Aug 26, 2010: Wood Sculpture - Page 2

glatt · 08-26-2010, 11:40 AM

kind of like one of those nickels welded to a nail that you are supposed to pound into the floor.

spudcon · 08-26-2010, 12:59 PM

My tape also had "Shaving Cream" and "My Boomerang Won't Come Back," and some others I don't remember.

Roosta · 08-26-2010, 02:13 PM

It all depends on Randall's router budget...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIvhlKT7SY

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2010, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roosta

It all depends on Randall's router budget...

That's not a router, but if he used a CNC 5-axis, the wood wouldn't hold together for that abuse. I know, I used to program them.

Adak · 08-26-2010, 04:58 PM

That 5 axis machine demo you linked to was *amazing*. The way the lower table moved at the same time the upper machine tool was moving - wow!

Beautiful helmet produced, also.

But for a laugh, click on the "most useless machine". Had me rolling at the impudent thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4

classicman · 08-26-2010, 02:36 PM

Excellent video! Looks familiar somehow...

Roosta · 08-26-2010, 04:47 PM

In hindsight, I should have thought harder about it having worked for a U.S. manufacturer of CNC Machining centres for the last 27 years.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2010, 04:53 PM

Then you could do the same in aluminum or phenolic, but you still have to paint them, which to me is harder. Actually for me, that's impossible.

randall · 10-08-2010, 07:23 PM

hi ..i just found this site. heres the deal. i use a bunch of conventional shop power tools like a table saw and a router, and even hand held rotary tools. in my world that still falls under "hand made or hand carved." no cnc or computer cutting. actually three quarters of the work is done with a straight edge, a mat knife and a fishtail gauge.

in real life they look real from a few feet away but up close you can see they are wood. often the grain is visible or even a knot or two.

thanks for your interest.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-08-2010, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randall

... i use a bunch of conventional shop power tools like a table saw and a router, and even hand held rotary tools. in my world that still falls under "hand made or hand carved."

In my world too. A good craftsman, or artist, always uses the best tools he can get his hands on, but the tools aren't doing the job, he is.
Welcome to the Cellar, randall, and thanks for filling us in with the inside dope.

BigV · 10-08-2010, 07:41 PM

Holy crabcakes Batman! It's the artist himself!

Welcome to the cellar, randall.

Your work is **amazing**.

classicman · 10-08-2010, 09:07 PM

Welcome sir, another fan here. Your work is nothing short of Amazing.

SPUCK · 10-09-2010, 05:44 AM

So Randall, how did you find yourself doing this kind of work? A dare? An idea? A challenge?

randall · 10-09-2010, 08:36 AM

i started out as a painter and did that till i was 40. then i worked as an architectural designer and the architect i worked with pushed me to do large instillation sculptures. i did that for ten years till i carved a book rest for a lectern that looked like a book............and here we are. thats the short version. look at the website it has lots of architectural work on it also.

thanks for the kind words.

http://www.randallrosenthal.com/

xoxoxoBruce · 10-09-2010, 08:40 AM

Ah, that explains the incredible detail in the painting. I can see the wood working, with care and patience, but the painting just blows me away. Kudos.

EDIT
Hey, wait a minute... I take back what I said about the carving.
This is impossible. How could you do just this piece in one lifetime, let alone the others?

08-26-2010, 12:59 PM	#2
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	My tape also had "Shaving Cream" and "My Boomerang Won't Come Back," and some others I don't remember. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-26-2010, 02:13 PM	#3
Roosta Nutter. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 221	It all depends on Randall's router budget... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIvhlKT7SY __________________ Back from the brink...

08-26-2010, 02:36 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Excellent video! Looks familiar somehow... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-26-2010, 04:47 PM	#7
Roosta Nutter. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 221	In hindsight, I should have thought harder about it having worked for a U.S. manufacturer of CNC Machining centres for the last 27 years. __________________ Back from the brink...

08-26-2010, 04:53 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Then you could do the same in aluminum or phenolic, but you still have to paint them, which to me is harder. Actually for me, that's impossible. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-26-2010, 11:40 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	kind of like one of those nickels welded to a nail that you are supposed to pound into the floor.

08-26-2010, 04:58 PM	#5
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	That 5 axis machine demo you linked to was amazing. The way the lower table moved at the same time the upper machine tool was moving - wow! Beautiful helmet produced, also. But for a laugh, click on the "most useless machine". Had me rolling at the impudent thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4

10-08-2010, 07:23 PM	#9
randall Jotter of Notes Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 11	hi ..i just found this site. heres the deal. i use a bunch of conventional shop power tools like a table saw and a router, and even hand held rotary tools. in my world that still falls under "hand made or hand carved." no cnc or computer cutting. actually three quarters of the work is done with a straight edge, a mat knife and a fishtail gauge. in real life they look real from a few feet away but up close you can see they are wood. often the grain is visible or even a knot or two. thanks for your interest.

10-08-2010, 07:41 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Holy crabcakes Batman! It's the artist himself! Welcome to the cellar, randall. Your work is amazing. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-08-2010, 09:07 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Welcome sir, another fan here. Your work is nothing short of Amazing. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-09-2010, 05:44 AM	#13
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	So Randall, how did you find yourself doing this kind of work? A dare? An idea? A challenge?

10-09-2010, 08:36 AM	#14
randall Jotter of Notes Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 11	i started out as a painter and did that till i was 40. then i worked as an architectural designer and the architect i worked with pushed me to do large instillation sculptures. i did that for ten years till i carved a book rest for a lectern that looked like a book............and here we are. thats the short version. look at the website it has lots of architectural work on it also. thanks for the kind words. http://www.randallrosenthal.com/

10-09-2010, 08:40 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ah, that explains the incredible detail in the painting. I can see the wood working, with care and patience, but the painting just blows me away. Kudos. EDIT Hey, wait a minute... I take back what I said about the carving. This is impossible. How could you do just this piece in one lifetime, let alone the others? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 10-09-2010 at 08:54 AM.

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