Marc;
I like it !
Especially in the close-up pix!
Nice !!
Mike
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| Author: | Marc [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | One time Spiral Rosette |
I made these spiral tiles last year sometime while doing some rosette design, I then moved on to a different style rosette, but since I went through the trouble to make them I decided to put them in a rosette. The center tile is 3x3 matrix of gaboon and maple, then wrapped with altnerating segments like a cinnamon roll, the stripes are ebony, maple, bloodwood, mahogany, jarrah, macasser/holly, gaboon, holly. For scale, the outside holly stripe between the gaboon is .006" plane shavings. I computer saturated the colors on the close-up so the different woods are easily visible. Rather than make this exact rosette again I'll likely replace the spiral with a true meander. Comments welcome. Attachment: spiralrose3.JPG Attachment: spiralrose4.JPG
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One time Spiral Rosette |
That's a nice rosette, Marc! Good colors, and a nice "classical" look. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One time Spiral Rosette |
Marc; I like it ! Especially in the close-up pix! Nice !! Mike
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| Author: | Marc [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One time Spiral Rosette |
Thanks, Waddy and Mike, your comments are encouraging, I'm trying to decide whether I want to continue with this design. As you guys already know, settling on a rosette is a time commitment, once you start making tiles it's almost as easy to make a lot as a few. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One time Spiral Rosette |
Marc; post the way you made this so we all can see your method. Mike |
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| Author: | Marc [ Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One time Spiral Rosette |
Mike, I don’t have any photos of making the spiral, but basically I make a mini-mosaic tile that is 3x3 1mm squares then glue segments around like a cinnamon roll. If you look real close you can see the inner matrix, six maples and 3 ebony squares and the boundaries of the segments wrapped around. Attachment: OLFr1.JPG Other than the segmented rolls on the spiral, I use the same technique as a regular mosaic, Cut veneers, I’ve settled on 1mm thick, Attachment: OLFr2.JPG Make columns then slice off 1mm thick planks, Attachment: OLFr3.JPG Attachment: OLFr4.JPG Glue up logs Attachment: OLFr5.JPG Cut off tiles Attachment: OLFr6.JPG Attachment: OLFr7.JPG Inlay tiles Attachment: OLFr8.JPG Then inlay various purfling lines around the center mosaic in a symmetrical fashion until I reach the size rosette I want. |
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