Continuing with the discussion of my MAKEcation art project introduced in an earlier posting, I’ve had a general idea of how I’d like these paintings/carvings to look — that is, the feeling I’m going for — yet, I’m not really sure about the specifics of how I’m going to do it. I am sure …
Continue reading >>> Testing Painted Bas-Relief Methods
Painted Relief, or Painted Bas-Relief, is an method that dates to the beginning of art history. It’s not an art form that gets a lot of attention. But given my interests and the tools I have at hand, it’s been one that I’ve wanted to explore for years (admittedly, suggesting this project is ‘art’ …
Continue reading >>> Experimenting with an Art Form
Ever since we upgraded our website this Spring, I’ve wanted a space to write about the things that are going on at ShopBot. It’s a bit of a busy place, but also exciting. And, we are certainly hard at work developing new CNC stuff. I’ll try to make a contribution every month or so …
Continue reading >>> My First Post
If you’re like me you’ve come across situations where you’ve had something that you wanted to cut…maybe something like a piece of molding or a boat rudder…that had the same cross-section along its length. This happened to me recently when a contractor brought me a piece of door corner trim from an old house …
Continue reading >>> The Extruder…how to squeeze molding and other odd shapes out of your ShopBot!
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