Okay here's the deal. I'm ten bucks short on the rent that needs to be in by the fifth and I have half assed sculptures to sell. I can take payments via Google wallet I guess?
Well here's a link to my sculptures or you can request something new (please give me an advance)
So name your price! Also keep in mind some sculptures may not exist anymore:
Cross post from the AC Halloween thread but I was reminded to finish that post by this thread popping up in favorites so hey
oh whoops so I forgot to progress post in here
so
my friend asked me to help him be the King in Yellow
so I borrowed a little from the imagery from True Detective and then ran with the Chambers novel and the Cthulhu Mythos interpretations of Hastur, the King in Yellow:
I was pretty pleased with it
My fuzzball copilot:
I did not get a picture WITH my wookittiee but hey, here is a picture of mine taken by my coworker who is usually a portrait photographer, but I really uh
I felt pretty unphotogenic but I had a hell of a lot of fun
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Currently designing a fabric table to go into my new sewing room.
Wanting to do basically a square table top, about 1m. And then 4 legs (obvs). I cna't quite figure out if those should be 1m as well or not.
And then, how to finish the table? sanding obviously, but do I use like a wood stain and then a shellac type thing to get it nice and smooth for fabric to be easily manipulated around it? And what color?
The one my mom uses is 36" high, and it's comfortable for both of us to use for longish period--she's 5'4" and I'm 5'9"--so that seems to be a good height. Could you make an elasticized table cover out of laminated cotton? Like this kind of deal: fitted table cover Or buy one if it would come out about the same even. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the finish and fabric interaction, and you could just take the cover off when you weren't using it to show off whatever stain you decide on.
Man, I could go on for ages about finishing. I'll try to keep it short.
My basic recommendation for new finishers is dependent on the type of wood, but generally I'd say pick an oil-based dye stain (or a hybrid dye/pigment that's got fairly little pigment) like home-store Minwax or Watco stain. (Lots of folks will hate on Minwax stains, but they're generally very new-user-friendly on most woods. Lord help you if you're on something like a highly-figured wood, though.) Wipe on in excess and wipe off anything that didn't get absorbed. Lighter stain colors are generally fool-proof (test on a scrap); darker colors can be hard to control on some woods if you're new.
Let dry for a day or more (if humidity, cool temperatures, etc.) and follow with a finish. For tabletops, you want as hard a surface as you can manage and one that's spill-proof. This means a varnish. Traditional polyurethane is the toughest of what's reasonably available to you. Water-based polyurethanes ("polycrylic", etc.) aren't quite as hard or impermeable but are much easier to clean up than traditional. Brushing it on will make for a thicker (more protective) finish, but some folks find brushing thick varnish sort of difficult to manage without getting runs everywhere. If you're handy with a brush, go for it. If not, consider a "wiping varnish" (basically just a thinned varnish that you can wipe on with a clean lint-free white rag like a t-shirt scrap). I use three coats of brushed urethane for tabletops, but two will do. For wiping varnish, double that. Follow the instructions on the back of the can for how long to wait between coats. (Too short and it gets ugly; too long and you have to sand between coats for the next coat to stick.)
So this year some of the members of the Beta Club at school are partnered up with teachers as "buddies." The kiddos know who their teacher is, but we teachers don't know who our middle schooler is. And the idea is to send notes of encouragement and small gifts to each other throughout the semester. My buddy is a girl who likes red, so I made these:
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I like regular old clear acrylic varnish on wood tabletops. I like to sand down to 480 grit, wipe the surface clean with a damp rag, then wait for it to dry before applying stains or varnishing. I always let varnish coats cure fully and give them a light sand with 1200 grit between coats. Two coats minimum, but I prefer three.
It is about to be full on knitting season here as well
Going to see Interstellar tonight after work and I know myself well enough that I packed two three different projects just in case. No way I can sit through a three hour movie without knitting, it will drive me crazy
The hat is almost finished... I should probably bind that off on the train home. I don't remember what movie we went to where I started that one but it was a while ago... Maybe Cap 2.
The scarf is getting long but I'm not sure if it looks right. Bleh. It'll probably look better blocked out. I hope!
That's fantastic! I kind of want one to keep my beard warm.
Also I think it'd be mildy comical to have that then take it off and have the same level of beard.
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So, we picked up the wood to make our first attempt at bookshelves today.
It's going to be... interesting. Seeing as we know nothing.
Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Bookshelves are fairly easy. Sides, shelves, back. Pop some mouldings around the bottom and the top, hit the edges with a router, wipe on some stain, and done!
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So this year some of the members of the Beta Club at school are partnered up with teachers as "buddies." The kiddos know who their teacher is, but we teachers don't know who our middle schooler is. And the idea is to send notes of encouragement and small gifts to each other throughout the semester. My buddy is a girl who likes red, so I made these:
I really hope she likes them.
If she wears them at school it couuuuuld defeat the purpose if you recognize them, but they are so pretty.
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
I suppose they could be. I haven't done the finishing work on them yet, but was so excited that the colors turned out. They're about 3 inches in diameter, so if that's merit badge size, sounds good to me.
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If there's interest, I would totally do another ecorche sculpture
There's such a circular sense behind it I'm baffled
"Gigerdong and Ecorche Emporium"
(also, cmon, people, Giger's stuff was already pretty laced with dong-imagery, it is hardly a stretch!)
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oh whoops so I forgot to progress post in here
so
my friend asked me to help him be the King in Yellow
so I borrowed a little from the imagery from True Detective and then ran with the Chambers novel and the Cthulhu Mythos interpretations of Hastur, the King in Yellow:
I was pretty pleased with it
My fuzzball copilot:
I did not get a picture WITH my wookittiee but hey, here is a picture of mine taken by my coworker who is usually a portrait photographer, but I really uh
I felt pretty unphotogenic but I had a hell of a lot of fun
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Wanting to do basically a square table top, about 1m. And then 4 legs (obvs). I cna't quite figure out if those should be 1m as well or not.
And then, how to finish the table? sanding obviously, but do I use like a wood stain and then a shellac type thing to get it nice and smooth for fabric to be easily manipulated around it? And what color?
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Steam wishlist
Etsy wishlist
My basic recommendation for new finishers is dependent on the type of wood, but generally I'd say pick an oil-based dye stain (or a hybrid dye/pigment that's got fairly little pigment) like home-store Minwax or Watco stain. (Lots of folks will hate on Minwax stains, but they're generally very new-user-friendly on most woods. Lord help you if you're on something like a highly-figured wood, though.) Wipe on in excess and wipe off anything that didn't get absorbed. Lighter stain colors are generally fool-proof (test on a scrap); darker colors can be hard to control on some woods if you're new.
Let dry for a day or more (if humidity, cool temperatures, etc.) and follow with a finish. For tabletops, you want as hard a surface as you can manage and one that's spill-proof. This means a varnish. Traditional polyurethane is the toughest of what's reasonably available to you. Water-based polyurethanes ("polycrylic", etc.) aren't quite as hard or impermeable but are much easier to clean up than traditional. Brushing it on will make for a thicker (more protective) finish, but some folks find brushing thick varnish sort of difficult to manage without getting runs everywhere. If you're handy with a brush, go for it. If not, consider a "wiping varnish" (basically just a thinned varnish that you can wipe on with a clean lint-free white rag like a t-shirt scrap). I use three coats of brushed urethane for tabletops, but two will do. For wiping varnish, double that. Follow the instructions on the back of the can for how long to wait between coats. (Too short and it gets ugly; too long and you have to sand between coats for the next coat to stick.)
I really hope she likes them.
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And yeah, we're looking at our new projects as a means/excuse to get a new router/sander tools.
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I'll also add that Plexiglass(Acrylic) is fairly cheap and makes a handy surface protector.
29 more balls of yarn to go!
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My screen scrolled past this picture really fast when the tread was loading and I thought, "Ooh, Cute skirt!" Very nice work on the blanket. ^_^
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It is about to be full on knitting season here as well
Going to see Interstellar tonight after work and I know myself well enough that I packed two three different projects just in case. No way I can sit through a three hour movie without knitting, it will drive me crazy
The hat is almost finished... I should probably bind that off on the train home. I don't remember what movie we went to where I started that one but it was a while ago... Maybe Cap 2.
The scarf is getting long but I'm not sure if it looks right. Bleh. It'll probably look better blocked out. I hope!
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OUR FRIEND FINALLY MADE ME A BEARD HAT
I AM OVERCOME WITH BEARD BLISS
That's fantastic! I kind of want one to keep my beard warm.
Also I think it'd be mildy comical to have that then take it off and have the same level of beard.
It's going to be... interesting. Seeing as we know nothing.
hooray youtube.
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(or just buy some like Amy and I did...)
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If she wears them at school it couuuuuld defeat the purpose if you recognize them, but they are so pretty.
I suppose they could be. I haven't done the finishing work on them yet, but was so excited that the colors turned out. They're about 3 inches in diameter, so if that's merit badge size, sounds good to me.
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The top right one looks like it could be a really good MakerBadge.
Hat makin' machine these days
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