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| about 1/4 of the way finished (if that) |
I guess for now I am calling this Vascular 2.This is the first plate of two. It measures 12" x 4" x 1". When completed it will be 12" x 4" x 2". It is made of Basswood and is different from Vascular 1 in that each plate is woven rather then having the appearance of being woven.
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| roughing in |
The main challenge for me in this piece is that, Basswood being very soft for a hard wood, is clearing the gaps without breaking each vein. As you can tell in the above picture I haven't been keeping my blades as sharp as they should be and so I am getting a lot of rough cuts (the staircase effect on the lower right side).
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| first gap cleared |
I started using 220 grit sand paper to shape the veins due to their fragility.
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| close up of first gap |
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