Natural Log Slice Redwood Wall Art Sculpture
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- čas přidán 24. 09. 2017
- This is the first time I've ever worked with freshly cut redwood. And this is also the first time I've ever worked with redwood younger than me. I never thought I'd say I this, but I "outlived redwood". Well anyway, I thought it was beautiful and I wanted to put it to good use so I made a wall art sculpture and tried to keep it as natural looking as possible.
- Krátké a kreslené filmy
Yes, Another Master Piece by Scott Oconnor.... Quality has no time as a factor it is lost in space and the effort of doing the task!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please make more Videos!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are delight to watch and you expressing your self in the end results.........
Thanks Stan!
Keep it like it is. And the cracks may very well make it more interesting! Nice work!
Woodworking - patience = firewood!!!!
Correct!!!!
Also reminds of how redwoods grow - in a circle of a community. Like that you chose a natural shape. Extraordinary piece of art.
I never really thought about that but that's an interesting perspective. Sometimes the natural shape of the wood is the best design. Nature is the most talented artist.
Well Done! The cracks will only add character!
In love with the details✨💖
Such a great a video including the perfect music to build up the suspense. Makes me feel like I am involved in the making of the art. So impressive. Thank you much.
Thanks Jim! In a way, you are involved in making the art because positive comments like yours help give me the inspiration I need to keep going. Every positive comment and thumbs up seems to give me a little burst of energy.
U have a way of looking at wood that is fantastic. I will never look at
a piece of wood the same way i used too. Amazing!! Tell your music director thumbs up!!
Thanks Linda - There's a lot of different ways of looking at the same piece of wood so its good to hear that this video has given you a new perspective and way of looking at pieces of wood :)
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful work. thank for uploading your beautiful work.
Nice job! For me the best one i’ve seen by now! Thanks for share!
Appreciate that Jorge. Thanks for watching :)
crack control is an art. i myself use only green wood which gives me an opportunity to try to control cracking. there are many tricks you learn over the years. with most wood, it cracks because of the center of the wood. as it dries, it tries to equalize the stresses. so you have to eliminate the stress point or give it a place to crack. for redwood, it is best to wait until it is dry. the biggest thing you can do is using off-center blocks. ie. the piece has no center because you cut the chunk to the side of the center. this totally relieves the stress in the piece. i understand that you like the cracks. the problem becomes that the pieces become really fragile. i am shifting my focus towards doing things more as you do. have been an old chainsaw carver for 30 years.
Lovely. Thank you for share it!!!
Thank you, I enjoyed your video, and the music was just right.
What a nice guy you are.
You do awesome work! Thank you!
Thanks :)
another great project Scott please keep them comming
Yea, this was a fun one to make. Hopefully I'll get around to doing more projects in the near future. Lots of ideas, that's for sure. Just need to find the time to get things done. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful! I can hardly wait to see it when it's totally dried out.
Yes, I'm hoping to show it in a future video once its fully seasoned.
It's really nice.
Beautiful piece. I think that I would have been tempted to turn this assembly into a table with a good poly coating and some of the Cold Stone filler in the voids. However, you are the artist with more experience than I. I did learn from this video. I think the piece is beautiful and hope it doesnt split as you expresed concerns about.
Nice work great ideas
I appreciate that Rey :) Thanks for watching
Wow. You certainly have a love affair with wood. I love wood grains. I think the pole saw was easier for you to control. AND I love the way it was videographed.
I like this piece. My friend has asked me; How many times have you started over to get this nice piece. I always tell him just one. I have a lot of patience!! Now I can tell him your quote. Woodworking without patience equals firewood!! That made me laugh!!
I can't take credit for the quote. I thought it was funny and I could relate to it so I decided to use it. I know I've built a few pieces in the past that may have lacked patience so I try to take a little more time now since I have no more need of firewood around the house.
Wet wood can be old wood . I split large chunks, this year, of oak wood 150- 200 years old that was sitting for 4 plus years. Can not burn until a good season of 8 to 10 months and drys out. When wood sits so long it is like a sponge. I do not think I will ever do a wall hanging like you do. But I never know. Your method is very intriguing. Could be a good item to sell to the right person. I liked the red wood hanging. George
What a beautiful work of art but again, you did not show us everything that we need to know to try to achieve a piece that we would be proud of following your instructions.
Beautiful wood give it a good sand and spray some poly on it it will seal the wood and prevent further cracking
Watch this and learn from the master!!
incrível a sua arte sou fã de seu trabalho.fica com DEUS.
Awesome work!!! I am really curious to see how it looks now - a year later. Does it held? Did you do some repairs here and there?
Ah. Agradesco tus respuestas, muchas gracias
Awesome
Thanks!
Good Jop!!
Hey Scott. Turned out great. Looks like a Buffalo head.
Did you ask the woman if she has any pictures of the tree? It would be nice to have one with the art.
Look up PEG (polyethylene glycol, I think) It is a product that can stabilize end grain pieces. It is what you use if you want to make a coffee table out of a cross section slab. Developed by Forest Products Laboratories.
probably a bit late now lol but could always just paint on some exterior decking oil - it would bring out the grain even more and might slow down some of the drying process and reduce cracking
Un AUTOORTRET ? SUPERBA BIJUTERIE TRANDAFIRIE !!!
nice job how about an update? thank you
It's actually aged very well. All of the pieces shrunk a little bit, but not too much. The centerpiece got a few cracks. The majority of the pieces got some small cracks here and there. The biggest crack is on the bottom piece but overall I expected a lot more cracking in the pieces than whet actually happened.
Hi Scott. Ever tried filling resin in between the pieces ? Perhaps it would give some new color and dimensions to the piece.
I've never used resin between the pieces before but I may try it at some point. I think it would work really good on some of the pieces that I make.
There's a tool out there for easier carrying and moving big logs like that, log ox.
The little pole saw did an amazing job. Why doesn't the wood crack while its drying? I never can get wood from splitting and cracking, no less 1" slices. I wanted to get a lathe and I have access to trees but they split.
Yes, a log ox would have made moving these easier. The wood is definitely going to crack while it dries. I'm looking forward to seeing the cracks develop as it dries on the wall. I think it'll give the piece a lot more character.
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Scott, I think this redwood piece is like stained glass! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! How long did it take to dry and what does it look like today?
I don't remember exactly how long it took to dry - maybe close to a year? It looks good today, the wood shrunk a tiny bit and it has a few cracks (that happened while it was drying) but looks very similar to how it did when it was finished. I'm considering filling the cracks with some of the same wood but I've got so many projects going on I don't know when and if I'll get around to it.
Bellísima obra, a dónde las vendes, o tienes una galería? O por Internet
Acabo de venderlos localmente aquí en Ventura, California, donde vivo. No tengo ninguna obra en venta en internet en este momento.
I love your pieces! Now being years later... Do you ever have any issues with warping or movement in your pieces when using freshly cut or wood that's not dried yet? Thank you!
Yes, it can warp, bow, crack, etc. Ideally it's best to start with dry seasoned wood.
@@scottoconnor Thank you for the response!
Did u put it into the fire?
Ha! No, It's still hanging on the wall in my house. I put a glass case in front of it with a hammer on a chain and a sign that says "Break glass patiently in the event that you need emergency firewood" .....and it's been coooldddd out lately!
@@scottoconnor jajaja you funny man!! Good job with your stuff.
Would have made a beautiful mirror as well. the grain came out real nice. Just oil this piece.
Woodworking - patience = firewood Lol
I can't take credit for that quote. I heard it and thought it was funny and so true :)
Do u use all big pieces or have u ever made one out of smaller limbs
Over all great job
Thanks. I don't always use all big pieces. Sometimes I'll use both big pieces and small pieces together. Every art piece is different so it all depends :)
I would love to see what you do with smaller pieces
I have a lot of 3-5” pieces and would love to see the art you can do with the smaller ones
Your work inspires me
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Moonlight Sonata! How is this piece holding up or evolving as I'm watching this July 2019? Inquiring mind wants to know...LOL!
It's actually aged very well. All of the pieces shrunk a little bit, but not too much. The centerpiece got a few cracks. The majority of the pieces got some small cracks here and there. The biggest crack is on the bottom piece but overall I expected a lot more cracking in the pieces than what actually happened.
@@scottoconnor Are you on Instagram? Couldn't find you in my search.
Oh yeah , I know it takes effort and time but possibly a follow up video Starring Your Kittyboy? showing how the piece weathered as it normally takes about 2 years to dry slabs when milling lumber. just a thought.
I have an instagram account that I started last year. I uploaded a few pictures of finished paintings and 1 wood art picture. I haven't been very active on instagram. I need to get around to uploading more pictures onto it at some point. Here's my instagram name if you want to take a look s_oconnor626
Yes, it takes a lot of time and effort to make videos. I may show it at some point in one of my future videos, but I just don't know when or if that will happen. I have so many things going on all the time and so many new projects to focus on. This art piece is hanging in my bedroom so I look at it everyday and really like it. I may put a finish on it at some point so I might consider showing that if I do.
Sadly my cat Wooley has been missing for a little over a month (since June 3rd). I know you commented on one of my other videos that he was in and said he was a patient kitty. I should have probably told you in that response that he was missing but I wanted to focus on answering your questions and I only had a limited amount of time to reply at the time. I have a little more time to reply right now so I can write a longer response.
I got him in late May or early June in 2005 when he was only a few weeks old. I think he was born sometime in April. So he was 14 years old. Ever since he grew up he's been an indoor/outdoor cat going in and out of the house as he pleased. I live on a big piece of property and wildlife occasionally come onto the property at times. I don't know what happened to him. I'll probably never know. It's possible that a wild animal could have got him. I can't imagine him walking off the property on his own, he loved being home and stayed on the property for 14 years. I've been very sad over the last month. In my last video "Tree dot painting frame" I talk about this and the last half of the video is a tribute to him. I felt that it was important to pay tribute to him since he's been in a lot of my videos since I started in 2017. I also wrote a long description for this video saying more than what I just told you if you want to read it.
When you are great time is not factor... it is what it is.... Your imagination must torment you when you are not building a piece????? Hope the other pieces of logs will not be fire wood but be used in other piece of ART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, building art pieces definitely keeps my mind occupied. I hope to put the other pieces of wood to use too :)
Hey do you sell these ???!!! I want one in India
No, I don't have any for sale right now.
@@scottoconnor ouhhh
Ok fine
I got really inspired by your art and made my own today
I like the look but not worth the time you invest
Я художник я так вижу а по мне так полная херня.