Daiza carving

[Carol 83]

This my "get-away from making pots" w

Don't do that! But this is beautiful.

 

[ABCarve]

Don't do that! But this is beautiful.

No , it’s just to give me a break. All my pots have been bisqued and this provides a change of scenery till I start glazing. But thanks for the compliment!

 

[Maiden69]

The black plexiglass in the foreground was inspired by a bridge stone I saw a the National last year. It was displayed on a sheet of black plexiglass which made a stunning reflection of the stone from underneath.

This detail sets it apart nicely. I know how unforgivable plexiglass is when cutting/shaping. Another option you could consider, which will conform to any shape is deep pour epoxy. Best thing is you can stain it any color you would like, from translucent to solid, marbleized and metallic. Also, you can over-mold it and it can be carved and polished to a glass like gloss. I think it would be a great addition to your arsenal.

 

[ABCarve]

This detail sets it apart nicely. I know how unforgivable plexiglass is when cutting/shaping. Another option you could consider, which will conform to any shape is deep pour epoxy. Best thing is you can stain it any color you would like, from translucent to solid, marbleized and metallic. Also, you can over-mold it and it can be carved and polished to a glass like gloss. I think it would be a great addition to your arsenal.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have used epoxy as you mentioned. The plexiglass worked out well in that it’s absolutely flat and reflective from the get go without having to worry about getting goo on the stone. It really wasn’t difficult to carve.

 

[RJG2]

Huge shout out to @ABCarve for these detailed posts. Whether it's building pots, carving, or kintsugi (not to mention tree progressions) - if you want to learn something new, just look for one of his threads.

They being said, I gave daiza carving a go last week, following the posts here.

Full process:

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/rjgiis-threadless-projects.49075/post-1156544

Finished product:





It's no @ABCarve daiza, but not bad for my first try!

 

[ABCarve]

Huge shout out to @ABCarve for these detailed posts. Whether it's building pots, carving, or kintsugi (not to mention tree progressions) - if you want to learn something new, just look for one of his threads.

They being said, I gave daiza carving a go last week, following the posts here.

Full process:

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/rjgiis-threadless-projects.49075/post-1156544

Finished product:

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It's no @ABCarve daiza, but not bad for my first try!

Really nice job. I find the small ones more difficult to carve.

 

[RJG2]

Really nice job. I find the small ones more difficult to carve.

Thanks! I mentioned on the process posts that maybe I shouldn't have started with a small one. More room for error and being fancier on a larger one.

 

[Maiden69]

Huge shout out to @ABCarve for these detailed posts. Whether it's building pots, carving, or kintsugi (not to mention tree progressions) - if you want to learn something new, just look for one of his threads.

They being said, I gave daiza carving a go last week, following the posts here.

Full process:

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/rjgiis-threadless-projects.49075/post-1156544

Finished product:

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It's no @ABCarve daiza, but not bad for my first try!

I could tell it was small by looking at the first pic, but didn't think it was THAT small with the quarter for proportion. Great job!

 

[ABCarve]

Happy holidays everyone!! Looking forward to 2025.

 

[RozendaalArts]

This is another stone that is owned by a pal in our study group. This is a fairly rare chrysanthemum stone (not the best example) the owner acquired it a few years ago but didn't like the daiza that came with it. The mountain that this type stone came from has been mined out, so there are no more. The really nice ones are very expensive and not readily available. He wants to display it at the Nationals this year and asked me to make a new daiza.

This first photo is the original daiza. It's poorly fit and doesn't bury down to the true equator of the stone. This would require a thicker piece of wood and might not work visually to have a higher daiza. I don't believe the black enhances the stone.

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My solution was to use a secondary band have way down the daiza and then undercut it to distract your eye to make it look thinner. The width gave me an opportunity to decortate with a chrysanthemum motif to enhance a stone which is lacking a lot of the chrysanthemum features.

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Really impressive work, the chrysanthemum carvings look great, really completes the whole

 

[RozendaalArts]

Not a stone that is of my taste but I think it looks better than it did.

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I love the overhanging feature, makes a pretty ordinary looking stone suddenly much more interesting