[Frank]

"Workin' Wood at Haiku"

Workin' Wood at Haiku

....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp

From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

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http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

 

[Treefarmer]

"Workin' Wood at Haiku"

Workin' Wood at Haiku

....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp

From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

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http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

A worker of wood
A poet of the forest
Sharing his ideas

Happy Wednesday Frank!

 

[Frank]

"Workin' Wood at Haiku"

Workin' Wood at Haiku

....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp

From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

--thank you Bob;

....me-thinks you have some of that poetry in your heart!

Have a GODSPEED Wednesday Bob!
Thank you.
Frank

 

[TheKiltedWoodworker]

"Workin' Wood at Haiku"

Workin' Wood at Haiku

....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp

From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

The first snowflake falls
A carpet of leaves abide
Winter has arrived
-eas

I do love a good haiku… or three.

 

[Frank]

"Workin' Wood at Haiku"

Workin' Wood at Haiku

....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp

From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

--so yes, this is just great and I am honored to have acquired the acquisition of such noble poets of the 'haiku' as Bob and Ethan!

I have been practicing writing haiku, (which is a Japanese form of poetry) for some years now and find it a relaxing way to write.

For those who may have not studied haiku here are some simple form structures that can be followed:

Form: "Traditional Japanese haiku have seventeen syllables divided into three lines of five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables respectively. These syllable counts are often ignored when haiku are written in other languages, but the basic form of three short lines, with the middle line slightly longer than the other two, is usually observed."

Structure: "Haiku divide into two parts, with a break coming after the first or second line, so that the poem seems to make two separate statements that are related in some unexpected or indirect way. In Japanese, this break is marked by what haiku poets call a "cutting word." In English and other languages, the break is often marked by punctuation. This two-part structure is important to the poetic effect of a haiku, prompting a sense of discovery as one reads or a feeling of sudden insight."

Language: "Haiku should include what Japanese poets call a kigo-a word that gives the reader a clue to the season being described. The kigo can be the name of a season (autumn, winter) or a subtler clue, such as a reference to the harvest or new fallen snow. Through the years, certain signs of the seasons have become conventional in Japanese haiku: cherry blossoms are a kigo for spring, mosquitoes a kigo for summer. Sometimes, too, the kigo will refer to an individual moment in the natural cycle, such as dawn or moonrise, without reference to a particular season. The kigo is also important to the haiku's effect, anchoring the experience it describes in a poetic here and now that helps sharpen the imaginative focus."

Subject: "Haiku present a snapshot of everyday experience, revealing an unsuspected significance in a detail of nature or human life. Haiku poets find their subject matter in the world around them, not in ancient legends or exotic fantasies. They write for a popular audience and give their audience a new way to look at things they have probably overlooked in the past."
Can You Haiku?

So if any-others would like to add on….you are welcome!

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

 

[TheKiltedWoodworker]

"Workin' Wood at Haiku"

Workin' Wood at Haiku

....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp

From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Great information, Frank. I need to practice my haiku writing; I also need to refocus a part of my life back to writing, as I seem to have neglected it as of late. Thanks for the motivation!

Several years ago I used to belong to a "Daily Haiku" contest online somewhere… The winners were posted daily and the subject for the next day's haiku would always be an image. I believe they chose seven winning entries at random because of the sheer volume.

I should try to find that site again; it was a lot of fun.

 

[Frank]

"Point of Evanesce"

Point of Evanesce

....two kings hedge with time,
twas an open veil of rite,
i transcend with wood….
-by flp

I've not had much computer time as of late for blogging, so it feels good to get a post up. We seem to be getting hammered with snow….a little much early up here this year, so I'm busy outside working the plow truck and doing clean-up around the place. When I say early up here, well not really early….it's just that in the last couple of years we were slow and into the new year before the snows came….oh well. More snow today so I'm heading out to get the plow truck warmed up….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

 

[MsDebbieP]

"Point of Evanesce"

Point of Evanesce

....two kings hedge with time,
twas an open veil of rite,
i transcend with wood….
-by flp

I've not had much computer time as of late for blogging, so it feels good to get a post up. We seem to be getting hammered with snow….a little much early up here this year, so I'm busy outside working the plow truck and doing clean-up around the place. When I say early up here, well not really early….it's just that in the last couple of years we were slow and into the new year before the snows came….oh well. More snow today so I'm heading out to get the plow truck warmed up….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

keep your eyes on the road as you plow-and not looking at the beauty around you

 

[Karson]

"Point of Evanesce"

Point of Evanesce

....two kings hedge with time,
twas an open veil of rite,
i transcend with wood….
-by flp

I've not had much computer time as of late for blogging, so it feels good to get a post up. We seem to be getting hammered with snow….a little much early up here this year, so I'm busy outside working the plow truck and doing clean-up around the place. When I say early up here, well not really early….it's just that in the last couple of years we were slow and into the new year before the snows came….oh well. More snow today so I'm heading out to get the plow truck warmed up….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Take care Frank. Work safe.

 

[Frank]

"Point of Evanesce"

Point of Evanesce

....two kings hedge with time,
twas an open veil of rite,
i transcend with wood….
-by flp

I've not had much computer time as of late for blogging, so it feels good to get a post up. We seem to be getting hammered with snow….a little much early up here this year, so I'm busy outside working the plow truck and doing clean-up around the place. When I say early up here, well not really early….it's just that in the last couple of years we were slow and into the new year before the snows came….oh well. More snow today so I'm heading out to get the plow truck warmed up….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

--thank you Debbie and Karson;
....and as I all-ways say…."work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood"

Now when did they say the next snow was coming….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

 

[RobS]

"Point of Evanesce"

Point of Evanesce

....two kings hedge with time,
twas an open veil of rite,
i transcend with wood….
-by flp

I've not had much computer time as of late for blogging, so it feels good to get a post up. We seem to be getting hammered with snow….a little much early up here this year, so I'm busy outside working the plow truck and doing clean-up around the place. When I say early up here, well not really early….it's just that in the last couple of years we were slow and into the new year before the snows came….oh well. More snow today so I'm heading out to get the plow truck warmed up….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Ha and me just back from the beaches of Mexico…nothing but palm trees there but I did shovel some sand. Nice picture and keep up the good work.

 

[Frank]

"Point of Evanesce"

Point of Evanesce

....two kings hedge with time,
twas an open veil of rite,
i transcend with wood….
-by flp

I've not had much computer time as of late for blogging, so it feels good to get a post up. We seem to be getting hammered with snow….a little much early up here this year, so I'm busy outside working the plow truck and doing clean-up around the place. When I say early up here, well not really early….it's just that in the last couple of years we were slow and into the new year before the snows came….oh well. More snow today so I'm heading out to get the plow truck warmed up….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Hi Rob;
--I just knew, don't ask me how….but when I wrote my previous comment to Debbie and Karson that you would be around soon telling me about some trip to sandy beaches….LOL!

I'm just surprised that it's not about the all-ways 'bigger in Texas' sandy beaches….

Any-ways, I'm glad you had a great time….and no-need to ask you I suppose, if you miss NH at the moment.

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

 

[Frank]

"Panoptic at Wood"

Panoptic at Wood

....i sit as you sat,
seasons of time breathe be-ing,
panoptic i am…..
-by flp

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

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http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

 

[RobS]

"Panoptic at Wood"

Panoptic at Wood

....i sit as you sat,
seasons of time breathe be-ing,
panoptic i am…..
-by flp

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Not certain I can see "everything" in this "view", although, I know what you mean. Thanks for the picture and stay safe.

 

[Treefarmer]

"Panoptic at Wood"

Panoptic at Wood

....i sit as you sat,
seasons of time breathe be-ing,
panoptic i am…..
-by flp

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

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http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

One of the reasons I like your blogs so much Frank is that it forces me to look up words like panoptic…

frost dusts the cold bark
creeking boughs bend to their load
roots waiting for warmth

 

[Frank]

"Panoptic at Wood"

Panoptic at Wood

....i sit as you sat,
seasons of time breathe be-ing,
panoptic i am…..
-by flp

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Hello Rob and Bob;
--creating words here for word-space and so I pause and well-come//digest both of your comments….and;

....keep those word poetics coming Bob….

....'i sit where you sat '....and so i came up higher….

....'seasons of time '....and so every view of a moment has at least two truths….

....'pan-op-tic '....a broader view rises from where i once sat, to the now knowing of where i also can sit….

Having been up there on the top of that granite ledge in the back-ground, my memory serves me up with more of an every increasing pan-opt-ic-all and more sibylline seeing of all that i am….which 'just is'....

....and then….

Wonder-full comments….great haiku moments….keep them coming….and…..,

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

 

[Frank]

"Slivered Audacity"

Slivered Audacity

....slicing ones wood-space,
within the sea-sons of time,
head-less though i am….
-by flp

And now for the rest of the story in pictures….

....spalted maple….

....against a background of 200 year old//young, (plus) barn-board….

This is what I call 'wood art'....
Spalted Maple is hand sanded and steel wooled with multiple coats of tung oil….
Barn-board on this side, is cleaned up with woolite pads and no-finish has been applied….
Width is: 15''-1/2'' by a Height of: 23''-0''

I have not attach the spalted maple to the barn-board, since I really like looking at this piece from all views….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

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http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

 

[marka]

"Slivered Audacity"

Slivered Audacity

....slicing ones wood-space,
within the sea-sons of time,
head-less though i am….
-by flp

And now for the rest of the story in pictures….

....spalted maple….

....against a background of 200 year old//young, (plus) barn-board….

This is what I call 'wood art'....
Spalted Maple is hand sanded and steel wooled with multiple coats of tung oil….
Barn-board on this side, is cleaned up with woolite pads and no-finish has been applied….
Width is: 15''-1/2'' by a Height of: 23''-0''

I have not attach the spalted maple to the barn-board, since I really like looking at this piece from all views….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Both are very nice.

 

[Karson]

"Slivered Audacity"

Slivered Audacity

....slicing ones wood-space,
within the sea-sons of time,
head-less though i am….
-by flp

And now for the rest of the story in pictures….

....spalted maple….

....against a background of 200 year old//young, (plus) barn-board….

This is what I call 'wood art'....
Spalted Maple is hand sanded and steel wooled with multiple coats of tung oil….
Barn-board on this side, is cleaned up with woolite pads and no-finish has been applied….
Width is: 15''-1/2'' by a Height of: 23''-0''

I have not attach the spalted maple to the barn-board, since I really like looking at this piece from all views….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Great Frank. Are those the pesky powder post beetle tracks in the maple.

 

[Frank]

"Slivered Audacity"

Slivered Audacity

....slicing ones wood-space,
within the sea-sons of time,
head-less though i am….
-by flp

And now for the rest of the story in pictures….

....spalted maple….

....against a background of 200 year old//young, (plus) barn-board….

This is what I call 'wood art'....
Spalted Maple is hand sanded and steel wooled with multiple coats of tung oil….
Barn-board on this side, is cleaned up with woolite pads and no-finish has been applied….
Width is: 15''-1/2'' by a Height of: 23''-0''

I have not attach the spalted maple to the barn-board, since I really like looking at this piece from all views….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

[email protected]
http://frank.wordpress.com/

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"....work smart, work safe, and live, to work the wood…."

Hello….;
--hi Mark; ....and thanks for your kind words that encourage….

--hi Karson; ....beetle tracks yes, you really do have a sharp eye there Kason. I don't come across so much of the 'powder beetle' as I do what I call 'bark beetles up here. One of the reasons I strip//debark the wood I use is because of those 'bark beetles' and the fine ground wood trail they leave behind.

My methods and length of time that go into a piece of 'wood art' or furniture can be somewhat lengthy and long for some woodworkers to understand….like from downed tree to finished piece there will often be 2-5 years going by. Some-times I will strip the bark within 6 months to a year and then there are also those times when the bark stays on for 2-3 years outside. When I get ready to bring the wood inside to my shop, I will then remove the bark. Under the bark, I will often find the larvae making tracks and so it's just a matter removing them from their places of tunnel growth under the bark. Some folks like these tracks in the wood, but more often then not, when I'm doing a special piece….by the time I'm done sanding and all, the tracks have been erased from the wood. I do find bark beetle in apple, maple and pine, but these do not penetrate into the interior of the wood for the most part.

As you mention about the powder beetle, well these can some times be a pesky pest, but are more seen in wood that has gone spalted and even more so borders on the line of punky….and for punky wood there's not much use. The piece of wood seen here is what I call a sliver of wood that came off of a bigger slab I was cutting….that interior of the wood had gone punky. As I said not much use for punky wood except I will take and saw into thin strips such as seen here and some into a thickness of up to 2-3 inches, then I will make these into pieces of 'wood art' which folks buy and hang in homes and their offices….'wood art' be-comes 'wall art'. These can be and are a hot item and since so much time can go by, from start to finish, I am able to monitor any activity of wood powder. I have an oak burl now that sits on a desk in my office, which I am working on….and have been working on. First cut the burl some years ago….last fall finally got around to removing the bark and that's when I saw some larvae in the wood. Some tell-tale signs of wood boring also showed up which I am monitoring for new activity, as I work on a free form sculpture. Finish time is yet down the road….so plenty of time to see what happens and if I need to treat the wood.

Well thats enough for now and you all have a very good day….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank