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29th January 2020, 04:07 AM
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Thanks for the encouragement, Gus. I don't take...
Thanks for the encouragement, Gus. I don't take offense at all, in fact this is why I joined the forum. I have many friends and family members who are supportive and complimentary. The value of a...
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19th January 2020, 02:16 PM
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467439 She's pretty much done now. I'll need to...
467439 She's pretty much done now. I'll need to touch up the antenna paint as it scraped off a bit while heading them through the hands. I've decided to leave the figure plain wood for now at least....
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4th January 2020, 12:43 PM
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I've made a little progress lately. The holidays...
I've made a little progress lately. The holidays are a bad time to try to work with all the family and feasting and all. Besides that, my shop is as cold as a walk-in freezer. I have a wood stove but...
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22nd December 2019, 04:29 AM
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Weird Gears
Here's the weird gear website: https://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/weirdgears1.htm
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21st December 2019, 05:04 PM
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The wings are finished and I'm starting to play...
The wings are finished and I'm starting to play with drawings of the passenger - a little girl/nymph kneeling on the butterfly's back, holding on to its antennae.
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5th December 2019, 03:19 PM
Thread: New Project "Immortality"
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Being new to the forum, I just read through your...
Being new to the forum, I just read through your thread. Wow, what great work! I am truly impressed and inspired. This automaton embodies what drew me to automata making; original ideas, careful and...
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5th December 2019, 02:49 PM
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I couldn't agree more about the square gears. I...
I couldn't agree more about the square gears. I don't usually buy other people's plans, but I bought the set of weird gears online. Quite an interesting selection.
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27th November 2019, 03:18 AM
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Hi Gus, Thanks for your well timed question....
Hi Gus,
Thanks for your well timed question. This is to be a hand cranked automaton. I've been wanting to use some square gears I made recently, so this is what I ended up with.
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14th November 2019, 04:43 AM
Thread: A few pieces from a new guy
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Thanks. The paper crane is one motif I've done a...
Thanks. The paper crane is one motif I've done a few times. I love the simplicity of it.
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14th November 2019, 04:40 AM
Thread: A few pieces from a new guy
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Thanks, Alex. Yes, I am using the double bevel...
Thanks, Alex. Yes, I am using the double bevel method - it makes me look more skillful than I am. My teacher's name is Matthew Werner - Matthew Werner – Handcrafted Furniture with Marquetry
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13th November 2019, 12:53 PM
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New Project: Flapping Butterfly with a Passenger
While I was watching my granddaughter yesterday (she's 2) she started using a flapping butterfly push toy as a hobby horse, saying, "I'm riding on my butterfly!" I had been thinking of making a...
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13th November 2019, 03:49 AM
Thread: A few pieces from a new guy
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Thanks and a few more
Thanks for the encouragement. I'll post a few more. Unfortunately, some of the pieces that were sold or given away escaped before I could take pictures. I'll have to get better at...
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10th November 2019, 05:49 PM
Thread: A few pieces from a new guy
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A few pieces from a new guy
I'm Neal from Santa Cruz, CA. I learned marquetry a few years ago when a local master needed a shop to teach his class in. I was able to move a few tools and fit 6 students, so I got free tuition....
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Thanks for your patience on the video. I just...
Thanks for your patience on the video. I just started a youtube channel. You can view it here: YouTube
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Link to Birds video
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7th November 2019, 08:22 AM
Thread: Dinosaur toy builds
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Beautiful work! I made the T-Rex from that book...
Beautiful work! I made the T-Rex from that book and was surprised by the author's use of 2 different scales for the parts. It took me a while to figure out why the head was so much bigger than the...
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Thanks Crowie! I do have some video. There's a...
Thanks Crowie!
I do have some video. There's a clip posted on Automata Magazine's site for anyone subscribed to it. Is there an area to post video on the forum or should I establish a YouTube... -
Thanks
I'm glad you like it. I am in the fortunate position of not needing to sell me work. I've made few enough automata that I am keeping them for now. I always found that making things for money made me...
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The Birds
Hi All. I'm Neal and this is my first post.
I'm pretty new at making automata - been doing it for a couple years, but not consistently. I'd like to share a piece I recently submitted to Automata... -
4th November 2019, 06:51 AM
Thread: Hi Everyone
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Hi Everyone
Hi, I'm Nealaron.
I've been a woodworker since I was 20 (now 62). I started out as a carpenter and gradually moved specialized in finish trim and cabinet work. I was able to continue that work...