I started with a hollow form that 10 X 7.5 inches with 1 - 1.5 inch walls, and it weighed about 5 lbs. The finished piece has super thin walls - paper thin in many places and probably < 1/16 inch in the rest of the piece. It weighs 4 oz after all the carving was complete.
This is my favorite view because it gives a window to the interior space. The curvature of the "arms" is why I named the piece "Acer embrace."
This is the view that is 180° from the image above.
A detail shot. The wood is Ambrosia maple (sugar maple that was infected with beetle larvae).
You can see a series of progress photos on my Facebook page. This album shows the initial rough-out stages of the piece through the finished carving.
I also posted a series of videos on YouTube. I don't really have the ability to show this kind of work in a demonstration, but these short videos give some of the details.
Carving a hollow form - Part 1
Carving a hollow form - Part 2
Carving a hollow form - Part 3
Carving a hollow form - Part 4
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so fragile looking -- how would you ship this? perhaps encapsulate it in foam.
I have some ideas for rigging a shipping cradle. It will definitely be a challenge, but I've shipped similar fragile pieces successfully.
or perhaps put it into the middle of a plastic-bag and fill with foam beans; wonder if rice would work?
double-box
need an engineering student to do a drop-box test on it :>)
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