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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Salvage!

In my efforts to build functional art that answers to my aesthetic, and which has the acquired energy unique to age and weathering, I often find myself at garage sales, junk shops, the dump, metal recyclers, and...the beach!


My good friend Jay was up for the adventure, and wanted some of the material when we finally mill it into boards.  He had the skiff, me the engine.  We left the beach at near high tide to minimize the work we'd needed to get the log floating.

Excavating under, so we can place fulcrums and levers.



Once rolled, we can now lever it downhill on log skids



She floats!



Now to tame the floating beast.



We experimented with various tow lengths and finally arrived at an easy-to-manage side-tie.


The above images chronicle a typical mission--in this case a BIG yellow cedar log which we would have to get creative to move.

The log is a ring-section of the tree.  If we mill it in a vertical plane (reference the last image) we'll probably get 18 vertical-grain boards of about 1 1/4" rough thickness.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

More interactive pieces...

Meditation Altar.  Re-sawn fir,  salvaged copper.


The copper plate provides safe placement of a candle. 


Altar 


This custom swing swivels,  bounces on elastics, and swings.


Webbing provides chafe protection...



....held in place with seine twine tied in constrictor knots, while the tubing is stretched....



stiffness of elasticity, and length of rebound are determined by the number of sections one attaches



copper tubing is removed and 3/16" amsteel loops are run through the eyes, securing the elastics to the attachment points.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

A Selection of Works

Custom, built-in counter-top with shelf.  Vertical-grain fir, medium burn, varnished top and backsplash.


Burned fir. All boards and cap piece are edge-glued with full-length 1/4" splines.


Corner radius detail with router-work and edges.

Outdoor wood-fired hot tub and landscaping.



Sauna/meditation space

Sauna/meditation space

Sauna/meditation space.  Custom oak door/copper reclaimed siding.

Sauna/meditation space.  50% salvaged materials.


Wood-Fired Hot Soaking Tub and Ramp
Two ladders, local fir, copper, steel.

Custom tiller and adjustable tiller-lock

Custom burned-fir tiller

Pattern for Cockpit sole

Yellow Cedar base w/Ipea grate

Cockpit Sole ready for installing

Cockpit sole in place

Custom fir companionway ladder

Custom curved translucent roof over cedar deck

Beginning creative process of custom gate 

Pattern for gate aperature

Pattern laid on actual gate structure

Z-bracing notch and wagon-wheel cut

Finished gate installed

Corrugated steel and reclaimed fir bath house detail

Roselli Parlor custom trim

Detail of custom yurt window frames

The effect is stunning, and stronger than original

Burnt fir mantle piece

Custom Yurt "vestibule"

Yurt Vestibule

Curved stair set, radius matches that of yurt

Another yurt vestibule, framed up and ready for rafters

Cordwood sauna

Custom stove hood w/fan and light

Built-in bookcase and hutch 

Wood stove installation w/custom hearth and mantle

More detailed information will follow, but for now here is a collection of images of some of the work done within the last year.