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• Saturday, January 03rd, 2009

So for the holiday season I celebrated by buying a nice rock to create a Daiza.  My good friend Jason of Schley’s Bonsai and Supplies in Holly Hill Florida had a great selection to choose from. I wanted a larger one than the ones I had done previously because I need something to display in my living room. 

Precut rock

Precut rock

This one could have presented some challanges.  However I had an idea.

Wetsaw cut rock

Wetsaw cut rock

Using a wetsaw I removed the rounded unlevel bottom so that the rock would sit flat.  This worked very well.

test fit

I placed the rock on the piece of Rosewood that I planned to use and traced around it.

Rough Cut

Rough Cut

After I routered the base o fthe Daiza the rock fit in pretty easily.  This still needed some work but was pretty easy up until this point

Daiza after initial final design

Daiza after initial final design

Well it still needs a lot of sanding and a finish, but it looks pretty good.  I want to remove more from the underside to give it a lighter feel.  There is still too much mass in my opinion.  When it’s finished I’ll post an update.


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