Craig asked me to post this image - he'll chime in with the details
Nice stuff as usual Craig!
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| Author: | LanceK [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:05 pm ] |
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Craig asked me to post this image - he'll chime in with the details
Nice stuff as usual Craig!
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| Author: | BruceH [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:13 pm ] |
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Wow! How did you do the moon, Craig? |
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| Author: | clavin [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:23 pm ] |
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I just finished this one today. It has a full fretboard scene and rosette on the way. I knew I would get questions about the moon! It's not a new technique, just an uncommon one. Let's see who can figure it out first! It's NOT engraved. 
Craig |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:36 pm ] |
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Sandpaper & ink? It's gorgeous. As usual. |
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| Author: | clavin [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:51 pm ] |
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Inks can fade over time. This is more stable, (I hope) No sandpaper needed either! Craig |
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| Author: | ShaneE. [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:09 pm ] |
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Not sure exactly what they call it, but saw it done in a marquetry book once. It is where they take sand or some other substrate and heat it up and then place the veneer onto it in order to slightly char different areas to give it a different color/effect. I'll just call it hot sand flambe. 
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| Author: | Don A [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:16 pm ] |
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Looks like a piece of hand selected marble to me. Whatever it is, it sure looks great. 
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| Author: | WalterK [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:57 pm ] |
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It looks like fingerprints with ink and smudges to smooth them out?? Walter |
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| Author: | Josh H [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:50 pm ] |
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Craig A jeweler/metal worker friend of mine showed me how he can take certain metals and by heating them a certain way make them change colours. Could that be it? Josh |
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| Author: | John How [ Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:30 pm ] |
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Did you candle it? |
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| Author: | GCote [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:19 am ] |
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Looks like a piece of burl selected just for the inlay. Gary |
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| Author: | clavin [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:28 am ] |
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It's A piece of fake (plastic) ivory for the base color, then I took Stew Mac's black fretboard epoxy and took little, little dabs of it on my fingertips and made the pattern. It should dry thin, hard, and stay black. I alreay know it works under a finish, since some inlayers use it as filler anyway. It's easy to work with because you can basically wipe away any areas as your working it with, and they wil come clean (on this material at least). In the end if you want to re-do it, it just sands away. Grit uses a mix of NGR stain and sealer to get shading. most likely it's a better way, but for a start this works for me. Thanks Guys! Craig L. I'll post the finished fretboard, etc.. later. I still need to make those. |
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| Author: | Josh H [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:00 am ] |
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Cool. You learn something new every day. josh |
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| Author: | Mike Mahar [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:32 am ] |
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I notice that you didn't try to make it look like THE moon. Even though we've seen the moon all our lives, the fact that your generic moon looks fine shows us that there is a certain "moonness" about an object and we really don't mind that the seas and craters are different. Or, you want to show us that Wolves exist on other planets. |
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| Author: | clavin [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:48 am ] |
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My control over this method needs refinment. It's moon enough, but I would have liked to make it more realistic. Other than that, your comments ring true (about objects having a moon-ness to them!) The only other option was leave it plain, which looks a lot less real. Craig |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:53 am ] |
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objects, and a portion of the human anatomy. was this a client based landward shift from the general run of your marine topics or just a flight of whimsy? regardless, it is striking. looking forward to seeing the completed instrument. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:59 am ] |
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As usual GREAT JOB Craig
By the way are you still going to do the second part of the inlay class?
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