jeanluc83
Omono
Here is a little stand that I decided to make, mostly for the fun of it. I am considering starting to make some larger stands so I wanted to get an idea of what I would be getting into.
The inspiration came from a pot I picked up from a trip to Nature’s Way Bonsai. It is really too small to do much of anything with but I couldn’t resist it. So I figured why not make a stand for it.
Height is about 1 3/4", width is about 1 3/8" carved from white cedar.
Over all I’m happy with the way it turned out from a learning standpoint. It gave me a chance to go through the process of carving a stand without any real time commitment. I only spent about 2.5 hours on it and most of that was sitting in front of a TV.
The actual stand is not bad for a first go but there is a lot that needs to be worked on.
First off it is far too clunky. For the size the "roots" are far too large. It would be okay for a stand that is about 4x the size but at this scale it doesn’t really work.
The quality of the finish is not all that great. I slapped on a couple of coats of Polly Shade to give it a bit of a finished look. More prep work would need to be done on the wood to smooth out the "fuzz" from the carving. It also needed some sanding between coats.
All the carving was done with a knife. A small burr might have allowed me to get into tight spots easier. For a larger stand power carving would be a requirement.
The cedar carved pretty well. It was easy to carve and the grain was tight enough to allow for some detail. But it is also a little brittle so it would likely split easily.. I have a larger section of white cedar that may become the basis for my next stand.
The inspiration came from a pot I picked up from a trip to Nature’s Way Bonsai. It is really too small to do much of anything with but I couldn’t resist it. So I figured why not make a stand for it.
Height is about 1 3/4", width is about 1 3/8" carved from white cedar.
Over all I’m happy with the way it turned out from a learning standpoint. It gave me a chance to go through the process of carving a stand without any real time commitment. I only spent about 2.5 hours on it and most of that was sitting in front of a TV.
The actual stand is not bad for a first go but there is a lot that needs to be worked on.
First off it is far too clunky. For the size the "roots" are far too large. It would be okay for a stand that is about 4x the size but at this scale it doesn’t really work.
The quality of the finish is not all that great. I slapped on a couple of coats of Polly Shade to give it a bit of a finished look. More prep work would need to be done on the wood to smooth out the "fuzz" from the carving. It also needed some sanding between coats.
All the carving was done with a knife. A small burr might have allowed me to get into tight spots easier. For a larger stand power carving would be a requirement.
The cedar carved pretty well. It was easy to carve and the grain was tight enough to allow for some detail. But it is also a little brittle so it would likely split easily.. I have a larger section of white cedar that may become the basis for my next stand.
