New Daiza WIP

[fudo133]

Howdy all,

I just wanted to show off the new daiza i'm working on for a friend of mine...the wood is nothing special/just some crappy radiata pine, but i think its turned out pretty well thus far aside from it perhaps being a bit too thick...but there wasnt much of a choice with the position of the stone that he wanted. I think it sort of works since its such a chonky and vertical stone though...

I still have to refine and round the bead off and add another round to the squareish edge below it as well as do the feet and obvious staining/waxing/finishing stuff to it.

constructive criticism or ideas as to the style of the feet would be very welcome!

Cheers!

 

[MHBonsai]

Really nice. I like the light wood. It’s hard making a consistent cut/border like that. If it was mine I’d try to thin it down and carve some pretty strong masculine feet to help that big stone look stable.

 

[MHBonsai]

not my stone… but an idea

 

[yodamon]

Howdy all,

I just wanted to show off the new daiza i'm working on for a friend of mine...the wood is nothing special/just some crappy radiata pine, but i think its turned out pretty well thus far aside from it perhaps being a bit too thick...but there wasnt much of a choice with the position of the stone that he wanted. I think it sort of works since its such a chonky and vertical stone though...

I still have to refine and round the bead off and add another round to the squareish edge below it as well as do the feet and obvious staining/waxing/finishing stuff to it.

constructive criticism or ideas as to the style of the feet would be very welcome!

Cheers!

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That is really nice. I’ve done two now and I know how hard it is to make. I like how the lines are vertical to meet the stone. I agree with the masculine feet. I’m not sure what that means but wide and complimentary to the top lines. Good job.

 

[fudo133]

Thanks guys! I've made a couple before but that was way back so i'd kind of forgotten how tricky they can be...the exact placement/sizing for the feet is still troubling me a little but i've started toying with some ideas for them.

I spent a good chunk of today refining the lip around the stone and starting to round the top edge by carving a series of bevels into it and then splitting the difference a couple times...I'm thinking i might leave the first bevel as it is though rather than rounding it over completely once its time to sand things...just because i like the extra detail it adds to things...

 

[ABCarve]

Really like the up and down undulation of the lip as well as the perimeter. Are you power carving or using knives?

 

[fudo133]

Really like the up and down undulation of the lip as well as the perimeter. Are you power carving or using knives?

Thanks! I tried to carve it down to meet the widest point all around the stone
So far i've done the whole thing with chisels and gouges, though the pine lets me know the second they get blunt by tearing out haha

 

[ABCarve]

Thanks! I tried to carve it down to meet the widest point all around the stone
So far i've done the whole thing with chisels and gouges, though the pine lets me know the second they get blunt by tearing out haha

I was going to ask about that. Pine can be tricky. Maybe some huan pine? I like you’re using a lighter timber. I little out of the ordinary.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Quite a job. Nice rock.

 

[yodamon]

I cant wait to see the finished stand.

 

[fudo133]

just a small update today and an appeal for some aesthetic input...

I've finally roughed out the feet, trying to position each one under a visually weighty area of the rock, but i'm a little uncertain of whether the feet should be higher/the gaps in between them raised up and/or whether i should try to slim them down a bit more.

I still need to refine the curve that transitions from the bottom edge into the feet but i was also contemplating maybe cutting a shallow bead in along this edge as well to tie in with the lip around the rock? The keen eyed might be able to make out my rough pen marks showing the position and width of it along the bottom edge.

 

[ABCarve]

Did you make a drawing? It’s hard to visualize your plan with words only.

 

[fudo133]

Did you make a drawing? It’s hard to visualize your plan with words only.

alas i never got around to doing a drawing of it as its sort of evolved along the way

 

[fudo133]

Another quick update today to show the newly carved 'beading' around the base of the daiza...its still quite rough and in need of refinement and some more carving to round it over a little but i think it makes for an improvement thus far

 

[Pitoon]

Looks very good! Is the bottom of the stone cut flat? I need to finish one I was making a while back, pottery have been taking priority though.

 

[fudo133]

Looks very good! Is the bottom of the stone cut flat? I need to finish one I was making a while back, pottery have been taking priority though.

Thanks! The bottom of the stone is relatively smooth, but annoyingly far from flat - it slopes quite aggressively from front to back and curves up on each end....which is a huge part of why this daiza ended up being so thick, as i wanted to make sure the whole thing was nicely seated all the way around.

I know what you mean about unfinished projects though! I've got a huge list to get back to

 

[Pitoon]

Here's my thread....so close, but still so far away from getting finished.

PIT-EKA Suiseki and Daiza #1

Had some time today to cut out this daiza, and fit it to the stone. Still have a long ways to go to get it looking how I envision it to be. This is also my first suiseki and daiza, so I'm curious how it will look when it's finished. @Hartinez thanks again for getting me off to the right start!

www.bonsainut.com

 

[fudo133]

Here's my thread....so close, but still so far away from getting finished.

PIT-EKA Suiseki and Daiza #1

Had some time today to cut out this daiza, and fit it to the stone. Still have a long ways to go to get it looking how I envision it to be. This is also my first suiseki and daiza, so I'm curious how it will look when it's finished. @Hartinez thanks again for getting me off to the right start!

www.bonsainut.com

Its looking pretty awesome so far! Really good job on fitting it...once that bits over the rest is a bit of a cake walk

 

[penumbra]

Really amazing work. Would love to do this but with limited time and energy its not likely.

 

[Pitoon]

Its looking pretty awesome so far! Really good job on fitting it...once that bits over the rest is a bit of a cake walk

Yeah the fit takes the longest for sure. Still debating how to do the feet.