Fine Woodwork

[egaertner]

Shot these with 430EX bouncing into a homemade box of white poster board. My first attempt at something like this, or artificial lighting in general. Feedback? (see the full gallery here http://ecgphotography.com/p54856021/)

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[Cam101]

Very nice! But maybe take out the shadows behind the wires in #3??

[Serrator]

Well done on the photos and the woodworking!

[egaertner]

Thanks! I had thought about removing the wire shadows in #3, but I was afraid it would look fake if some places had their natural shadows, and others did not. And the woodworking was all done by my father, over many years.

[Bill Boehme]

The one that got my attention is the drawered box that has through dovetailed corners, yet on the ends, the corners are mitered. Did you add face strips on the ends? Your photography is as outstanding as your woodworking! I presume that the first one uses super magnets.

I used to do "flat woodworking", but then I got sucked into the woodturning vortex and now all of my flat woodworking machines like the tablesaw, jointer, and planer have turned into dust collectors (those who are not woodworkers, probably will not get the inside joke).

[egaertner]

The one that got my attention is the drawered box that has through dovetailed corners, yet on the ends, the corners are mitered. Did you add face strips on the ends? Your photography is as outstanding as your woodworking! I presume that the first one uses super magnets.

I used to do "flat woodworking", but then I got sucked into the woodturning vortex and now all of my flat woodworking machines like the tablesaw, jointer, and planer have turned into dust collectors (those who are not woodworkers, probably will not get the inside joke).

The woodwork was all done by my father. I don't know for sure, but some veneer strips on the ends of the box are my vote as well. I haven't taken a close look at it lately in person. Rare earth magnets indeed for the first one! That was particularly difficult to dial in the wire lengths just right, especially since they stretch a tiny bit over time.

Try to wrap your head around this one :) Any guesses?
http://www.ecgphotography.com/img/v1/p632212228-4.jpg

[Bill Boehme]

The woodwork was all done by my father. I don't know for sure, but some veneer strips on the ends of the box are my vote as well. I haven't taken a close look at it lately in person. Rare earth magnets indeed for the first one! That was particularly difficult to dial in the wire lengths just right, especially since they stretch a tiny bit over time.

Try to wrap your head around this one :) Any guesses?


I have done something very similar to the arrow through a block except that I carved a three dimensional heart and had the arrow through it. The arrow is usually made of bass wood or some similar wood that is fairly soft. Next, the head of the arrow is crushed in a vice or by a pair pliers just enough to allow it to pass through the hole. Finally, the head of the arrow is soaked in water to allow it to swell back to its normal shape before it was crushed. If the water is boiling hot, the process works even better.

[egaertner]

I have done something very similar to the arrow through a block except that I carved a three dimensional heart and had the arrow through it. The arrow is usually made of bass wood or some similar wood that is fairly soft. Next, the head of the arrow is crushed in a vice or by a pair pliers just enough to allow it to pass through the hole. Finally, the head of the arrow is soaked in water to allow it to swell back to its normal shape before it was crushed. If the water is boiling hot, the process works even better.

Bravo sir, Bravo.

[mikeb540]

i want that clock! very cool!
mike

[photoguy6405]

Love both the pics and the woodwork. Can't take that clock in your carry-on baggage, though. LOL!

[mikeb540]

very true would be hard to mail also haha unless in a few packages hahaha. still simple to make, my grandpa is a master craftsman with wood, and has some awsome models including a 6 foot steam engine that is detailed soo well.. hope you dont mind heres a sample.( actully one of the first DSLR shots, due for do over with new skills)
mike