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MARBLED H/F
« on: January 24, 2014, 08:44:18 PM »
                  

                                 Marbled H/F

    This is Dianes fourth or thereabouts attempt at Marbling.
     carnt remember what the wood is she fished it out of the rubbish bin.
     The finial and ring are cast and turned pewter.

      Comments welcome
      Regards Tony and Diane
  
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 08:57:09 PM »

Hi Tony & Di,  Very nice piece, think that without a doubt Di as mastered the marbling and not lost them..

Looking close and we all see things at time's, I'd say a title would be Homage at the Throne .. Tall figure white arms raised before other figure/s also white .. well that or it's been a loong weeek ..

Cheers for presenting another fine piece.

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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 08:59:02 PM »
Marbled, as in floating paint/ink on water and passing the piece through it, or has she used a paint effect in some way.

Care to impart a little more info, dimensions etc please.

I do like the look however, especially the shine I see on the top, reflecting the pewter finial.
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 10:08:22 PM »

       Good title David, I have thought at times Di has lost her marbles with
       some of the things she comes up with, but I think she,s found em again
     
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2014, 10:21:25 PM »
      
         Bryan I used carrageenan mixed with water and floated the acrylic paint on top
          the bear wood is painted with alum first.
          I think you can use wallpaper past but not sure
        
          The height is 4 inch
           the width is 5 and a half
        
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2014, 02:00:18 PM »
Hey folks
I love the piece and am fascinated by the technique. What is carageenan (and how do you spell it???). Have you considered writing it up for Revolutions?I'd be glad to help you or write a piece myself... with your help....to appear in my Brian's Turn feature. Contact me on brianhollett@awgb.co.uk if you're interested.
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2014, 04:03:04 PM »


    Thank you very much Brian for your interest.
     CARRAGEENAN is extracted from Red Edible Seaweeds and widely used in the food industry.
     for its gelling thickening and stabilizing properties.
     If you look up Marbling and Swirling Guitars on you tube that's where the idea came from
     The ones we looked at used enamel paint, but I use acrylic so I could get a more blended look.
     
      Will send you more info later       Diane and Tony
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2014, 06:10:03 PM »
Nice piece of work. Marbling has been slow to take off in the UK as it's a bit of a fiddly procedure. It does however produce some great results, as the photo shows.

Check out the work of Carol Floate, she's the doyen of marbling in the USA (www.cfloate.com) and has demonstrated at the AAW Symposiums. I saw her in San Jose last year.

I also thought that the guys at Flutterby Crafts were going to try out a new way of marbling without the need to use alum and carrageenan. Might remind them if they are at the SE Woodworking show in March.

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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2014, 07:51:07 PM »
Georg had explained carrageenan.

But it acts as a water thickener, letting the pigment float on the surface.

Borax is another substance that can be used, and more easily available, places like Boots sell it normally, it's a form of natural cleansing (soap) material.
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2014, 08:24:23 PM »


       Thank You David for the link to Carol Floate,s Site
 
                       Some Stunning Work on her site

       will keep an eye on Flutterby  Crafts for anything new on marbling. I think the name changed to
       The Mulberry bush but I could be wrong .
       DI and Tony
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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2014, 01:35:35 PM »
Hi Di & Tony,

Just checked and yes, you are right. The name has changed to The Mulberry Bush and there's a new website.

I think the idea Flutterby had was to use cheap shaving foam in the marbling technique. I think they did actually do a demo of this at the Detling show last year. Unlike other show organisers Nelton Exhibitions do not list the exhibitors on their website so you only find out who is there when you arrive!

Good luck with the marbling and it is always good to see woodturners who use different techniques - we need to expand our use of different techniques  here in the UK.

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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2014, 07:52:43 PM »
love the shape has the look of Mark Sanger about it the couloring is amazing not keen on the silver bit though looks to heavy but this is just my personal taste

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Re: MARBLED H/F
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2014, 11:23:48 AM »
      Hi Thanks for viewing.  I agree with you about the finial looking a bit heavy.  My camera skills are ZERO and  have taken
      the photo upwards which has amplified the top.  I can confirm however that its a lot finer in real life. I do struggle a lot
      choosing the right finial on this type of H/f and another view is always welcome as they may see things we might miss

              Kind Regards      Diane and Tony
    
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