Finished Projects

Nighthawk · June 17, 2011, 04:01:19 PM

Quote from: DonaCatalina on June 17, 2011, 01:04:02 PM
OOOH - the water bottle looks fabulous. Rediong the wax made a big difference.

Yeah it did! This was more of an experiment, really, having not done one before. But truth is, I'm so pleased with it now that I think I may just have to keep it!

groomporter · June 18, 2011, 04:34:03 PM

Been a while since I made any canes and came up with this one for a certain "market". First time I drilled that deep a hole in a cane straight enough without breaking through the side. The longest strand is about 16 inches.
http://historicgames.com/gifs/catcane.JPG

It was inspired by this one
http://www.rauantiques.com/item/Opus-Dei-Cane.29-3152.html

Magister · June 19, 2011, 10:27:56 PM

Split off the Egg Carving discussion to here: http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?topic=15445.0

- Mag

Magister · June 25, 2011, 12:47:18 AM

Took a little time for myself today, and figured I'd try my hand at a few projects I've had in mind.

First was a little wood carving. A practice simple scroll design, nothing too elaborate. It's about 5 inches long by 2.5-3 inches tall in a piece of scrap wood. Next, was some glass engraving. I started off with a pattern which promptly didn't work out, so I had to freehand it. It's done on a mason jar and is around 6 inches by 3 inches or so.

Rani Zemirah · June 25, 2011, 02:08:27 AM

Magister, are these both done with your rotary tool, as well? Just using different attachments?

Very beautiful, btw!

Magister · June 25, 2011, 11:16:43 AM

Yes, both are done with the Power Carver. The carving required the use of several different burrs, but the glass engraving was mostly done with a very tiny diamond burr.

Sitara · June 25, 2011, 11:50:38 AM

Neat! I love glass etchings. My fiance has been making some etched mirrors lately by doing all his etching on the reverse side of the mirror. I tried my hand at it, but I am apparently not steady enough.

Rani Zemirah · June 25, 2011, 12:50:01 PM

I'm impressed by your freehand drawing skills, as well! It couldn't have been easy to control an electronic tool while doing such find detail. Can you post a pic of the tool, itself, so I have an idea of the size of it? The Dremmel I have would be far too bulky and unwieldy for that kind of close work, I thing, even though it's not terribly heavy. It's several years old, though, and they can probably make them smaller and lighter now.

Magister · June 25, 2011, 02:08:01 PM

Rani:

Thanks, as always. I went ahead and put a thread out there with some information on tool that way we don't take up real estate in this thread. I'll try to get a picture of my setup today at some point. Hopefully the information and videos in the thread will give you an idea of what it is and can do.

Thread here: http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?topic=15486.0

LadyStitch · July 14, 2011, 09:08:53 AM

The PP was looking a project for himself, and decided that since he loved puppets, and story telling, he might try making puppets. He had made a few in the past but nothing like the muppet style. Knowing nothing at all about what he was getting into, he made his first one to match a local comic book guy. I think it turned out so well, that he is in the process of making another. He had me draft the shirt pattern for him, but otherwise he made "Big Guy" himself. I am quite proud of the PP for this.

Here is hopeing that soon enough that you may see the Pink Pirate walking around, not just with Quizzik his pet drabbit, but maybe a Rennie Themed friend.

amy · July 14, 2011, 03:47:29 PM

That is amazing. Fantastic! I love it. It has real personality

LadyStitch · July 14, 2011, 03:53:15 PM

This was taken as a promotional shot for the shop. I think he got the look pretty close.

Nighthawk · July 25, 2011, 12:49:55 AM

Quote from: LadyStitch on July 14, 2011, 03:53:15 PM
This was taken as a promotional shot for the shop. I think he got the look pretty close.

That's awesome!!

LadyStitch · July 25, 2011, 08:21:40 AM

Since then he has completed 2 more. He has D'Roc. A Blue Gargoyal. A friend of ours is a graphic artist and he is making an iron 'screen' for the musle shirt he is wearing.
Then he started Beezel, who is a fire imp. He is red and black with long spindly arms and tail. I am quite pround of him and his work.

Nighthawk · July 31, 2011, 10:44:24 PM

A while back, a buddy of mine on another forum posted a couple pictures of a Jacobite period sporran. I decided to make a sporran based on the one he posted, and I finished it earlier tonight. What do you all think?

This is the front: