Thanks: 
Likes: 
Needs Pictures: 
Picture(s) thanks:
Results 1 to 3 of 3
Thread: flytrap bottle stopper
-
19th June 2013, 04:47 AM #1
Senior Member
- Join Date
- Dec 2012
- Location
- France
- Age
- 42
- Posts
- 278
flytrap bottle stopper
Hi,
This flytrap had been turn into a lamp, and lost its stopper.
An opportunity to try my gouges on my small scaps of olive-ash, and test the "Ukibori" technique on the wings.
It involves compressing the wood (here with an iron wire and a small hammer), sand it, then straighten out the fibres with hot water.
100_5588.JPG100_5596.JPG
-
19th June 2013 04:47 AM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Age
- 2010
- Posts
- Many
-
19th June 2013, 08:55 AM #2
SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Jul 2009
- Location
- Waitpinga
- Posts
- 835
Beautifully fine work. Love the detail... and on such hard wood too! I've seen this done on a carving of a toad. Was going to try it myself, now you've given me some incentive. Its also the first time I've seen a fly trap like that. I reckon our summer flies would just carry the whole thing away
-
19th June 2013, 10:09 AM #3
Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2012
- Location
- Perth
- Posts
- 142
I've said it before...fancy design shops for you!
I have never though of a fly as beautiful until now. I tried 'ukibori' on the swimmers arms, but it was a failure. Do you think hard wood is easier or harder to achieve this?
Oh yeah...I want one.
Reply With QuoteSimilar Threads
-
A Bottle Stopper
By Whaler1 in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 3Last Post: 1st August 2011, 08:07 AM -
Bottle Stopper Help
By steiner1000 in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 6Last Post: 27th October 2008, 02:01 AM -
My First Bottle Stopper
By karlkuehn in forum WOODTURNING - PEN TURNINGReplies: 9Last Post: 13th December 2007, 09:26 PM -
First Bottle Stopper
By Gil Jones in forum WOODTURNING - GENERALReplies: 32Last Post: 13th January 2007, 07:13 AM
