canoe

This picture shows the set up of balancing the canoe so as I can turn the 11 bowls overlapping to form the ribs This is the biggest (longest I have done 25 inches long see www.timberly.co.nz in new works on my web site it shows more pictures of the detail Comments welcomed

More in my At the beach series ,first turned on 2 centres then held with hot melt glue to turn overlapping bowls to for ribs the largest is 20 inches long

Lost Voyager Materials: Totara, Flax, Hebel stone Length: 1.5m (4' 11") Lost Voyager is finished and ready for the exhibition. I took it across the road this morning to photograph it with the lake in the background. Fantastic morning, I couldn't have asked for a better one. The...

Lost Voyager Progress Just about ready to burn it!!!!! No just kidding but I am going to scorch the out side of the piece and the brush the loose stuff off. I decided to cut right through on both ends like fingers, it wasn't balanced with just the back done. I will be binding the ends with...

Voyager II Woods: Canoe, mast and boom Black Maire Sail: Eucalyptus Rope: Plaited tussock grass Length: 185mm (7-1/4") Height: 165mm (6-1/2") This piece started off as a trial piece to get the scale and shape for Voyager I. I thought I may as well make something out of it...

Voyager II Woods: Canoe, mast and boom Black Maire Sail: Eucalyptus Rope: Plaited tussock grass Length: 185mm (7-1/4") Height: 165mm (6-1/2") This piece started off as a trial piece to get the scale and shape for Voyager I. I thought I may as well make something out of it...