Bentwood Forge

Totally sweet handmade wooden rings

[Bentwood Forge @bentwoodforge]

More playing with new materials. Kept this one simple with padauk bent around a black ceramic core. I love the color of padauk. I'm keeping this one for myself.

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Wrapped up another "Churros!" ring that ships out today. Rose quartz is always super challenging to work with, but I really like its subtlety as an inlay.

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First time ever working with gold wire for an inlay. Not sure why, but working with it made me really nervous, but I sure love me a challenge. The stone is crushed sapphire and the wood is macassar ebony.

[Bentwood Forge @bentwoodforge]

Wrapped up the finish on a "Churros!" ring... Cherry with a rose quartz inlay. Rose quartz is super challenging to get to show up right. What tricks do you have?

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Just a quiet part of the day in the shop with just me, some files, and a ring to finish. Can't ask for much more.

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Just finished this one off while at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds Fall Craft Fair. Pearwood and purpleheart carved with inlays in turquoise and howlite. I'll be here all weekend.

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Sometimes you need to spend a full morning of bending. Looking forward to the combinations I'm going to put together... then carve them.

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If I'm going to be at this event next month at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, then I better have a sign. Picked up this pockmarked piece of maple and took my woodburner to it.

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So... I'm stepping out into the real world a bit. I've gone and signed myself up as a craft vendor at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds Fall Craft Fair. If you find yourself near the border of Georgia and North Carolina next month, come out and see me!

[Jason van Gumster @monsterjavaguns]

Got a bit of audio gear and needed a place to hang it. Sure, I could've just made a shelf or hook, but this was may more fun. Old 3D sculpt, some 3D printing, a little primer, some texture paint, and a dowel rod. Pretty happy the way it all came together.
#b3d #3Dprinting

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Broke out ye olde childhood woodburner and played around a bit. Missed this thing.

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Remember that mount I designed for helping me carve rings? Well, you can get your own now. You just need to print it yourself. Files and explanation are on Thingiverse:

https://t.co/z2Gap4wzYl

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And it's done! What used to be a 36"x48" dining room table is now a carved lion's head. See replies for all images.

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Cold and damp outside, so I brought this piece back out to work on. Planning on filling the "sky" with crushed lapis. The eagle is cattle horn and the ring is walnut.

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Weather wasn't cooperating so I took a little time to carve this tree spirit in a scrap of wood I'd found a while back. See replies for stills and WIP shots.
#woodcarving

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Finally done with the rough carving. Tomorrow (hopefully) I add color with FIRE!

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Made this quick little experiment for myself. Smoked eucalyptus plays a bit like tiger eye in the light. Hard as hell to capture in a still photo, though. The liner is padauk. Love the color of that. Definitely going to make more rings with these materials. Still image in reply.