ESCALA DE EXPERIENCIAS DISOCIATIVAS (DISSOCIA TIVE EXPERIENCES SCALE - D.E.S.): UNA
3. Detección de variables complejas y consecuencias posteriores
In other words, the oily rags or paper towels can burst into fire all by them-selves! Please dispose of them properly. I burn them in a safe manner im-mediately after use.
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This generally takes at least 2 hours for boxwood to absorb enough of the oil finish. Take the netsuke out periodically, dry it off and examine to “see if it’s done yet.”
A few words of caution: if your netsuke is made of several pieces, the heat will probably destroy the glue bonds. Wait to glue the pieces together until at least 72 hours after a boiled oil finish is applied. Also, be sure to roughen the contact surfaces so the glues will achieve good bonding. Even for netsuke that I want left natural, I often use the boiling method with clear oil. I either use clear Danish oil, or linseed oil. If you intend to darken incised lines with ink, wait until the oil finish has been applied and is dry. Otherwise, the ink may run into areas you don’t want darkened when the oil finish is applied. The oil finishes are by far the most attractive I’ve found, giving the wood a beautiful depth and clarity. They really bring out the beauty in the wood grain. Also, don’t be surprised when they darken the wood slightly. If the oil finishes are used on ivory, bone, or antler, they impart an unusual translucency. While not unattractive, it seems to be avoided in the commercial netsuke work I’ve seen; however, keep it in mind as a special effect you may want to use.
We've already talked about using fiber reactive dyes like Procion™ MX. To recap, I use little medicine cups with a knife tip’s worth of dye and a few drops of distilled water. Don’t use tap water, since you may get some unpredictable and unwanted adverse reactions. If you have trouble getting the dye liquid to wet the surface, try adding a little TSP (Trisodium Phosphate). We’re making less than half a milliliter of dye, so don’t go crazy. With the amounts of powder the dye comes in, at this rate one container of powdered dye will last a lifetime.
I'm using a high quality fabric and fiber-reactive dye called Procion™ MX. This dye is available in many colors, is easy to mix and isn't bad about rubbing off on other materials. Other commonly available fabric dyes like Rit™ are easy to obtain and will work, but I've found them to rub off on other materials which come in contact with the dyed surface. My dye palette consists of Dark Brown, Scarlet, Lemon Yellow and Sky Blue Procion™ dye. These four colors, when mixed in differing proportions give me every color I want.
Add dye if you want more saturated color, distilled water if it’s too concentrated. I like to have a scrap of the same material I’m carving to test the dye on. You never know what's going to happen until you test.
Even the same types of material from different sources can vary markedly. When all is satisfactory, I use a tiny paint brush to apply the dye with. The one I like best is a 2/0 sable.
Mini-Project: Practice Cuts
- For this mini-project, we’ll explore a few practice cuts and textures with a small cube of boxwood.1. First, using your power equipment, trim the edges of the cube to relieve their sharpness. Follow this with the coarse polyester pad in a mandrel to smooth all the surfaces and edges.
Note: Remember to keep good hold of the small cube, or the power tool will take it out of your hand and throw it into the largest pile of sawdust or most inaccessible place in your studio.
2. Choose one of the faces and make six dimples (like the “boxcar” six on a pair of dice) using a ball burr.
Try to make the holes of uniform depth and size.
3. Draw in your initials (in outline form) on one face of the cube. Using the inverted cone burr, outline them. Next, use one of the ball burrs to cut the surface away from around the initials. If you desire, also use your small chisel to clean up any of the edges of your initials you think need it. Now, texture the surface around your initials using the ball burrs by cutting lots of small random holes.
4. Turn the cube on another face and cut lots of tiny lines with the inverted cone burr, trying to make the surface look like it’s covered with hair. If you like, try carving a feather on one face, using the inverted cone burr and chisel.
5. Now try hollowing your cube out on one face, to make it look like a small, thick walled box. Draw the side walls in, rough out the inside, and finish smoothing the inner walls with the small chisel.
6. Using any of the burrs you like, try to make the remaining face look like weathered wood.
"6" dice dimples Initials "Fur" texture Feather "Box" edges
Weathered wood texture