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RogerS wrote:
Those small Microplanes are desperately weak and snap off with the slightest bit of pressure.
Chris152 wrote:.....
I've been looking for years at belt sanders,....
sunnybob wrote:Disc cutter with a flap wheel works on wood as well as steel
But thats definitely an outdoor experience while wearing mask and headphones.
Chris152 wrote:You're right, Andy - she used direct carving which allowed negotiation between her and the wood, a far more contemplative process than what I'm trying to do! I'm looking to make several little pieces that relate only vaguely to what she was making, but that take the bits I want and render them more quickly, pretty formulaic (once I've worked out a formula).
I've not been to the Wakefield gallery but it looks similar to some of the setup in St Ives, which I've visited several times. A wonderful little display/ exhibition if you ever get there. They're really nice pics, thanks for sharing them. One day I may get to see that gallery.
ps Thinking about techniques used, I wonder what techniques her assistants might have been using, and how much prep they did in advance of her hands taking over. I know little about her work in wood (or any medium for that matter), but it's not unusual for people to write assistants' efforts out of the equation to various degrees, emphasising the hand of the artist (clearly, that's where the reputation lies). In the 1960s, if you had to cut some of those large forms in wood, would you have started from scratch with a mallet and chisel? Just idle wondering from someone who doesn't know the answers...
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