Lathart

[childe]

I just finished this piece. May still put a piece of glare proof glass over it. It is called lathart, and is cut entirely out of 2x4's. Once cut and assembled I paint the pieces indivdually, and rub it off to maintain the grain, and a kind of weathered look.

Chris

 

[DaveO]

Chris that is still soo cool and a very original art form :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap


Dave

 

[mcoston2]

That is WILD....:notworthy::eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[toolman]

I can say only :notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

GREAT JOB!!!!! :icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[cskipper]

Very nice. You have more patience than I do!

 

[sawduster]

Very kewl man ! I don't think I would have the patience for something like that . I don't do Zafino patterns for the same reason :lol:
Impressive ....Great job ! :icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[McRabbet]

Superb work -- you should be proud of it!

 

[Gotcha6]

That'd make a fine jigsaw puzzle for the grandkids someday. Right now, though, I think I'd leave it hanging on the wall. The non glare glass would take away from the tactile effect of the individual pieces I'm afraid IMHO. GREAT JOB! :icon_thum

 

[childe]

I havn't done any Zafino patterns myself Sawduster; I just like that lathart is different and that there is hardly anyone doing it. Thanks for all the nice comments.


Chris

 

[jerrye]

Is that made with crosscuts and rips?

 

[childe]

I start by ripping a 2x4 along its edge at 1/4", and then I rip some of those pieces down futher, but I do configure some of the 1 1/2" x 1/4" pieces into the picture, and yes, I do crosscut also.

Chris

 

[Badabing]

First time I've ever heard of or seen anything like that Chris! Truly a gorgeous work of art :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Please post more pics of anything else you do like that!

 

[nelsone]

That really does look great. Didn't you post another one of these a while back? Really is a neat project!

 

[cskipper]

So how thick are the pieces you wind up using? How do you get such an excellent fit between all the pieces?

 

[childe]

Yes I did post a picture of this piece in an incompleteted state a while back, and also posted a shot of a complete piece that I did of our family restaurant here in Vass NC. The pieces end up being 1/4" thick. You can check out this site to get a better idea of the process: www.lathart.blogspot.com The guy that does this site used to do lathart in the mid 90's, and actually inspired me. He just started this blog at the beginning of the year.

Chris

 

[McRabbet]

Yes I did post a picture of this piece in an incompleteted state a while back, and also posted a shot of a complete piece that I did of our family restaurant here in Vass NC. The pieces end up being 1/4" thick. You can check out this site to get a better idea of the process: www.lathart.blogspot.com The guy that does this site used to do lathart in the mid 90's, and actually inspired me. He just started this blog at the beginning of the year.

Chris

Chris -- that is a very interesting site and I suspect other members will want to try out the lathart technique. Why don't you click on "Submit a Link" above and put it into our Link Library. I'd suggest it go into the Woodworking Reference category. Let me know if you have any problems -- I'll review and approve the link when you do it (I want you to get credit for it since you are our resident expert in the method!)

 

[ScottM]

GREAT JOB!!!!!!

This is truly amazing.

 

[Sully]

Excellent craftsmanship! How many hours would you say went into that? It really is an amazing piece of work.

 

[childe]

In response to the hours I put into this piece; I'm not exactly sure, but most of 2007 on and off. But I spent alot of time experimenting with technique. You'll notice on the blog that I posted, and will add to the links in response to the above message, that if you look under lathart paintings on this blog you will see that an awsome picture can be atained minus any super intricate features. Traditionaly, it was not meant to expose every detail, and if you check out www.woodscapeartkits.com you'll see that these pieces are all lazer cut on a computerized saw, and were generated from an original cut by hand on a scroll saw. These kits are mass produced so that anyone can put one together. I did five of these kits so that I could familiarize myself with the process before going my own way with it. Tom Bramhill, the guy that posted the above blog taught Woodscape the process and sold his rights to many of his pieces to them.


Chris

 

[DavidF]

Brilliant!