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10-08-2016, 01:02 PM
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Hey Strangers!
It has definitely been a little while since I've posted anything here. I was recently approached by someone looking to make a gift for an honorary guest. I provided some ideas but the group was pretty dead set on having a customized wind chime made. With that in mind, I pitched an idea to them (with an effort of keeping it Marine Corps related) of having a 6 piece hexagon box top with carved panels, polished brass 5.56 casings as the noise makers and a carved Kabar dangling in the middle to generate the noise. Unfortunately, they weren't too crazy about the idea with the brass for some reason and asked if I could make the noise makers from wood. Most wind chimes I have seen are made from bamboo but I feel that pieces of bamboo would make this piece look cheap so that is a no go. The other option I thought of is hollowing out another species of wood like sapele, maple, or mahogany and making dowels. The problem I have at hand is I'm limited because I have just had surgery on my right shoulder so the lathe is a no go, I'm contemplating of using the carvewright to pull this off. I'm asking if anyone has had any experience in the past with making wind chime noise makers from other wood species and how they well they sounded. I'm also asking if anyone wants to contribute their two cents with ideas for this, I'm thinking of maybe a two-sided carving that I would glue up with maybe different amounts of material carved away from the center. Don't know if the overall cost would be worth the effort that it could possibly take. Any input or help would be appreciated. A picture of a poorly constructed sketchup model is attached to give a better idea of what I meant.
Paul
Hey Strangers!
It has definitely been a little while since I've posted anything here. I was recently approached by someone looking to make a gift for an honorary guest. I provided some ideas but the group was pretty dead set on having a customized wind chime made. With that in mind, I pitched an idea to them (with an effort of keeping it Marine Corps related) of having a 6 piece hexagon box top with carved panels, polished brass 5.56 casings as the noise makers and a carved Kabar dangling in the middle to generate the noise. Unfortunately, they weren't too crazy about the idea with the brass for some reason and asked if I could make the noise makers from wood. Most wind chimes I have seen are made from bamboo but I feel that pieces of bamboo would make this piece look cheap so that is a no go. The other option I thought of is hollowing out another species of wood like sapele, maple, or mahogany and making dowels. The problem I have at hand is I'm limited because I have just had surgery on my right shoulder so the lathe is a no go, I'm contemplating of using the carvewright to pull this off. I'm asking if anyone has had any experience in the past with making wind chime noise makers from other wood species and how they well they sounded. I'm also asking if anyone wants to contribute their two cents with ideas for this, I'm thinking of maybe a two-sided carving that I would glue up with maybe different amounts of material carved away from the center. Don't know if the overall cost would be worth the effort that it could possibly take. Any input or help would be appreciated. A picture of a poorly constructed sketchup model is attached to give a better idea of what I meant.
Paul