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#1 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
 

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#2 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Hey Martyn, That is sweet!

Beautiful design. It will be interesting to see how it comes out. Just great I assume.

Steve
 

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Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Very nice looking start to this box. As Steve mentioned, I anticipate it will work just fine.
 

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#4 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Looks very nice so far Martyn. I like the textured look created by the space between the pieces. Grouting seems like a great idea on this design.
 

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Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Looks great so far. I agree with Mike. The design seems to cry out for grout.
 

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Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Martyn: your creativity is amazing. Look forward to see the completed box.
-don
 

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Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
That's a cool idea. I have often admired the artistic designs made using mosaic tiles and thought of incorporating them into woodworking (e.g. as a table top), but had never considered making the "tiles" out of wood. I look forward to hearing and seeing more about how this works out…

/Chris
 

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#8 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Nice design, Martyn - going to look awesome when completed!

Since all your wedges in a given circle are identical in size and shape, have you thought about stack cutting them (or at least a group of them at a time)?
 

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#9 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
W O W !
 

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#10 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Do not worry, this will not be copied by me… you have it all on your own… we salute you
 

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#11 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Looking Great Martyn!
Cutting with the Scroll Saw must be in conflict with your usual sense of precision, eh? :)
 

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#12 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
That's going to be a beaut Martyn.
Very nice colour combinations.
 

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#13 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Amazing Martyn, look forward to see what happens here.
Best thoughts,
Mads
 

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#14 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
Very nice design. I look forward to seeing your progress. Thanks for sharing like you do.
 

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#15 ·
Design and piece cutting

This is a real-time blog, that is I am blogging as I am working on the project. As it is my own design I respectfully request that anyone wishing to copy it waits until I have posted the finished project.

I've made this design using part of the Fibonacci series of numbers; that is specifically 1,2,3,5,8, as proportions for the parts of this mosaic box. It's going to be an EZ Mitre box so here is the plan for the initial board

Rectangle Art Creative arts Painting Font


Starting at 1 for the diameter of the central circle, the successive rings are in proportions 2,3,5,8 going outwards (that is 8 to the far corner at the bottom of the side in the final box). In each quadrant of the design the number of segments per ring are also in these proportions. The final design should look something like this paper model

Flooring Floor Rectangle Creative arts Wood


Triangle Creative arts Symmetry Art Pattern


Wood Rectangle Creative arts Flooring Triangle


The mosaic pieces will be Ebony, Purpleheart, Bloodwood, Yew and Pau Amarello with a white dyed two pack resin 'grouting' in between them. I am used to seeing mosaics made with less than perfect tiles so I am not overly worried about the perfection of the cut pieces. The resin should accommodate this well. I have not experimented with this method and I'm winging it. It either works or fails miserably. If you don't risk things in life you can't expect to grow.

First thing to do is print a full sized template for the piece cutting, on clear plastic, from the TurboCAD drawing.

Rectangle Wood Grey Flooring Floor


The whiter sections of this are windows cut in the template in order to place and mark out pieces on the relevant woods. The woods are 5 to 6 mm thick (allowing for sand down to a 3 to 4 mm flat surface later) to be mounted on a 3 mm Birch ply base. I also printed out a full sized colour pattern to allow for initial placing of pieces as they are cut.

Wood Kitchen utensil Floor Flooring Rectangle


At the top of the picture are the various woods pencil marked with the pieces

Rectangle Wood Material property Font Tints and shades


I'm cutting the pieces on a scroll saw.

Plant Combat vehicle Self-propelled artillery Wood Tank


I have neither the keen eye nor dexterity of either Scrollgirl or KnotCurser so there should be enough inaccuracy in the pieces to satisfy the 'rough finish' required.

I started with the easier woods, Yew, Pau Amarello and worked onto the harder to cut ones later. Near the beginning

Wood Triangle Flooring Floor Rectangle


That's supposed to be a straight line!

Art Recreation Poster Circle Tints and shades


This is with all the pieces cut

Creative arts Petal Art Symmetry Tints and shades


and that's where I am up to now. Next time I hope to be gluing the pieces to the base board and if it goes really well I might try the grouting technique.

Be seeing you.
That is going to be a beauty! The grouting should be really interesting to see. Thank you for sharing your adventure with everyone here.

Sheila
 

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#16 ·
Pattern glue-up and ideas for experimentation

I left you with this

Creative arts Petal Art Umbrella Symmetry


All the pattern pieces neatly laid out. Now to get them glued down to make a board. The first thing I did was make a black and white outline print of the design. Taped it to my cutting mat and taped some clear library film (sticky side up) over the print. This allows me to build up a fixed pattern which can be glued to a board in one go. Here's a couple of shots of the progress

Flooring Building Art Wood Tints and shades


outer and some of the next ring (Yew) pieces stuck down to the film from the original layout

Flooring Floor Rectangle Art Font


inverting the pieces as I went. This is fine for all the pieces. The only thing is the central, Ebony, piece should be four quadrants, not one whole circle. Simple to correct. I drilled a hole in a piece of MDF to accommodate the circular die, tightly. A smaller hole drilled on the rear to allow for the finished item to be released from this jig. With this in place I set the table saw to saw through the middle of the circle (2 mm wide blade) almost all the way through.

Table Furniture Wood Rectangle Wood stain


Rectangle Wood Floor Shipping box Flooring


and here's the result

Wood Rectangle Road surface Flooring Floor


Its a simple matter to use a screwdriver blade to rotate the die by 90° for the second cut

Wood Floor Rectangle Beige Flooring


Wood Rectangle Shovel Tool Flooring


With that done you just saw through the jig again.

Table Rectangle Wood Beige Flooring


Then push the piece out using the hole on the reverse of the jig giving this.

Art Jewellery Metal Creative arts Fashion accessory


These four quadrants are kept together like this for easier placing in the pattern, again inverted.

Flooring Floor Wood Art Rectangle


After gluing this completed pattern to the 3 mm Birch ply base board (using a veneer press) this is the result.

Triangle Art Wood Flooring Floor


This is the resin and dye I'll be using for the 'grout'

Liquid Fluid Bottle Ruler Office ruler


Now the trepidation sets in. This is a pretty little board and I'd hate to ruin it because I hadn't got the grouting technique off pat. I will be experimenting with the technique. So I've dug out the box containing some of the spare pattern pieces from 'Octagons Don't Tessellate' and 'Are We Having Fun Yet'

Material property Flooring Tints and shades Rectangle Wood


I'll be making some test patterns, some possible examples are

Wood Rectangle Indoor games and sports Flooring Table


Again I'll be gluing these to 3 mm Birch ply (I won't bore you with that bit) and in the next blog I'll be experimenting with the 'grout'.

Be seeing you.
 

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#17 ·
Pattern glue-up and ideas for experimentation

I left you with this

Creative arts Petal Art Umbrella Symmetry


All the pattern pieces neatly laid out. Now to get them glued down to make a board. The first thing I did was make a black and white outline print of the design. Taped it to my cutting mat and taped some clear library film (sticky side up) over the print. This allows me to build up a fixed pattern which can be glued to a board in one go. Here's a couple of shots of the progress

Flooring Building Art Wood Tints and shades


outer and some of the next ring (Yew) pieces stuck down to the film from the original layout

Flooring Floor Rectangle Art Font


inverting the pieces as I went. This is fine for all the pieces. The only thing is the central, Ebony, piece should be four quadrants, not one whole circle. Simple to correct. I drilled a hole in a piece of MDF to accommodate the circular die, tightly. A smaller hole drilled on the rear to allow for the finished item to be released from this jig. With this in place I set the table saw to saw through the middle of the circle (2 mm wide blade) almost all the way through.

Table Furniture Wood Rectangle Wood stain


Rectangle Wood Floor Shipping box Flooring


and here's the result

Wood Rectangle Road surface Flooring Floor


Its a simple matter to use a screwdriver blade to rotate the die by 90° for the second cut

Wood Floor Rectangle Beige Flooring


Wood Rectangle Shovel Tool Flooring


With that done you just saw through the jig again.

Table Rectangle Wood Beige Flooring


Then push the piece out using the hole on the reverse of the jig giving this.

Art Jewellery Metal Creative arts Fashion accessory


These four quadrants are kept together like this for easier placing in the pattern, again inverted.

Flooring Floor Wood Art Rectangle


After gluing this completed pattern to the 3 mm Birch ply base board (using a veneer press) this is the result.

Triangle Art Wood Flooring Floor


This is the resin and dye I'll be using for the 'grout'

Liquid Fluid Bottle Ruler Office ruler


Now the trepidation sets in. This is a pretty little board and I'd hate to ruin it because I hadn't got the grouting technique off pat. I will be experimenting with the technique. So I've dug out the box containing some of the spare pattern pieces from 'Octagons Don't Tessellate' and 'Are We Having Fun Yet'

Material property Flooring Tints and shades Rectangle Wood


I'll be making some test patterns, some possible examples are

Wood Rectangle Indoor games and sports Flooring Table


Again I'll be gluing these to 3 mm Birch ply (I won't bore you with that bit) and in the next blog I'll be experimenting with the 'grout'.

Be seeing you.
This is awesome! I really can't wait to see the next step. Looks pretty darn amazing so far! :)

Sheila
 

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#25 ·
The best laid plans of mice and men

often go awry.

I had decided to experiment with the resin grout idea. There were things I was concerned about.

Would the resin be soaked up by wood end grain?
Would there be air bubbles?
How easy would it be to lay the 'grout in?
Would I get the mix right (resin to hardener to pigment)?

To this end I made two patterns to experiment with

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


I masking taped around their edges so that the resin wouldn't escape

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood


I was ready for the resin. First problem. I've had it for a few months. The top part of the can was hard. The can was dentable further down though. I decided to poke a screwdriver through the top of the can. The first cm or so was spongy. Then I broke through to a liquid layer. I decanted this out to an MDPE based container. This was becoming a once only operation. I would have to think on my feet and make quick decisions as to whether to progress. Bugger!

I used syringes to mix the resin components with. 100 ml of resin, 1.5 ml of hardener and 2.5 ml of pigment. This all became very messy. It's been over 40 years since I last played with this sort of stuff. What had I done? However I mixed it all up and put some of it in a 60 ml syringe and proceeded to pipe it into the test pieces. The result

Wood Floor Flooring Table Desk


Well what should I do? It's now or never. I was happy enough with the way the test pieces had gone re: the process of piping the stuff in. The resin was going off as I thought. Oh blow it, go for it. I piped the pattern board too.

Liquid Fluid Material property Font Solution


Wood Floor Art Flooring Triangle


Making as sure as I could that there were no air bubbles. I hadn't had time to tape the outside. Trust to luck on that one. I hoped it was going to set fairly quickly so I ignored my worry over absorbsion via the end grain. I think its OK. I don't know yet. At 30 minutes after the last bit went in the remaining stuff in the tub had turned to gel

Liquid Fluid Wood Automotive lighting Ingredient


I can't remember whether this is an intermediary stage on the way to hardening.Was the resin off or had I got the mix wrong? So I have ended up winging it after all. What is the result? As I said I don't know. I'll give it a day to harden (if it will). If it doesn't, as a gel, I can dig it out of the pattern and try something else.

It's not the end of the world. I wasn't making it for someone else, on a tight time-scale. If I've ruined the pattern I can make another.

Be seeing you
 

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#26 ·
The best laid plans of mice and men

often go awry.

I had decided to experiment with the resin grout idea. There were things I was concerned about.

Would the resin be soaked up by wood end grain?
Would there be air bubbles?
How easy would it be to lay the 'grout in?
Would I get the mix right (resin to hardener to pigment)?

To this end I made two patterns to experiment with

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


I masking taped around their edges so that the resin wouldn't escape

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood


I was ready for the resin. First problem. I've had it for a few months. The top part of the can was hard. The can was dentable further down though. I decided to poke a screwdriver through the top of the can. The first cm or so was spongy. Then I broke through to a liquid layer. I decanted this out to an MDPE based container. This was becoming a once only operation. I would have to think on my feet and make quick decisions as to whether to progress. Bugger!

I used syringes to mix the resin components with. 100 ml of resin, 1.5 ml of hardener and 2.5 ml of pigment. This all became very messy. It's been over 40 years since I last played with this sort of stuff. What had I done? However I mixed it all up and put some of it in a 60 ml syringe and proceeded to pipe it into the test pieces. The result

Wood Floor Flooring Table Desk


Well what should I do? It's now or never. I was happy enough with the way the test pieces had gone re: the process of piping the stuff in. The resin was going off as I thought. Oh blow it, go for it. I piped the pattern board too.

Liquid Fluid Material property Font Solution


Wood Floor Art Flooring Triangle


Making as sure as I could that there were no air bubbles. I hadn't had time to tape the outside. Trust to luck on that one. I hoped it was going to set fairly quickly so I ignored my worry over absorbsion via the end grain. I think its OK. I don't know yet. At 30 minutes after the last bit went in the remaining stuff in the tub had turned to gel

Liquid Fluid Wood Automotive lighting Ingredient


I can't remember whether this is an intermediary stage on the way to hardening.Was the resin off or had I got the mix wrong? So I have ended up winging it after all. What is the result? As I said I don't know. I'll give it a day to harden (if it will). If it doesn't, as a gel, I can dig it out of the pattern and try something else.

It's not the end of the world. I wasn't making it for someone else, on a tight time-scale. If I've ruined the pattern I can make another.

Be seeing you
Martyn,
I really hope the resin wasn't bad. I've had similar results with new resin, though. In my case, I think I added too much colorant. I was using artist's acrylic paint. After about 4 days, it finally hardened.
 

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#35 ·
Just what I always wanted

I went into the shop tonight. The little piece of the toffee-like stuff I had cut off of the remains in the tub

Food Cheesemaking Ingredient Sheep milk cheese Dish


was significantly harder. Hard enough to take the trial pieces through the drum sander. Sucessfully, so I took the pattern through as well

Flooring Art Floor Indoor games and sports Recreation


This is a rough sand and the resin is probably not fully cured yet so some colour bleed, particularly from the Bloodwood. No matter. There are some voids left by bubbles. I'll fill these, tomorrow, then fine sand when the resin is fully cured.

Till then I cleaned off each piece with white spirit. This gave a taste of what to expect when these boards have their final finish on

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Composite material


Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


Flooring Art Floor Indoor games and sports Recreation


Just what I always wanted .

Be seeing you
 

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#36 ·
Just what I always wanted

I went into the shop tonight. The little piece of the toffee-like stuff I had cut off of the remains in the tub

Food Cheesemaking Ingredient Sheep milk cheese Dish


was significantly harder. Hard enough to take the trial pieces through the drum sander. Sucessfully, so I took the pattern through as well

Flooring Art Floor Indoor games and sports Recreation


This is a rough sand and the resin is probably not fully cured yet so some colour bleed, particularly from the Bloodwood. No matter. There are some voids left by bubbles. I'll fill these, tomorrow, then fine sand when the resin is fully cured.

Till then I cleaned off each piece with white spirit. This gave a taste of what to expect when these boards have their final finish on

Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Composite material


Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


Flooring Art Floor Indoor games and sports Recreation


Just what I always wanted .

Be seeing you
Geez, you are genius! I wish I had your patience. Awesome work. If you are ever looking for a buyer, I would love to own something made with your hands. Seriously.
 

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#45 ·
Further grouting experiments

It only just occurred to me that the store I work in sells this

Tin can Aluminum can Plant Wood Drink


According to the data sheet it is a blend of Acrylic polymers and selected fillers, it can take sanding and finishes and it has a shelf life of a year. Its also white and only costs ÂŁ2 a tube (a lot cheaper than Acrylic resin + pigment). Being ready to apply there is no messy mixing. I already have a gun for applying it

Wood Rim Tool Pliers Bumper


Wood Gas Audio equipment Tool Hammer drill


The pre-cut tip of the dispensing nozzle has a 3 mm aperture, just about right.

Wood Hardwood Plastic Flooring Varnish


I may also try knife application and mixing in acrylic paint to colour it. Of course all this may not work but that's what experimentation is all about. Finding out for yourself.

So I'm off to make some patterns to experiment on.

Be seeing you.
 

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#46 ·
Further grouting experiments

It only just occurred to me that the store I work in sells this

Tin can Aluminum can Plant Wood Drink


According to the data sheet it is a blend of Acrylic polymers and selected fillers, it can take sanding and finishes and it has a shelf life of a year. Its also white and only costs ÂŁ2 a tube (a lot cheaper than Acrylic resin + pigment). Being ready to apply there is no messy mixing. I already have a gun for applying it

Wood Rim Tool Pliers Bumper


Wood Gas Audio equipment Tool Hammer drill


The pre-cut tip of the dispensing nozzle has a 3 mm aperture, just about right.

Wood Hardwood Plastic Flooring Varnish


I may also try knife application and mixing in acrylic paint to colour it. Of course all this may not work but that's what experimentation is all about. Finding out for yourself.

So I'm off to make some patterns to experiment on.

Be seeing you.
I will look for the US equivalent. Thanks for the tip.
-don
 

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#50 ·
Results of caulk experiment

Firstly it occurred to me that although I needed a pattern to experiment that it didn't need to be fancy. To this end I took a scrap of MDF and cut 2 mm slots in it using the table saw blade set low.

Rectangle Wood Road surface Grey Composite material


Wood Rectangle Brick Hardwood Wood stain


Applying the caulk using the gun and fine nozzle was like trying to pass an elephant. Slow and painful. So I decided to use a putty knife to apply it.

Rectangle Wood Flooring Composite material Creative arts


This stuff cures by losing water so I expected some shrinkage and because of that didn't level it off completely.

After a day this was the result.

Food Ingredient Recipe Baked goods Rectangle


Shrinkage evident. So sanded back level this is what I had.

Rectangle Wood Road surface Flooring Floor


It is not hard but flexible even when cured. I spray coated some acrylic finish . This appeared to take well.
Left the piece until today (5 days total) with this result

Brown Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


and the end, sanded off flat

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Art Hardwood


Some further shrinkage. Though I don't think its an unattractive result. The filler is still elastic. May be a better long term bet given wood movement. We shall see. Thats all.

Be seeing you.
 

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#51 ·
Results of caulk experiment

Firstly it occurred to me that although I needed a pattern to experiment that it didn't need to be fancy. To this end I took a scrap of MDF and cut 2 mm slots in it using the table saw blade set low.

Rectangle Wood Road surface Grey Composite material


Wood Rectangle Brick Hardwood Wood stain


Applying the caulk using the gun and fine nozzle was like trying to pass an elephant. Slow and painful. So I decided to use a putty knife to apply it.

Rectangle Wood Flooring Composite material Creative arts


This stuff cures by losing water so I expected some shrinkage and because of that didn't level it off completely.

After a day this was the result.

Food Ingredient Recipe Baked goods Rectangle


Shrinkage evident. So sanded back level this is what I had.

Rectangle Wood Road surface Flooring Floor


It is not hard but flexible even when cured. I spray coated some acrylic finish . This appeared to take well.
Left the piece until today (5 days total) with this result

Brown Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


and the end, sanded off flat

Wood Rectangle Tints and shades Art Hardwood


Some further shrinkage. Though I don't think its an unattractive result. The filler is still elastic. May be a better long term bet given wood movement. We shall see. Thats all.

Be seeing you.
Martyn, thanks for the post. You have given me some ideas for my boot carvings! Thanks!
 

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