There’s not too much to report about the rolling ball sculpture base. I’m working on finishing it with tung oil, which takes anywhere from four to twelve hours to dry. It’s a bit like watching paint dry, only it takes longer. Especially since I’ll probably end up with five or six coats on each side. [...]
Archive for April 2009
Tung oil down time
April 28, 2009Finishing the RBS base
April 23, 2009Yes, it’s finally time to finish the base. Sanding: done. Stain: done. Touch-up: done. Now it’s time for the tung oil, which is mostly about drying time, anyway. I’ve noticed that I kept simplifying the design. Some ideas didn’t even make it on paper. My husband mentioned that the base is rather different than my [...]
Last week in pictures
April 21, 2009The third week in April was very busy, and had me going many places with my camera. I thought I’d show it to you, starting with the drive down to Evansville through small towns. Back in Bloomington: Don’t worry, everything turned out fine. The rest of the week involved me finishing the stain portion of [...]
It’s all about the circles
April 13, 2009It’s time for the circles. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with them over the years. No matter how hard I try, I can’t get the masking tape to form a circle. Doing them free hand just doesn’t leave the nice, crisp edge that I like. I’ve tried many different ways to get them right. The [...]
RBS progress
April 8, 2009Yes, there’s been some activity on the rolling ball sculpture base! I have a lovely piece of maple that I spent what seems like years sanding. (And, I STILL might have to do more!) I even worked on a bit of extra maple for stain samples, but didn’t finish it because I couldn’t wait to [...]
Handmade violin makes debut
April 3, 2009This is a video from 2008 of my Uncle Gene (who made the violin) playing it. This was the first time he had seen our combined efforts in person. I think you’ll recognize the song…
