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I have another project to show. Since it has been given I can put up pictures because it won't ruin the surprise. Since about mid-September I've been working on my most intricate project yet. An incense burner made of four different types of wood and with inlays of semi-precious stones and mammoth ivory.
Now the only question that remains is, what should I make next?
From left to right, Red Cedar, Satine, Purpleheart, and Redheart
I purchased the three hard woods (not the cedar) at Exotic Wood Group. They have a large selection of woods, and they are fairly close by. I could actually go visit their warehouse as an easy day trip!
First I carved the catch that the incense burns over from part of a stump of red cedar I found at Hillcroft. I thought it was neat that even after I finished the part, it still fit almost perfectly into the space I had cut it from.
The catch
lined up
back in the stump
The next section made was the stem, carved from satine and with 6 peices of flourine inlayed around it
The most difficult and time consuming part of the project was making the rose. Purpleheart is a much more dense wood than I expected it to be, so in addition to my chisels I made liberal use of the dremel tool. I have some pictures of it shortly before its completion as well as some closeups of after I attached the flower to the stem.
The strip was a scrap that I polished so I could see what the finished wood would look like
The dew drop is a moonstone
The last part was the base which I cut from a peice of Redheart. Once it was cut, polished and branded, I put it all together. It came out exactly as I envisioned it would and was worth every cut, burn and scar I got from making it.
Now the only question that remains is, what should I make next?
