaw.
11/8/10 - 1:30 Woodshop
11/11/10 - 2:00 Woodshop
The wood is turning out wonderfully. The purple in the heartwood is constantly surprising.
The shape is natural and close enough to ideal to provoke excitement. We split it down the middle with the bandsaw.
Commencement
Time 3:00
11/4/10 - 1:00 research RPS
11/5/10 - 2:00 Work Woodshop
When I brought the log into Billy's shop: he suggested that I shape the outside before I shape the inside, I was thinking the opposite. Billy persuades me logically. We begin by shortening the log by 1 foot. Then tapering it to one end a bit with a bandsaw, a big metal tape recorder with a razor-sharp serrated blade instead of film.
After surviving death by clumsy amputation, we set the log in a clamp against a work bench and I got started shaping with a drawknife.
11/4/10 - 1:00 research RPS
11/5/10 - 2:00 Work Woodshop
When I brought the log into Billy's shop: he suggested that I shape the outside before I shape the inside, I was thinking the opposite. Billy persuades me logically. We begin by shortening the log by 1 foot. Then tapering it to one end a bit with a bandsaw, a big metal tape recorder with a razor-sharp serrated blade instead of film.
After surviving death by clumsy amputation, we set the log in a clamp against a work bench and I got started shaping with a drawknife.
contaction
Time 3:20
10/26/10 1:00 research
10/28/10 1:00 research
10/29/10 1:20 lumber yard travels
I was watching a public access airing of a permaculture lecture that was taught by an associate of my mother's. He mentioned a man of whom he bought logs that were a suitable medium for growing shiitake mushrooms, as well as all other wood he needed. From his descriptions of the logs and from prier experience, I devised that that man might have uncut and seasoned logs of various woods that could easily be adequate size.
The next day I emailed the professor, he seemed pretty ready to spread the contact. He promptly responded wishing me luck and giving me an address. This wooden man owned a logging company and a lumber mill near Jordan Lake. I called him and told him as vaguely as I could my specifications. He happen to have close to exactly what I was looking for.
My mother drove me out there the day succeeding, and we met an older southern country man, who was very accommodating. There were exotic ducks and roaming roosters, I could tell his whole family lived on very historic family property in close proximity. He very kindly led us into his lumber yard, off in the back there was a big pile of red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) logs. They about 8 feet long and 5 inches wide. I took my time picking, and picked out two. They were $3.00 each. I would consider that a bargain.
10/26/10 1:00 research
10/28/10 1:00 research
10/29/10 1:20 lumber yard travels
I was watching a public access airing of a permaculture lecture that was taught by an associate of my mother's. He mentioned a man of whom he bought logs that were a suitable medium for growing shiitake mushrooms, as well as all other wood he needed. From his descriptions of the logs and from prier experience, I devised that that man might have uncut and seasoned logs of various woods that could easily be adequate size.
The next day I emailed the professor, he seemed pretty ready to spread the contact. He promptly responded wishing me luck and giving me an address. This wooden man owned a logging company and a lumber mill near Jordan Lake. I called him and told him as vaguely as I could my specifications. He happen to have close to exactly what I was looking for.
My mother drove me out there the day succeeding, and we met an older southern country man, who was very accommodating. There were exotic ducks and roaming roosters, I could tell his whole family lived on very historic family property in close proximity. He very kindly led us into his lumber yard, off in the back there was a big pile of red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) logs. They about 8 feet long and 5 inches wide. I took my time picking, and picked out two. They were $3.00 each. I would consider that a bargain.
uncertainty bubbles
Time 3:00
10/25/10 1:00 wood search
10/26/10 1:00 research
10/28/10 1:00 research
I am becoming doubtful that I will be able to find adequate wood in my immediately surrounding ecosystem. The most convenient alternative would be to contact a lumber yard or wood mill or something of the sort.
10/25/10 1:00 wood search
10/26/10 1:00 research
10/28/10 1:00 research
I am becoming doubtful that I will be able to find adequate wood in my immediately surrounding ecosystem. The most convenient alternative would be to contact a lumber yard or wood mill or something of the sort.
Sticks Sdicks
Time 3:15
10/17/10 0:45 neighborhood wood walk
10/19/10 1:00 research at RPS
10/21/10 1:30 research at home and RPS
I was reading a book online about the origins of the didgeridoo; it had creation myths for the didgeridoo. One of the myths said that one day a giant came walking into a village, the only way the priests could stop it was to dig a big whole and set a trap. The Trap succeeded and the villagers celebrated. But the giant was distraught and reacted by blowing on his penis. The sound emanating from the winded phallus entranced the villagers. The priests tried to emulate the giant's actions, but the result was underwhelming. They then tried to get a stick to function as the impressive penis. The dreamy priests felt especially satisfied.
10/17/10 0:45 neighborhood wood walk
10/19/10 1:00 research at RPS
10/21/10 1:30 research at home and RPS
I was reading a book online about the origins of the didgeridoo; it had creation myths for the didgeridoo. One of the myths said that one day a giant came walking into a village, the only way the priests could stop it was to dig a big whole and set a trap. The Trap succeeded and the villagers celebrated. But the giant was distraught and reacted by blowing on his penis. The sound emanating from the winded phallus entranced the villagers. The priests tried to emulate the giant's actions, but the result was underwhelming. They then tried to get a stick to function as the impressive penis. The dreamy priests felt especially satisfied.
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