Category Archives: woodwork

Making a Dodecahedron, Part 3

Posted on 2011/08/07 by

[  Most recent update: 28 September 2012.  ]   Making a Dodecahedron, Part 3 The final four cuts are similar to the previous ones in that the layout lines simply run from the centerline of the circle on one surface … Continue reading →

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Making a Dodecahedron, Part 2

Posted on 2011/08/06 by

[  Most recent update: 28 Sept 2012.  ] Making a Dodecahedron, Part 2 Cuts 5, 6, 7, and 8 The photo above shows the result of making cuts 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the way to making a dodecahedron … Continue reading →

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Family . . .

Posted on 2010/08/17 by

. . . An abstract carving in redwood atop the mantel along side ‘Roots 1’ with some family photos and one of my paintings in the background. [[  Most recent update: 28 September 2012.  ]] Abstract carvings, such as the … Continue reading →

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Free, at Last

Posted on 2010/08/16 by

[[  Most recent Update:  28 September 2012.  ]] The photo below shows Roots 2  fully liberated from the earth, and moved to a temporary resting place for cleaning, bark removal, and drying. Removing the bark will allow quicker drying, and … Continue reading →

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The Digging is Done

Posted on 2010/08/07 by

06 August 2010 [[  Most recent Update:  28 September 2012.  ]] The Digging is Done . . . . . .so now the roots and trunk must be taken to a place for “processing”. The roots are no longer in … Continue reading →

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Works in Progress

Posted on 2010/07/25 by

[[  Most recent Update:  28 September 2012.  ]] Here is a sample of works in progress in the woodwork shop: A ball carved within a dodecahedron.  I started this project by cutting a solid dodecahedron, then carving to ‘liberate’ a … Continue reading →

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Roots

Posted on 2010/07/03 by

[[  Most recent Update:  28 September 2012.  ]] It has been a while since my last entry here. So many distractions, and so easily distracted. Wow! Where does the time go?? The “June gloom” here in SoCal has spilled over … Continue reading →

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