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Post by Clayton on Aug 24, 2015 11:21:24 GMT
Thank you Alexander!
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Post by Peter Jenssen on Aug 26, 2015 12:30:09 GMT
Wow!
That's really cool!
What kind of wood is it?
Looks amazing!
/Peter
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Post by Clayton on Aug 26, 2015 14:39:38 GMT
Thank you Peter!
It seems that according to Soop that many of the upper quarter gallery roof sculptures were carved in pine. The ones that I did were done in linden/basswood.
With the extra wood required to make the back flat, or straight up and down, they weigh 50lbs a piece. The original blanks weighed 100lbs each before I started to remove wood.
I was actually kind of surprised to see that they can stand freely on their own.
Clayton
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Post by Peter Jenssen on Aug 26, 2015 21:58:56 GMT
Basswood sounds a lot better to carve than pine.
Heavy furniture indeed!
Can't wait to see the finished result!
Will it come apart for transport?
Peter
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Post by Clayton on Aug 27, 2015 3:11:54 GMT
Thank you! I will keep you posted. Like the carved bench that I built, it will have the capacity to be taken apart for transport if we ever move again. It will be a job though. I just finished making the headboard design. There is definitely Vasa influence in this too.  |
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Post by Clayton on Dec 7, 2015 1:14:48 GMT
The headboard is finished! I have the rails and foot board about half way done also, and finishing these will be the next step.  |
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Post by Clayton on Dec 30, 2015 21:20:16 GMT
Another few parts done. I just completed the rails and foot board. They are all 20” (50.8cm) wide. The rails are 81” (205.7cm) long and the foot board is 67” (170.1cm) long. The footposts that are turned in walnut are proportional in their upper 8 inches to the knobs that decorate Vasa's lower quarter gallery turrets.   |
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Post by Clayton on Feb 9, 2016 22:39:19 GMT
And finished today. The assembly went without any problems at all.  |
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Post by alexander on Feb 11, 2016 8:40:50 GMT
Hi Clayton,
I repaet: This is a real masterpiece.
The figures look very funny!
A piece of art with a touch of humour
Sweet dreams!
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by Clayton on Feb 12, 2016 3:06:36 GMT
Thank you Alexander!
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Post by marktiedens on Feb 17, 2016 20:39:07 GMT
WOW - awesome job Clayton. Just beautiful!
Mark
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Post by Clayton on Feb 19, 2016 0:34:47 GMT
Thanks Mark!
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Post by alexander on Mar 7, 2016 11:41:05 GMT
Hi, Clayton,
It seems, that you omitted the head of the snake.
I think, this was necessary because the figure became too tall - is that right?
Cheers Alexander
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Post by Clayton on Mar 26, 2016 10:09:45 GMT
Hi Alexander! Actually it is not omitted. They are at the lower end of the head posts. You just cannot see them very well because the figures are standing straight up, instead of at an angle like they are on Vasa's quarter galleries. If you visited my website you can see that I included them, even though they are different than the originals. sites.google.com/site/clayton707/carvedbed |
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Post by alexander on Mar 29, 2016 14:48:33 GMT
Hi Clayton
thanks!
It would had been better to turn the snake`s head the other way.
Maybe for Magnus´ bed.
Alexander
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