tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post1460662116955095605..comments2024-03-10T05:10:30.779-05:00Comments on Sauer & Steiner: I used to hate sapwood...Konradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-30219775224344200772011-12-16T12:04:01.583-05:002011-12-16T12:04:01.583-05:00Hi Robert,
Thanks for the note and the concern. E...Hi Robert,<br /><br />Thanks for the note and the concern. Everything is fantastic actually - just busy with lots of stuff. In a nutshell, just took delivery of my dream bandsaw yesterday - a Y30 snowflake. Been working on a dining room chair design and full mock-up. And of course, several planes including work on a K18 and a K7. I will post a new entry soon. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-30798736188883501952011-12-16T10:22:16.870-05:002011-12-16T10:22:16.870-05:00Konrad:
Is everything ok? You haven't posted ...Konrad:<br /><br />Is everything ok? You haven't posted in a while.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823302310336940532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-10488300463150188292011-11-16T14:30:18.336-05:002011-11-16T14:30:18.336-05:00Wow. I am totally in awe of both your work, and th...Wow. I am totally in awe of both your work, and the life this tree must have lived. I can't think of a better way to honor the tree's life than this.GregMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-91877553578959839052011-11-16T10:02:44.160-05:002011-11-16T10:02:44.160-05:00WOW !! that is one stunning plane Konrad. Could be...WOW !! that is one stunning plane Konrad. Could be my favorite so far. I like Kevin's idea of engraving could ad a whole new dimension to a plane. Great work !!!Chris Bamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-85986435083993754732011-11-16T08:14:45.554-05:002011-11-16T08:14:45.554-05:00Hi Kevin,
Psychadelic is a good word for it! Work...Hi Kevin,<br /><br />Psychadelic is a good word for it! Working with it is pretty trippy as it all starts to take shape. There are often these really odd areas of grain that look like you are seeing 1/2" into the wood, then you move and it is gone. Reminds me a bit of Satinwood. I have thought about how to carry texture from one material to the other, but in most cases, it ends up looking really busy and they almost cancel one another out. Dmascus with figured Desert ironwood would be an overdose (to keep the metaphor going:)<br /><br />Engraving on the other hand is something I would love to pursue. It would have to be the right plane and the right engraver - but I have seen engraving used to great effect. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-62227852865113692712011-11-16T08:10:50.664-05:002011-11-16T08:10:50.664-05:00Thanks Richard - glad you like it. Sapwood on figu...Thanks Richard - glad you like it. Sapwood on figured desert ironwood seems to be one of the few instances where the two work well together - at least to my eye. I know some people really like sapwood showing, but I have always found it distracting and detracting from the overall form. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-19892311428108812692011-11-16T08:08:01.454-05:002011-11-16T08:08:01.454-05:00Thanks for the very kind comments David. I am hopi...Thanks for the very kind comments David. I am hoping this K13 is not a one trick pony... I am working on a few other models right now. Fingers crossed!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />KonradKonradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975387560456769892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-14221662157627657682011-11-15T23:00:05.123-05:002011-11-15T23:00:05.123-05:00Wow. That burl looks almost psychadelic. I was w...Wow. That burl looks almost psychadelic. I was wondering if there was any way to carry that look through to the sidewalls. Maybe using damascus steel? Have you ever considered using any kind of texturing or engraving on your sidewalls?Kevin Brehonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036860598894953939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-11862846557063011452011-11-14T06:11:19.426-05:002011-11-14T06:11:19.426-05:00Stunning Konrad, the sapwood in this case really w...Stunning Konrad, the sapwood in this case really works to another dimension to the colour, without having that hard contrast line. This material is really something else! and of course worked by the master it is beyond words.Richard Wilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174534486190999877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293643013821611045.post-88108587809050817652011-11-14T04:17:13.328-05:002011-11-14T04:17:13.328-05:00I keep coming back again and again to look at thes...I keep coming back again and again to look at these planes. Your work is inspiring, the overwhelming precision of the metal work and the desire to display the beauty of wood is fantastic.Davidnoreply@blogger.com