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Teddy's Process

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Alpine Rafting out of Golden, BC, asked us to create a 2' x 4' vertical art piece to hang on their stone fireplace.
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First the drawing; incorporating the elements of their
logo and images from their web site.

We cut this piece of wood from a larger cant, placing the best grain
in the middle, expecting to get great grain patterns in the waves.

We normally Respond to the grain;and place horizons and
features to utilize the grain to maximum effect.

Once we are happy with the design, we 'hard line' it in a
​heavy black pencil.

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First, a jigsaw with a specially shortened blade makes the vertical cuts into the wood.

Then, a Lancelot (angle grinder with a chain saw wheel for a blade) is used to 'bulk down' shapes.

Native bent knives and straight chisels shape the grain and 'clean up the edges'.




​With the carving done, we do a deep burn with the big tiger torch (shown here) and a hand held torch for the small corners and deep places.
The Alaska Mill is in the background.
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Once fully burnt, we wire brush and wire brush some more.
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​Ready for cleaning, and then paint.
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About half done.  Image shot with
​side lighting to show depth.

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    • Custom Work
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