looks twisted - Woodworking Talk

winluck7 · 05-10-2008, 07:49 AM

hi im a newbie here. can anyone tell me how to work with this one pls. (attached image). correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think this one can be done using a band saw or a lathe machine?

tmuli · 05-13-2008, 08:36 PM

This looks like a piece that has been "precompressed", which is a method of steaming and compressing the wood, which makes it very elastic. There's a company out there, that I can't remember the name, that sells precompressed wood. It comes wrapped in a plastic wrapper and you bend it to the shape you want (even twist it, like the pix) and let it dry.

**Daren** · 05-13-2008, 09:09 PM

It was carved.

tmuli · 05-14-2008, 11:10 AM

Or it was carved. Mr. Information didn't bother to tell you there's a Japanese craftsman named Kintaro Yazawa does this type of carving, plus decorative dovetail joinery. http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~k-yazawa/jointwork.html

**Daren** · 05-14-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tmuli

a Japanese craftsman named Kintaro Yazawa does this type of carving, plus decorative dovetail joinery.

I am just in for a quick cup of coffee, but yea we had a discussion of his work a couple months ago here. I immediately recognized the picture from that discussion and visiting his site. joints

winluck7 · 05-14-2008, 11:58 AM

yes it is, i actually seen it on kintaro yazawa's site when i click the link of that discussion. i'm just curious if there's any machine that could do that.

winluck7 · 05-14-2008, 12:12 PM

my apologies for not telling that

**Daren** · 05-14-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by winluck7

y i'm just curious if there's any machine that could do that.

I am sure the Legacy Ornamental Mill can...but it would look machined, meaning perfectly symmetrical. In my opinion carved looks better, it actually looks twisted because it is slightly asymmetrical. That artist beyond a shadow of a doubt (since we have seen his other work) could have carved it with perfect symmetry, why do you think he did not ? My guess would be to give it an organic look, like it had been twisted instead of machined. I may be all wet but that is my take.

JON BELL · 05-15-2008, 11:38 AM

This might help

http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Arti...iralCandle.pdf

JMendez035 · 05-15-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JON BELL

This might help

http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Arti...iralCandle.pdf

this link is something different then the pic in question. the spiral candle is first turned on the lathe then the center is drilled out. had a friend who made a couple of those. nice find though

but the pic is question if i had to quess was steamed then twisted like that