Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Sawing Imperative


Wood block we use to drill our pieces on

Yesterday and today is a huge sawing, filing and sanding session.  We are sawing out pieces for the ABS monthly challenge, our pieces for our Bead Soup blog partner, and new pendants and bowls.  This is what it looks like during our sawing session.


The drill bit we use to drill pilot holes.


Copper and wood shavings I swept up after drilling out all the holes on the pieces to be sawed.



Pieces waiting to be sawed out.



A broken saw blade, which I have many of.  Mom can make a saw blades last forever, though I don't saw my fingers as much as she does :)


Wax used on the saw blades.



The sawed out copper scraps after a piece has been sawed out. Recycle, recycle...

So, that is a close up of our sawing process.  I hope you enjoyed it as much we enjoy (I should say mom enjoys) sawing out our pieces.

Head on over to Studio Watersone to check out the other participants of I Heart Macro.
Posted by at 7:51 AM

15 comments:

  1. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentAugust 7, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Very interesting. A busy and productive couple of days.

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  2. Therese's TreasuresAugust 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    You go girls! I love what you produce and I can not wait to see your finished ABS piece.
    Therese

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  3. zsazsazsuAugust 7, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    great post and great macro's !

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  4. KristiAugust 7, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I love seeing macros of our work, nicely done!!

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  5. Laura TwifordAugust 7, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Wow, love that shot of the wax, the design and texture it created is great! The wood block looks somewhat alien before i knew it was a wood block, great shots!

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  6. Tina´s PicStoryAugust 7, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Interesting how you are working. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  7. NickAugust 7, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Very interesting, the wood block is a work of art! Thank you!!

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  8. Tracey LeederAugust 7, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Everything looks so amazing close up! Cool block and nice pictures!

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  9. TesoriTrovatiAugust 7, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Those are marvelous photos! I love the glimpse into the process with the photo journal. Thanks for sharing!
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin

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  10. Courtney BreulAugust 7, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    These are great, great shots! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. PattyAugust 7, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Very enlightening, and great shots. It makes me want to see more of your work...the finished products.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    I didn't think a wood block could be so interesting, and I'm glad to hear that you break blades too! I go through them like you wouldn't believe. I'm to impatient and then snap!
    Thanks for the wonderful glance into your sawing process!

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  13. Kym Hunter DesignsAugust 7, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    I really like your pics for this week. Lots of texture! BTW your ABS piece is going to be awesome!

    Have a wonderful week!

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  14. Lori PAugust 7, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Love these pictures! I have a wooden block like the top one but no metal. I couldn't even imagine the cuts. ugh.

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  15. UnknownAugust 9, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    That was "Saw" awesome! LOL

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