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Daiza update

Paul Pikel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:14:46 +0000

I was able to work on finishing my latest Daiza this past week end. I went on a camping trip so this was the perfect project to work on while watching the fire.

Finished Daiza

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New Daiza

Paul Pikel — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:23:56 +0000

I haven’t done a Daiza carving for quite sometime, and today I felt motivated to do so. Using Rosewood I carved this little Daiza in a couple of hours. It still needs a lot of refining and a nice finish. However it really made this rock look good.

Daiza Rough Carving

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Rock On

Paul Pikel — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:43:20 +0000

I finally realized that I never showed the finished daiza carving for the Suiseki that I did a few months back. It has been sitting next to my television for a long time and I just recently took the time to complete the sanding and apply a nice fish to it. I still have a lot to learn but I think this is my best one so far.

Finish Daiza

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I got a rock…

Paul Pikel — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:07:24 +0000

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

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

Wetsaw cut rock

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

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

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

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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Daiza-mania

Paul Pikel — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:08:45 +0000

Okay I can’t get enough of making daiza. It is just amazing to me to start with a block of wood and then transform it into a flowing piece of furniture. I just love it. Well I wanted to show how my last daiza turned out, and show what else I have been working on.

Here it is after a light coat of SPAR Urethane. It really brings out the beautiful color of the Bolivian Rosewood.

A member of the Central Florida Bonsai Club asked if I could make a daiza for one of his rocks. I of course agreed because I wanted to practice. This was a little more difficult because the bottom of the rock was not flat.

Sometimes I loose site of the daiza and just enjoy the entire Suiseki (rock & daiza). Here is close up of the daiza. Notice how much carving I had to do inside of it to get the rock to sit flat. Too bad this portion is covered, it is rarely ever seen.

Here is the group of the daiza that I have made so far. They don’t take all that long to make, and are really enjoyable.

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