Root carving coffee table production methods

Root carving coffee table production methods, coffee table is a lot of people will be placed in the home of a piece of furniture, and root carving coffee table is quite artistic and collectible value, but also a lot of people in the selection of the coffee table will choose a kind of coffee table, the following for you to share the root carving coffee table production methods, come to learn about it.

Root carving coffee table production method 1

1, conception

Root carving production should emphasize the "three carving seven borrowing" and the intention of modeling, no matter what the root material, create what the subject matter, must comply with this principle. In the carving method should be "three carving seven grinding", that is, in order to imitate the natural form of the root grinding method, supplemented by a small number of local carving, so that the carving and grinding part of the root and the shape of the form as far as possible as a whole, do not show traces of carving.

Root art creation has a certain uniqueness. His creation must respect the natural form of the root, explore its natural beauty, try not to artificially destroy its natural form, on the basis of these and then play their imagination, to find the natural beauty of the root material can reflect the intention. The basic technique of root sculpture creation is to use exaggeration, fantasy and abstraction to reflect the real life of a creative method. Specifically, it is to make a comprehensive and detailed observation of the selected root material and make a skillful conception. Borrowing its form, texture, knots and scars, concave and convex, curves, holes and other natural features, a combination of reality and bold vision. Use a variety of themes and contents to find the usable value of the material itself, and be good at finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, and gradually determine the overall image of the creation. Clearly creative ideas, boldly imagine the root art creation is crucial.

Root carving coffee table is concerned about the natural interest and practical value, while the root carving coffee table processing is very concerned about the combination of experience and beauty. Due to the internal variability of the roots, the requirements of the root carving master must be experienced, otherwise, the roots cut open after the tea table hollow repair too much, affecting the aesthetic. An experienced root carving tea table master before the production of the tree roots are generally carefully observed, repeated conceptualization, until the design program is mature before starting to make. In the production process, but also constantly adjust the program. The basic principle is to ensure that the countertop is clean and generous case, the whole coffee table do not splice feet, so that the work has more integrity and collection value. For a lot of tumors of tree roots in the production of root carving coffee table try to maintain the natural characteristics of the tumors, or try to tumors of the pattern shown in the coffee table table. Forms of rich root carving coffee table on the general less carving or not carving, and in the form of ordinary material can also be localized carving, to achieve the coarse in the fine, the effect of heaven and man in one.

2, processing and carving molding

After the idea is good, you can do the processing, you can cut off some of the unwanted branches or sawed off, and then in the removal of the bark, cut off the redundant roots, the cross-section of the fire processed into a natural cave, the convex side of the processed into a tumor, to achieve the effect of natural beauty. To abstract, exaggerated, hazy image to reflect the natural image of the roots. Some of the root material is incomplete, you can use the same texture of the root material for splicing, the technique should be exquisite, do not leave traces.

3, sanding and coloring lacquer

With a coarse emery cloth, the root material will be sanded once, the wound traces will be smoothed, and then polished with a fine emery cloth, so that the surface can be seen brightly. Polishing with emery cloth should be even force, to avoid destroying its original color and texture, to the saw kerf polished smooth. Root carving works by coloring paint is not only conducive to anticorrosion, dust, insect moths, but also to strengthen its art wood effect.

4, the selection of materials

Want to have a good ornamental and practical works, the choice of raw materials is critical. Because of the variety of tree species in nature, the roots of the tree is a variety of forms, without processing is a piece of root art is almost impossible, but the natural beauty of the roots are everywhere, you need to have a pair of eyes to find the beauty. There are two main sources of roots, one is from the hillside, roadside, terraced side of the pick; from the farmhouse woodpile and garden discarded stakes, waste roots in the selection. The second is to buy from the market. In addition, the selection of roots mainly from the root of the material and form two aspects. Material varieties and hardness, hard some of the better,; and morphology is the most characteristic, such as withered plate root, etc., choose some of the more complex morphology of the root material, so as to find out more propositions.

5, the root of the 'treatment

(1), peeled and cleaned

There are two methods, fresh peeling method and soaking method. Fresh peeling method is to wash the roots with water and placed in the open air for 2 to 3 days, so that the roots evaporate some of the water, and then use a knife to pry up from the break to peel off the bark. The soaking method is suitable for dry roots that have been placed for a long time, and the method is to immerse the roots in water for several days until they can be peeled off. Peeling should be done carefully so as not to damage the root material and destroy the texture. Many root artists have their own peeling methods, as long as the wood is not damaged or less damaged, the producer does not have to stick to the above methods. Sometimes according to the need to create may not peel or retain part of the skin, to be utilized.

(2), pick rotten

The main part is to hide the dirt and rotten part of the pick off, the purpose is to remove the dirt on the root and hidden insects and fungi, to increase the cleanliness of the material and the sense of beauty.

(3), anti-cracking and anti-insect treatment

Natural drying method, steaming method, drying method, soaking method. In the anti-crack steaming with appropriate bleaching powder, six six six powder, etc., can be inside the insect bacteria killed. With the anti-cracking, anti-insect, anti-mold treatment of materials produced works, generally will not appear dry cracks, deformation, insects, rot, discoloration phenomenon.

Root carving tea table production method 2

Root carving tea maintenance

Root carving tea table should try not to put outdoors, can not withstand the wind and sun, put indoors as much as possible to be placed in the sun by the heating mouth place.

Winter with heating, summer open air conditioning, will cause a substantial drop in indoor humidity, especially the first year to buy back the root carving coffee table, due to crafts is not very dry, contains a certain amount of moisture, wood moisture evaporation fast, the most prone to cracking, it is best to give the air humidification (humidifier or l green potted plants), people on the wood products are good.

Root carving coffee table, as often as boiling water to soak in the top, so the top has a spray polyester transparent paint, if the conditions, after two or three years, you can use sandpaper sanding finish surface spray paint, the table shines new, carving crafts class, can be waxed on the oil maintenance.

Root carving coffee table repair method

If the root carving coffee table crafts oil cracking, do not be nervous, please repair in a timely manner, repair methods are as follows:

Step 1: fill in the cracks in the special to fill the wood powder, pay attention to fill the flat, wood powder fill with the surface of the wood, clean up the wood surface on the surface. The excess of wood powder.

Step 2: Use the special 502 water slowly drip in the place to fill the wood powder, not too fast, prepare a piece of waste cloth, if there are drops to the surface, please wipe clean with a waste cloth in a timely manner.

Step 3: If the surface oil obvious unevenness, feel rough super, you can use 320 # or 400 #, 600 # sandpaper sanding smooth.

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