tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16799544816655146842023-11-16T04:11:09.357-08:00little landI have been a part of a year long full-time interactive toy design lab run by Finnish toy designer Anders Sandel at Srishti. I am really fascinated by how children use toys to tell stories. I decided to design toys that allow children to engage in storytelling by creating landscapes for their toys. Little Land is my current project that explores this idea. It makes use of a simple grid and wooden pieces that slide into the grid. This blog gives an insight into my ideas, thoughts and process.Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-1437782126716618752012-05-15T04:35:00.000-07:002012-05-15T04:36:35.204-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
</div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-87264764799854441442012-03-02T21:28:00.002-08:002012-03-02T21:28:22.120-08:00some useful reseach papers!http://learninginstitute.lego.com/en-us/research/Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-7168061375568060092011-07-16T00:46:00.000-07:002011-07-16T01:25:04.569-07:00lovely little blocks!i found these gorgeous set of blocks during my Melbourne trip!..they are tiny colorful blocks that come in a match box!these were made in Germany.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9rPPm04cKg111I_t4gILd358mEve6qdelxM4awqko1dM9Q6UtdGqdi768WRTaQfhhboFGTBTYq7avPag0vWKQu-RLfBg0BMb2PhYLhNHYsyxzNUmCIUJZdnZT7ORKlsDAW6QjW9tM_U/s1600/IMG_7523.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9rPPm04cKg111I_t4gILd358mEve6qdelxM4awqko1dM9Q6UtdGqdi768WRTaQfhhboFGTBTYq7avPag0vWKQu-RLfBg0BMb2PhYLhNHYsyxzNUmCIUJZdnZT7ORKlsDAW6QjW9tM_U/s400/IMG_7523.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629855776388164770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yxsn5azBKqhHKK8sz8PmhybNokp6wkKk19dk9KBDcdlQe9bP2nPWT22ArE5uw8u15X57iyL5S6nSH6oQSgg9DPF4yAAXxNYEIYuxsoxPIT3L4iuocH5chs1YkxkZNMzDOhSAk6Py1KM/s1600/IMG_7520.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yxsn5azBKqhHKK8sz8PmhybNokp6wkKk19dk9KBDcdlQe9bP2nPWT22ArE5uw8u15X57iyL5S6nSH6oQSgg9DPF4yAAXxNYEIYuxsoxPIT3L4iuocH5chs1YkxkZNMzDOhSAk6Py1KM/s400/IMG_7520.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629855773920218402" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />just too sweet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiauKIA5MFCJ3DKAOYkNvXqWo6mQ0pZsLr8P7imVPaz7osPo8IVsTgedwbC1LVIdhCc3EmI8nTStMxsyLqedUpEMLHvAiwEvTVrYJzuxZlot035S1XOqUpvJDPXs1tdd42Z-x6JuRNVYY/s1600/IMG_7518.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiauKIA5MFCJ3DKAOYkNvXqWo6mQ0pZsLr8P7imVPaz7osPo8IVsTgedwbC1LVIdhCc3EmI8nTStMxsyLqedUpEMLHvAiwEvTVrYJzuxZlot035S1XOqUpvJDPXs1tdd42Z-x6JuRNVYY/s400/IMG_7518.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629862657929632802" /></a>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-40874723986120140142010-08-26T03:10:00.000-07:002011-05-28T08:24:08.905-07:00Thanks Anu:)Anuradha Shankar showed her appreciation for little land and even featured it on her blog. Thank you so much Anu!:)<br />see:<br />http://anushankarn.blogspot.com/2010/08/little-land.html<br /><br />her blogs:<br />http://anushankarn.blogspot.com/<br />http://anustoriesforchildren.blogspot.com/Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-78963776474699071252010-08-12T22:45:00.000-07:002010-08-12T22:51:16.175-07:00Thanks Deborah:)News about little land reached France:)Deborah Beau was so wonderful to email me saying she liked 'little land' and would like to feature it on her blog. <br />Thanks Deborah:)<br />Seee:)<br />http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com/2010/08/little-land.html#comments<br /><br />Her blogs are a delight to go through!<br />http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com<br />http://kickcanandconkers.tumblr.com/<br />http://twitter.com/kkconkersNalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-48161553015436730582010-06-13T22:46:00.000-07:002010-08-15T09:40:11.540-07:00i sold a little land:)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sold my first set of little land of 30 little pieces and a base.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MAIS school is considering buying some for their prep classes too!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These will be of various themes depending on their syllabus.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">yay!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For anyone interested in placing an order:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nalishachouraria@gmail.com</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"/span></span></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-42567724793265930642010-04-22T05:32:00.001-07:002010-04-22T05:38:12.793-07:00closeups!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I completely ignored the details on the previous posts! I got a few pieces engraved with simple graphic patterns too! They really surprised me..quite a beautiful technique.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTBkYPt0sQLxBJ0UGRmyCV38eGyJpRkv_YAIVAMHiU2KDVk12mSO_DTzug9Y1XzKmhmYFXgvomPMZVAKOJV05SNvOR9yrsAe23FtjsNsyaY2gJDJVhb4f244NPKEHu1H_Z1h5mtR0caw/s1600/toy1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTBkYPt0sQLxBJ0UGRmyCV38eGyJpRkv_YAIVAMHiU2KDVk12mSO_DTzug9Y1XzKmhmYFXgvomPMZVAKOJV05SNvOR9yrsAe23FtjsNsyaY2gJDJVhb4f244NPKEHu1H_Z1h5mtR0caw/s400/toy1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462939523525743250" /></a></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-11173376229338580732010-04-19T05:27:00.001-07:002010-04-19T05:41:52.715-07:00at the exhibit!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The exhibit was set up using white strips of fabric and hanging card that was designed and laser cut. The lights allowed beautiful shadows on the white walls. It looked soooo dreamyy:)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjn_wMdc_QmUlgUWpZvCyOQXM1ZxuR5MrPBqwFKIYtXUfbmcZoFBmNzcRndHUBnXsgm7sQNNZM0ZAjt54Q37WvTeADExM4rqcDfUn1wpAxakheqw2L1PwZ3oJd8dtmHzM5jg1g1X1tmY/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjn_wMdc_QmUlgUWpZvCyOQXM1ZxuR5MrPBqwFKIYtXUfbmcZoFBmNzcRndHUBnXsgm7sQNNZM0ZAjt54Q37WvTeADExM4rqcDfUn1wpAxakheqw2L1PwZ3oJd8dtmHzM5jg1g1X1tmY/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461826966075326402" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjn_wMdc_QmUlgUWpZvCyOQXM1ZxuR5MrPBqwFKIYtXUfbmcZoFBmNzcRndHUBnXsgm7sQNNZM0ZAjt54Q37WvTeADExM4rqcDfUn1wpAxakheqw2L1PwZ3oJd8dtmHzM5jg1g1X1tmY/s1600/1.jpg"></a>Little land at the exhibit:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4BVGXcDz_WR_R3oLFc_EXK_9trXDton5wLrFDKed0Y6QL2Y3klvF19-736WPOixqpZd08oyvUo-6E0y4Hm_YUu_4MBDPUm3kjcYbaZp4-JU0_gCgOA4ssBiOXkntGeNgV9AlR8Vlvi0/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4BVGXcDz_WR_R3oLFc_EXK_9trXDton5wLrFDKed0Y6QL2Y3klvF19-736WPOixqpZd08oyvUo-6E0y4Hm_YUu_4MBDPUm3kjcYbaZp4-JU0_gCgOA4ssBiOXkntGeNgV9AlR8Vlvi0/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461826960961168738" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ENuOZcr1DFD6XNWHNx_lNBNSHsTumcPa3VuceEzm_UC-IPTqExogrbe13XQmt-eBfDiqnX7_2ZHxORpP92TDQ8hrkc6DXIclbbysKc5pstIbaiq-RQR4dp9QNP_Uij-275AzuGqts6k/s1600/IMG_5630.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ENuOZcr1DFD6XNWHNx_lNBNSHsTumcPa3VuceEzm_UC-IPTqExogrbe13XQmt-eBfDiqnX7_2ZHxORpP92TDQ8hrkc6DXIclbbysKc5pstIbaiq-RQR4dp9QNP_Uij-275AzuGqts6k/s400/IMG_5630.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461826955865047618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_hRwrsBcaere5buFVsQb9zwWfituTqGH9pk44vzKqEqRv4SUvLRZGGaldqavh4dbMl-Sf3I_iZ7LoZBq5QwsmpZIkL37EHS3gGND_eZ3o_NTkl0u5zarq14vfPfXA2iaaGzh3HvsLyw/s1600/26529_10150166050090434_856435433_12240260_4438974_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_hRwrsBcaere5buFVsQb9zwWfituTqGH9pk44vzKqEqRv4SUvLRZGGaldqavh4dbMl-Sf3I_iZ7LoZBq5QwsmpZIkL37EHS3gGND_eZ3o_NTkl0u5zarq14vfPfXA2iaaGzh3HvsLyw/s400/26529_10150166050090434_856435433_12240260_4438974_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461826947751580402" /></a><br /></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-39265983631668559272010-04-19T05:23:00.000-07:002010-04-19T05:26:55.900-07:00The night the toys came alive!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A toy exhibit by the Srishti toy lab that was held at 1 Shanti Road on the 16th and 17th of april! 9 projects were on display, all so different!Was a great success!woohooo</span></span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_2pw2Oyyagv7EKPs5hJBBz-3sLhHFNus3e1g69-Ba4kQrseFgBMpfT_BqBvYWWGjUyuEyH9BCZOQH-iE4BbcZ7GmV4D6rm1VFpcbiqeeUdez5sTca8Ywm7JsMXtvi31mgqKPqmqn5Vk/s1600/The+Night+the+Toys+Came+Alive_web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_2pw2Oyyagv7EKPs5hJBBz-3sLhHFNus3e1g69-Ba4kQrseFgBMpfT_BqBvYWWGjUyuEyH9BCZOQH-iE4BbcZ7GmV4D6rm1VFpcbiqeeUdez5sTca8Ywm7JsMXtvi31mgqKPqmqn5Vk/s400/The+Night+the+Toys+Came+Alive_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461823930941127410" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-51262032519200666962010-04-19T03:24:00.000-07:002010-04-19T04:52:56.239-07:00look what i did myself:)box box box<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">A few weeks back i had gone to Gautam and Lavanya's workshop to make my little land box. I had underestimated box making!0.0 I was there for over 4 hrs. Was tiring but it was a wonderful experience! Although it was Easter, Gautum and Lavanya were kind enough to make time for me and were so accomodating!Each step was shown to me once after which i did it myself!:)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The workspace:</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFyNNxyJamVTFJnn8K2UWkykU1bnZroEpIjmHf9SlCSTAfJz1wJ5yKpH8REbrN6VTf4wETm7v3p1_yPmvhqA_qpXkUbh0v6d155VJecLjlx4fmg7bxAtHkOOudJdgHR8d5xS4c1bGqI/s1600/workspace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFyNNxyJamVTFJnn8K2UWkykU1bnZroEpIjmHf9SlCSTAfJz1wJ5yKpH8REbrN6VTf4wETm7v3p1_yPmvhqA_qpXkUbh0v6d155VJecLjlx4fmg7bxAtHkOOudJdgHR8d5xS4c1bGqI/s400/workspace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461809472961521602" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here they were cutting logs of wood to the required size using the band saw,plaining it on the plaining machine to make it even and smooth and then cutting grooves on the table saw:</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFyNNxyJamVTFJnn8K2UWkykU1bnZroEpIjmHf9SlCSTAfJz1wJ5yKpH8REbrN6VTf4wETm7v3p1_yPmvhqA_qpXkUbh0v6d155VJecLjlx4fmg7bxAtHkOOudJdgHR8d5xS4c1bGqI/s1600/workspace.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla3c1zHjyjqZjaOy7G5YjzpUUR_zVmcOwUO5exdvW15KAWI6uSX-fjKEHkMY2XkG7M2ehreNOm2xDEfhQunfCrf-72bpBrzCi-m14KVaX560IfMrjVxUiV23IWz7pQRMkiDlsuDI0vGk/s1600/cutting.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla3c1zHjyjqZjaOy7G5YjzpUUR_zVmcOwUO5exdvW15KAWI6uSX-fjKEHkMY2XkG7M2ehreNOm2xDEfhQunfCrf-72bpBrzCi-m14KVaX560IfMrjVxUiV23IWz7pQRMkiDlsuDI0vGk/s400/cutting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461809467452977746" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla3c1zHjyjqZjaOy7G5YjzpUUR_zVmcOwUO5exdvW15KAWI6uSX-fjKEHkMY2XkG7M2ehreNOm2xDEfhQunfCrf-72bpBrzCi-m14KVaX560IfMrjVxUiV23IWz7pQRMkiDlsuDI0vGk/s1600/cutting.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here, the pieces were cut for the sides of the box, then smoothened on the belt sander(scary!),then the edges were cut for the single finger joint on the band saw. After this i chiselled the parts that could not be cut on the band saw and then filed it using a filer. Then the sides were all joined together with Fevicol and stuck on a plywood base. The insides were then measured to find out if they were perpendicular. Once this was determined, the pieces were secured with rubberbands for it to stay in place until it dried up:</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8CENhMzU-S1C0Al-mzJyX1FYg6nOG-I-QIclwm1nMHjovyp0Py87wBJnxkEiuKNZ_nRS25cfZ32PFkadEyKA-2U1ifz_MWUpQfnCiHpfASdypEHnABD2M_oBOhvuOTKG2mhvV96tl-Y/s1600/sides.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8CENhMzU-S1C0Al-mzJyX1FYg6nOG-I-QIclwm1nMHjovyp0Py87wBJnxkEiuKNZ_nRS25cfZ32PFkadEyKA-2U1ifz_MWUpQfnCiHpfASdypEHnABD2M_oBOhvuOTKG2mhvV96tl-Y/s400/sides.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461809454775672770" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8CENhMzU-S1C0Al-mzJyX1FYg6nOG-I-QIclwm1nMHjovyp0Py87wBJnxkEiuKNZ_nRS25cfZ32PFkadEyKA-2U1ifz_MWUpQfnCiHpfASdypEHnABD2M_oBOhvuOTKG2mhvV96tl-Y/s1600/sides.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once the sides were fixed well, i had to fill the gaps between the joints. I did this by making a pasty dough out of saw dust and fevicol and applied it using a blade so that it could be pushed through the gaps. Once this dried, i put another layer. Now it's ready to be cut and sanded:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHFg9UaqtwecbtMEjd7oBosdcQnMJlwHZD-WxUy3IOH_dJ7FRXmM7FMGHgaCuZyY0CR4jeFxkWSNYDUhr591bN83cpSicPE5CiowMgigJGVLdEzYXwI_dGpYYngHxTl3jVqgSjBB8154/s1600/filling.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHFg9UaqtwecbtMEjd7oBosdcQnMJlwHZD-WxUy3IOH_dJ7FRXmM7FMGHgaCuZyY0CR4jeFxkWSNYDUhr591bN83cpSicPE5CiowMgigJGVLdEzYXwI_dGpYYngHxTl3jVqgSjBB8154/s400/filling.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461809443452852274" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-66304917030317552772010-04-01T05:17:00.000-07:002010-04-01T05:50:08.255-07:00feedback and suggestions on the box!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Once i had the sample box, i wanted to take some advice from someone who would be able to tell me what material would be good for it and also overall feedback and suggestions. So i spoke to John, Gautam, Lavanya, Sudipto. It was sooo helpful!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">John:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> He said that the MDF sample looked the way ti did only because of bad craftsmanship and that it could be polished and finshed to be made to look pretty decent. He said that i should give it to a polisher who would sand,fill the gaps, make it even and polish or paint it, based on the look i want. A wooden box would be more expensive to make compared to MDF. Here are some of the things we discussed:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Sudipto:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> He explained the whole process of box making so that i have an idea. He also showed me how to do drawings that would make it easier for me to explain to the carpenter. He suggested i work with timber instead of MDF. He also showed me ways to determine and differentiate between the cost of producing a prototype and the manufacturing cost of several units of a product.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Gautam:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> We covered almost all aspects of the box in our conversation-material,hinges,design,cost, etc. MDF is cheap but cant hold hinges/nails well, cannot withstand moisture at all, not very durable and is not a very child friendly material as it uses glues that are not safe.Also, the lid of the box could fall and jam fingers as it is very heavy and the hinges are such. For this he suggested:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1. The lid could be bigger than the bottom which would make it hard to jam fingers.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2. Could be a box with a lid that can be removed completely rather than hinged.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3. The hinges could be of a better quality, which enables the box to open and close differently(slower) but these hinges would be very expensive.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">He aslo said i should find out if there's anything i can spray the MDF with, to make it moisture resistant because even a little bit of moisture can make the MDF bloat.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">He also said i should make the grooves much wider.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">He said having a table top with grooves would create a separate play space for little land, but a box would allow them to carry it anywhere and play.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">He said i should speak to Lavanya as she knew alot about box making and could probably help me make one.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Lavanya:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> She asked me what i like about the box and what i didnt like about it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">MDF doesnt feel as good/real as wood.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Could look at a different joinery for the corners of the box.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">If worked on, MDF can be made to look really nice and finished.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Alot of points overlapped with the points that came up when i spoke to gautam.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I told her i used sand paper to sand some of the grooves but it was taking me too long, so she suggested i use a piece of wood or something solid between the sandpaper which would speed up the process and sand it evenly.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu0N7ck2wWr_c3BwO9nacaXxjAoh-p057HaJz0Ug6QGjxWURMpLjJAftLCqAweV5nw5TABNVCv4jcVtOpHsj3bKu-onOVwsnpQHyv9XW4kDzf3b1oAuS2kR720PqgLUTLunyJbGVWqYs/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu0N7ck2wWr_c3BwO9nacaXxjAoh-p057HaJz0Ug6QGjxWURMpLjJAftLCqAweV5nw5TABNVCv4jcVtOpHsj3bKu-onOVwsnpQHyv9XW4kDzf3b1oAuS2kR720PqgLUTLunyJbGVWqYs/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455149372190175298" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All this information was extremely useful! I will be going to Lavanya's workshop on Sunday to create a box with her. I'll be doing something like this for the first time!Nervous but very excited!:)</span></span></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-4439677101835143362010-04-01T05:06:00.000-07:002010-04-01T05:15:04.356-07:00sample box/base<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I got a sample box made finally over last weekend. I gave it to a local carpenter/furniture maker. He charged me Rs.500 for it(started with Rs.800 and ended up at Rs.500). He said it costs more because he had to buy an entire 8*4 sheet of MDF for my tiny box. I wasnt too happy with the box. I told him exactly how i wanted the pieces to fit in the grooves but none fit. He said the blade that the grooves were cut with, were of only 2mm and 5 mm so he passed the 2 mm blade twice but it still needed to be sanded for the pieces to fit well. It wasnt finished. The box was made with MDF and ply for the base. The hinges were of a bad quality, etc.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-ydJQc8KRLcew0yOKtQvcoHoqPHrADJV54XFMrfNLazU7PLNwEiKwG7NfttIkR1AUImE6FEzT4Cdko2ZyUdwBdEZYqE_XECfEyOO8KmjXrLJdsCIC3r0SHNamz0VUMzEf0uM21vF6Pk/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 86px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-ydJQc8KRLcew0yOKtQvcoHoqPHrADJV54XFMrfNLazU7PLNwEiKwG7NfttIkR1AUImE6FEzT4Cdko2ZyUdwBdEZYqE_XECfEyOO8KmjXrLJdsCIC3r0SHNamz0VUMzEf0uM21vF6Pk/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455141207774608018" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-53444099526814249862010-03-25T07:12:00.000-07:002010-03-25T07:16:41.512-07:00another furoshiki technique..neat<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><p class="MsoNormal">http://www.thetintedmint.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=56</p></span></span><div><a href="http://www.thetintedmint.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=56"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmC5B7WZqqLnFIM-JLGy86BY7W_rPhP8LFwAvZnkrp7Z3iT63AU-p-RryNG7JpkRxgd5w0GNDa4gJlb1JR_0dnNCRjsPwKGofCxlReubDMyeYcTPOB2uJFnh-ohmEUVvoUEep28vkuiU/s1600/tm_furoshiki11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmC5B7WZqqLnFIM-JLGy86BY7W_rPhP8LFwAvZnkrp7Z3iT63AU-p-RryNG7JpkRxgd5w0GNDa4gJlb1JR_0dnNCRjsPwKGofCxlReubDMyeYcTPOB2uJFnh-ohmEUVvoUEep28vkuiU/s400/tm_furoshiki11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452574672693471346" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-70406269014398938652010-03-25T07:03:00.000-07:002010-03-25T07:06:47.474-07:00little land merchandise?:)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I was just thinking..</span></span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2GZPM5HZwQ-GQAxS_ansfWt2H1q06cutmOHohaRp1XL6aD8PiMWOmv3FMy6ZJ9jcjKPluGCTeNzaIQt4-i5xl1AX3nGD8ipo5o8Sg8NzW5EpR0l2vM06scV4D0z23S90_ciLNIxDFyo/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2GZPM5HZwQ-GQAxS_ansfWt2H1q06cutmOHohaRp1XL6aD8PiMWOmv3FMy6ZJ9jcjKPluGCTeNzaIQt4-i5xl1AX3nGD8ipo5o8Sg8NzW5EpR0l2vM06scV4D0z23S90_ciLNIxDFyo/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452572269374243474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqKnAth88VtM63WixCyhIPdQLzA9E7C6D_vBGZWYTRwes0B4_TNx26P9oHKqgnnAnvCr9ptZYiIf8dANXh4Ur6yqRWdLshpSXt5QVI-vxJTRvnu5BFNZBBNU5Sth-S4QjKKUG6VvVjYw/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqKnAth88VtM63WixCyhIPdQLzA9E7C6D_vBGZWYTRwes0B4_TNx26P9oHKqgnnAnvCr9ptZYiIf8dANXh4Ur6yqRWdLshpSXt5QVI-vxJTRvnu5BFNZBBNU5Sth-S4QjKKUG6VvVjYw/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452572265283497778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj6pBcjVMUOsKVtEYmIkIsJTZekyTqojvvlxYYAtPiC-Gh084eSdqOBukueaw5yCzxzdusVJicsXBzy2p8WAegb7r8L3pxDQkz96zjzM5iOMmfkvc0NzNDhtDVrbngOGsbuZuNl77klg/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj6pBcjVMUOsKVtEYmIkIsJTZekyTqojvvlxYYAtPiC-Gh084eSdqOBukueaw5yCzxzdusVJicsXBzy2p8WAegb7r8L3pxDQkz96zjzM5iOMmfkvc0NzNDhtDVrbngOGsbuZuNl77klg/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452572262227901906" /></a><br /><br /></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-31450722066679440772010-03-25T06:14:00.000-07:002010-03-25T07:07:28.189-07:00little land in the making<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I was daydreaming of a finished set of little land..a neat looking box with yummy looking pieces, all packaged in lovely fabric, Furoshiki style (check previous posts on packaging). I could imagine a little brown tag with minimal graphics lasercut..sigh..</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I wanted to extend the little land illustration to its branding/identity. </span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; ">A quick mood board of the colour swatches and what i visualized:</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabrNYLsfXE02axDv3rqIze1eKb_MKneU2vR3EVtsEQcL7X_gw60qvrLBlap2g8WTio0KVtakJYu5l4PjWUVlfjQ8Dfl9zicc8z9noLAGRLIXbsnQxX62-DoULN1x2QWmv2Z3-s3_04UU/s1600/packagee.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabrNYLsfXE02axDv3rqIze1eKb_MKneU2vR3EVtsEQcL7X_gw60qvrLBlap2g8WTio0KVtakJYu5l4PjWUVlfjQ8Dfl9zicc8z9noLAGRLIXbsnQxX62-DoULN1x2QWmv2Z3-s3_04UU/s400/packagee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452562055123488834" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-54858401615452897422010-03-25T05:48:00.000-07:002010-03-25T06:14:15.664-07:00box making<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Today i decided on the box for little land. I wanted a box where the lid/top is the little land base with the grooves. I met a carpenter and gave him the dimensions and the specifications. He first said he'll make the box in wood and then attach the grooved surface on the top because MDF may not have a good finish like wood. This would cost me about 2.5-3k!!I almost fell off my chair. Told him that i needed everything in MDF and at minimal cost. I asked him to make 2 different kinds of boxes and 1 of those in MDF and 1 in wood. Lets see how that turns out. Dont even want to think about the cost..ugh..the things one needs to do to make the perfect toy..<br />Here are the types of boxes:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I wanted the lid to be such that one side has the grooves and the other is plain so that it can be slid open and turned to the plain side when little land is not in use. The box will be used to keep the pieces(little land shapes). The dimensions i specified were:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">height= 8 inch</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">width=11 inch</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">thickness=1.5 inches(excluding the 1 inch grooved surface)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">grooves on the lid:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">space between the grooves=2.5 cms</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">thichness of groove=4mm</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFDq9fDi286_YRiHDZNt638UG5MMhdOF0BnrLybt4Rn55-n1H2JAIa6lEVqRLcNZ7KorTnVAbZUch30jSsEJ0orUpQ-80Soai0JO9k5gwUJYapR6z9JHQYgcXueIYsvG84WoonkHP3gI/s1600/Slide_Lid_Wood_Gift_Boxes_Wooden_Packaging_Boxes.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFDq9fDi286_YRiHDZNt638UG5MMhdOF0BnrLybt4Rn55-n1H2JAIa6lEVqRLcNZ7KorTnVAbZUch30jSsEJ0orUpQ-80Soai0JO9k5gwUJYapR6z9JHQYgcXueIYsvG84WoonkHP3gI/s400/Slide_Lid_Wood_Gift_Boxes_Wooden_Packaging_Boxes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452555245215659138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFDq9fDi286_YRiHDZNt638UG5MMhdOF0BnrLybt4Rn55-n1H2JAIa6lEVqRLcNZ7KorTnVAbZUch30jSsEJ0orUpQ-80Soai0JO9k5gwUJYapR6z9JHQYgcXueIYsvG84WoonkHP3gI/s1600/Slide_Lid_Wood_Gift_Boxes_Wooden_Packaging_Boxes.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This the second type of box, where again the grooved surface itself forms the lid. can be opened and closed but cannot be detached and changed like the above example.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I asked him to work with the same dimensions.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKBcfc2jy2cGFT4M0ZPfr78XqAUbU4KJuv0n8XeP2yx3wW-7qEMerUbVsNMHbiDdGGdMpA6CPemxDSk3pmJoZbBxb4uCXtylE3EppsgYqc35s9_cP9w5rwiK8rSOq7sMZP2Wq5MuIkeM/s1600/Document_Box_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKBcfc2jy2cGFT4M0ZPfr78XqAUbU4KJuv0n8XeP2yx3wW-7qEMerUbVsNMHbiDdGGdMpA6CPemxDSk3pmJoZbBxb4uCXtylE3EppsgYqc35s9_cP9w5rwiK8rSOq7sMZP2Wq5MuIkeM/s400/Document_Box_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452555243164463858" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKBcfc2jy2cGFT4M0ZPfr78XqAUbU4KJuv0n8XeP2yx3wW-7qEMerUbVsNMHbiDdGGdMpA6CPemxDSk3pmJoZbBxb4uCXtylE3EppsgYqc35s9_cP9w5rwiK8rSOq7sMZP2Wq5MuIkeM/s1600/Document_Box_1.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFYe871ZEw7YrvEtsJbunUVlebv8pa9xW6kd4HI8SVkL-mCTRweNQM1o8oOICfQ8CmKpr2jcjYTAwiDDpr0LK7nmVbpL2FZTmgdl5hPc3kkS2ZwNU6kmDsj2dE723b8gzXJyN3epafQ0/s1600/Wooden_Document_Box.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFYe871ZEw7YrvEtsJbunUVlebv8pa9xW6kd4HI8SVkL-mCTRweNQM1o8oOICfQ8CmKpr2jcjYTAwiDDpr0LK7nmVbpL2FZTmgdl5hPc3kkS2ZwNU6kmDsj2dE723b8gzXJyN3epafQ0/s400/Wooden_Document_Box.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452555236687172450" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">He said these 2 pieces would be ready in 2 days after which i can make changes or finalize before making several units. I hope everything turns out the way i imagine it or better. </span></span></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-30084373800919703222010-03-23T04:18:00.000-07:002010-06-13T23:38:50.588-07:00MDF it is!^-^<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Today i went to the laser cutter again! but returned satisfied this time:) I got quite a few pieces cut today-this time on MDF. I was really happy to see how it turned out!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">It cut neatly, although they said it takes a bit longer to cut mostly because of its thickness(4mm). The pieces didn't look as flimsy and breakable as the ones cut in rubber wood.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The cool thing was the burnt edges! When i got wood laser cut, no matter how much i wiped it, some of the black soot would still rub off onto whatever it came into contact with and also it remained half worn out(stains of clack/brown here and there-not uniform in color). Whereas with MDF, when i wiped it once, it would still remain uniformly black but wouldnt rub off.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The pieces look quite nice. I also asked him to cut me a shape from veneer but he couldnt do it for long because the veneer sheet was prone to bending which was causing problems for cutting.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I was there for about 1.5 hrs. I used up a little less than 1.5 sheets(12*24 inches each) of MDF and got about 30-35 pieces. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;">The negatives of the shapes looked good too. When they finished cutting all the pieces, the brought the pieces and the board with the negative cutouts and to my surprise started fixing the pieces back into the cutouts!They said it was an easy but fun puzzle:D</span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:small;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOju6JUTBINc_rfKDT8p0R4XK5cvWrOYp0s_9y54A1JwEBOnKYf60pMfLAwZbZ7efau7czJRHKcEz6mI9xRrhHM7Uyfl4JsmlxecvM5an8i-KJb_A3sGCjF6lMNkbBgycFVvmgKEEqIhk/s1600-h/IMG_5507.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOju6JUTBINc_rfKDT8p0R4XK5cvWrOYp0s_9y54A1JwEBOnKYf60pMfLAwZbZ7efau7czJRHKcEz6mI9xRrhHM7Uyfl4JsmlxecvM5an8i-KJb_A3sGCjF6lMNkbBgycFVvmgKEEqIhk/s400/IMG_5507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451792234973983426" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOju6JUTBINc_rfKDT8p0R4XK5cvWrOYp0s_9y54A1JwEBOnKYf60pMfLAwZbZ7efau7czJRHKcEz6mI9xRrhHM7Uyfl4JsmlxecvM5an8i-KJb_A3sGCjF6lMNkbBgycFVvmgKEEqIhk/s1600-h/IMG_5507.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiuWVll_m52m1n4kQZyifmtHzjC5wswWx4WNT3bgh8cXsaSEjzeTqr0Qtmgc4L6gsykawBci75OLOMABlAEsbNwJwW2wSzL9AMO3T9R55Nre72zuiGIqgLqMl8xEchiiQbz_saP4SE5U/s1600-h/IMG_5508.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiuWVll_m52m1n4kQZyifmtHzjC5wswWx4WNT3bgh8cXsaSEjzeTqr0Qtmgc4L6gsykawBci75OLOMABlAEsbNwJwW2wSzL9AMO3T9R55Nre72zuiGIqgLqMl8xEchiiQbz_saP4SE5U/s400/IMG_5508.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451792232421530338" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiuWVll_m52m1n4kQZyifmtHzjC5wswWx4WNT3bgh8cXsaSEjzeTqr0Qtmgc4L6gsykawBci75OLOMABlAEsbNwJwW2wSzL9AMO3T9R55Nre72zuiGIqgLqMl8xEchiiQbz_saP4SE5U/s1600-h/IMG_5508.jpg"></a>The burnt edges looked the same before and after cleaning:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-Jp7D06loIUCH3GzjiWcpBu4t-ZgtM6estC0kFDd7oI-DtJGQx-Uijx-cL-VkyL4kqHiaJqiYu304RtZLa9scsVwUvHzKZoPdOLWUEjOEu5_YudP8KaJDWbfAVRt9FP563JZ6tY2rKc/s1600-h/IMG_5510.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-Jp7D06loIUCH3GzjiWcpBu4t-ZgtM6estC0kFDd7oI-DtJGQx-Uijx-cL-VkyL4kqHiaJqiYu304RtZLa9scsVwUvHzKZoPdOLWUEjOEu5_YudP8KaJDWbfAVRt9FP563JZ6tY2rKc/s400/IMG_5510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451792222364099122" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-Jp7D06loIUCH3GzjiWcpBu4t-ZgtM6estC0kFDd7oI-DtJGQx-Uijx-cL-VkyL4kqHiaJqiYu304RtZLa9scsVwUvHzKZoPdOLWUEjOEu5_YudP8KaJDWbfAVRt9FP563JZ6tY2rKc/s1600-h/IMG_5510.jpg"></a>The negative cutouts:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q8fbD1eNqEkTBGW7Y-92a2L8-p8yVhMvwyVSpRKnfOQaPrJdGc87Yx-i3_w63j2JaaURPZ2MhSMJTX2Uy6C-mmOBv4K8QkLZxBdbLRF4_rdUJUW9yz16dBzT49IYIYoU8_GWvvoJXKc/s1600-h/IMG_5519.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q8fbD1eNqEkTBGW7Y-92a2L8-p8yVhMvwyVSpRKnfOQaPrJdGc87Yx-i3_w63j2JaaURPZ2MhSMJTX2Uy6C-mmOBv4K8QkLZxBdbLRF4_rdUJUW9yz16dBzT49IYIYoU8_GWvvoJXKc/s400/IMG_5519.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451792219915306354" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q8fbD1eNqEkTBGW7Y-92a2L8-p8yVhMvwyVSpRKnfOQaPrJdGc87Yx-i3_w63j2JaaURPZ2MhSMJTX2Uy6C-mmOBv4K8QkLZxBdbLRF4_rdUJUW9yz16dBzT49IYIYoU8_GWvvoJXKc/s1600-h/IMG_5519.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohZ5vo4eKqQ-oIWZGxg7JR1AIC2joDiTlV-SIJT2UdnwSii9dwF0vWnfyE39Tf8zaUhEk9enzc3OdlDkAwY4l-XcvJsTQmPppGhgPb_HilSXWO1l2QrA6vUIEmzxWGvJfdDiny45NhOM/s1600-h/IMG_5520.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohZ5vo4eKqQ-oIWZGxg7JR1AIC2joDiTlV-SIJT2UdnwSii9dwF0vWnfyE39Tf8zaUhEk9enzc3OdlDkAwY4l-XcvJsTQmPppGhgPb_HilSXWO1l2QrA6vUIEmzxWGvJfdDiny45NhOM/s400/IMG_5520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451792215660340722" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-40674465390546127192010-03-22T06:43:00.000-07:002010-03-23T04:45:52.824-07:00moving on...MDF<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So after looking at my options, i decided to go with <b>MDF</b> for this stage. In my initial prototype, i used MDF for the base and it looked quite good. Today i went 4mm small size MDF hunting. Every wood vendor said id have to buy the entire sheet which was 8*4 ft for Rs.400 and be a waste since i dont need so much!I finally found someone who agreed to give me the size i needed. He gave me a 4*2 ft for Rs.100. I also need 19mm MDF for the base(he said in that range, either 18mm or 25 mm was available)so he agreed to cut me the required size(which i now need to determine) instead of having to buy the entire sheet.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">8*4(4mm)=Rs.400</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4*4(4mm)=Rs.190</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4*2(4mm)=Rs.100</span></b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">8*4(18mm)=Rs.1100</span></b></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></b></span>MDF </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is made from wood and other lingo cellulosic material refined into fibre and reconstituted with a resin binder. It's superior edge qualities and machineability characteristics, which combined with smooth finish and superior paintability make</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MDF</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> ideal for high quality furniture applications. It is ideal for all furniture applications, children's toys, for interior application like snooker tables, paneling, partitioning, cupboards, TV cabinet, etc.</span></span></div><div><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its major characteristics:</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. Can be shaped, molded, joined, rebated, turned and grooved like solid timber</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. Finely sanded on both sides for easy finishes like painting, lamination, veneering</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3. No splinter, free from knots and cracks</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4. homogeneous strength in all directions</span></span></p></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5. No warping</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNHZ19tIXWVmRq3hYzJkCbh1CN1eN4o76QXpFIh9ksh0r6sOhUErKX3FJJ2uxh_aU3v3o_5Vjm3sK4m5Ft2azZKJ2pFVc8Hea-oQIKxMZsCNez4VEHX4ndZ-rArAC46UgaIzb1TCPbb4/s1600-h/MDF.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNHZ19tIXWVmRq3hYzJkCbh1CN1eN4o76QXpFIh9ksh0r6sOhUErKX3FJJ2uxh_aU3v3o_5Vjm3sK4m5Ft2azZKJ2pFVc8Hea-oQIKxMZsCNez4VEHX4ndZ-rArAC46UgaIzb1TCPbb4/s320/MDF.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451465646234005634" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; ">Tomorrow i'm going to get my first batch of pieces cut in MDF!I hope it turns out okay.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-62936233014834579552010-03-20T04:20:00.000-07:002010-03-20T04:33:56.105-07:00packaging:)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I was thinking of other ways of packaging little land. I was trying to come up with ways to wrap up the pieces in the case of the base being a table top. When i was little(even now!), everytime i bought something new, from a board game to stationary i would be so excited to open it up. So i wanted to add an element of surprise to this 'experience' of opening something new:) I wanted several layers or pockets and this is something i found, very similar to what i was thinking!!</span></span><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mNnPcXWQ8yLByRRL1zI8kdkGMcEHIz1J1aC_wJ684Voh-UtMOUgf9AABZ2wYs_xZi5fOLqBsCTJ-dvSZviT7u2_cNDdmRSfC77PWcubVy9KdvunuN6VO6GiYOVzHCsHpRq9rH-1DpnY/s1600-h/ball1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mNnPcXWQ8yLByRRL1zI8kdkGMcEHIz1J1aC_wJ684Voh-UtMOUgf9AABZ2wYs_xZi5fOLqBsCTJ-dvSZviT7u2_cNDdmRSfC77PWcubVy9KdvunuN6VO6GiYOVzHCsHpRq9rH-1DpnY/s400/ball1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450677131375718546" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I also tried to do the same with some leftover party decoration-stips of colored crepe paper just to get an idea of how it would shape up with pieces of such varied shapes and sizes. i did a quick version:</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHrb4rKh60yCFwx0RdD59fFqVpdtwbg_dau-bD7m5Gn49ZvBcLhwZ9G88r2QnvVh-FEbJ77Xj1T8CPk_zf5foCudWgi5QTVSM9B-qZIxOwx8ASXyvnYSXL8OVu7tSdCnvtc9puOultNw/s1600-h/IMG_5444.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHrb4rKh60yCFwx0RdD59fFqVpdtwbg_dau-bD7m5Gn49ZvBcLhwZ9G88r2QnvVh-FEbJ77Xj1T8CPk_zf5foCudWgi5QTVSM9B-qZIxOwx8ASXyvnYSXL8OVu7tSdCnvtc9puOultNw/s400/IMG_5444.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450677123763082338" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-51778246771559993242010-03-19T02:54:00.000-07:002010-03-19T03:10:21.596-07:00veneer marquetry!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">During my visit to several wood shops i saw long thin wooden beadings. These had some designs on them. It wasnt the design that caught my eye but i was curious to know what technique was used to do that. They said they didnt know how but just that it came like that from China!Just today i found out what its called and how its done!Its called Marquetry and its beautiful!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Marquetry</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the art of inlaying different woods, and other natural materials to create a picture. To inlay is to set a material onto another surface, but recessed in so that inlayed material is at the same level as the surface. Most of the time the inlayed material is wood but it could be ivory, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shells, bark, straw, stone, metal, gems, etc. All the peculiarities, grain, knots, defects, etc. are used in the overall effect of the picture. Marquetry is often found on the finest furniture. It has been around for thousands of years, and today is considered something of a dying art. Making these beautiful pictures is a long tedious process. Each piece has to be cut out with the utmost attention to detail. Then they have to be assembled, recut, and so on. For the finest works of art 10,000 man-hours is not unheard of. The pieces are normally cut a variety of ways. For thin wood veneers, a sharp hobbyist knife is often used. Various types of copping and jeweler saws are also employed, but most modern work is done with an electric scroll and band saws, routers, lasers. The process of picking, cutting, placing, and gluing can take forever. The majority of people who do this, do it as a hobby! </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_UxGkuB98Y4GNUyMsZTCUTA8T4H7PCxHHAYA3JwlCXeBJmX5sO7b6TZprXbHeqGdU-mPbQJH1lwuA765PEhXF_exUXVqPqAIiH340v_Ob5hw7ON8eMKmYg4W5wGlPQVKjfhLuX7uZNg/s1600-h/marquetry.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_UxGkuB98Y4GNUyMsZTCUTA8T4H7PCxHHAYA3JwlCXeBJmX5sO7b6TZprXbHeqGdU-mPbQJH1lwuA765PEhXF_exUXVqPqAIiH340v_Ob5hw7ON8eMKmYg4W5wGlPQVKjfhLuX7uZNg/s400/marquetry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450284878947194402" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_UxGkuB98Y4GNUyMsZTCUTA8T4H7PCxHHAYA3JwlCXeBJmX5sO7b6TZprXbHeqGdU-mPbQJH1lwuA765PEhXF_exUXVqPqAIiH340v_Ob5hw7ON8eMKmYg4W5wGlPQVKjfhLuX7uZNg/s1600-h/marquetry.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nbRpXOERLMyw6n-oond0AR_02XONS8EYn2ZuTr5vYR-YGWnCt4gD_gutsC1KrOQNsGGizuXm4RqCOVw9nGYOp4ieM5bDZbYYmmejV9YBNzPIwLQNexJjZ2Pb5cMM5G00dzT57i8YZ7g/s1600-h/Modello-Marquetry.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nbRpXOERLMyw6n-oond0AR_02XONS8EYn2ZuTr5vYR-YGWnCt4gD_gutsC1KrOQNsGGizuXm4RqCOVw9nGYOp4ieM5bDZbYYmmejV9YBNzPIwLQNexJjZ2Pb5cMM5G00dzT57i8YZ7g/s400/Modello-Marquetry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450284865914124274" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nbRpXOERLMyw6n-oond0AR_02XONS8EYn2ZuTr5vYR-YGWnCt4gD_gutsC1KrOQNsGGizuXm4RqCOVw9nGYOp4ieM5bDZbYYmmejV9YBNzPIwLQNexJjZ2Pb5cMM5G00dzT57i8YZ7g/s1600-h/Modello-Marquetry.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSbha8SqDNyjSGjCdbSGryCm9EvfOr6ea_Mew2iC9XT_dgGXkRtSv0-Bi3xFUtJF2FpaXKyG1jR29YYIKAEGb6o4xiwGqK96vYQTrUhJU0ERjV4cc8cARHvaAnF9dpNRzkh3ne0VtZmY/s1600-h/3612_french_bombay_dresser_1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSbha8SqDNyjSGjCdbSGryCm9EvfOr6ea_Mew2iC9XT_dgGXkRtSv0-Bi3xFUtJF2FpaXKyG1jR29YYIKAEGb6o4xiwGqK96vYQTrUhJU0ERjV4cc8cARHvaAnF9dpNRzkh3ne0VtZmY/s400/3612_french_bombay_dresser_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450284858454656962" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-54417722897887423872010-03-19T01:06:00.000-07:002010-03-19T02:10:03.095-07:00just when i thought everything was sorted!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unbelievable but it happened!I spoke to John yesterday:)I explained the concept behind little land and spoke to him about the problems related to wood and lasercutting. He said that there's a possibility of any wood breaking, not just the finger jointed rubber wood. He said that plywood might be a good option at this point.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">About laser cutting,he said it is the best option as the CNC tools are a minimum of 3mm thick which wouldn't cut details like laser cutting. I also spoke to someone else who does laser cutting in Malleshwaram. They said they charge between Rs.8-12 depending on the material. They can only cut a few types of wood and only upto 3mm. So im going to stick with the other one(Vinayaka Laser cutters). Today, I visited some wood shops and they all said its very hard to cut any wood to 4 mm, so plywood(both sides same) or vineer(they suggested the one with teak wood laminate on one side,plain plywood on the other) might be good. I visited alot of places looking for the ideal 4mm waterproof commercial plywood. None of them seemed to have it, they all said it was very rarely used, it started at 6mm. But they did say i could find it, and it would cost anywhere between Rs.25-35/sq ft depending on the type, which would be a little more than Rs.1000 for the available size!UGH!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By the end of this 'spree', i narrowed down to 3 options:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. <b>Plywood</b> - (if 4mm is available and it a smaller size than 8*4!)or cheap looking plywood(not water proof) which will be much cheaper(around Rs.350) for the entire board.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. <b>Vineer </b>- I can get any finish i want on one side(oak,teak,etc) and plain plywood on the other side. This might be an expensive option, unless i go to a whole lota wood places and ask them each for the same sample..collect enough for my toy.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. <b>MDF</b> - not a very good option as the edges will definately fray while continuous sliding,fixing,removing from the grooves of the base and its certainly not waterproof BUT this is easily available and cheaper and might make a good prototype.</span></span></div></span>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-11142443584410265162010-03-17T23:36:00.000-07:002010-06-13T23:40:14.626-07:00first batch laser cut<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Yesterday i went to get the pieces laser cut. There were a couple of things that went wrong:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1.Apparently the pieces that i had got cut earlier, were not uniformly cut except for 1 slab. Before cutting, they need to set the thickness of the material and so many pieces wern't cut due to variation of thickness of wood within the same piece!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2.Also some pieces were harder than the others because of which it took longer to cut a piece which meant it burnt it alot more. Some pieces were cut alright but due to the burn, there was black soot around it. This looked really nice BUT it would start rubbing onto anything it came into contact with. So i tried using sand paper to sand off the edges to make the pieces cleaner and less messy.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3.Also some pieces which were a little delicate, along with the heat of the laser, began to bend the wood. I paid Rs. 150(which is the minimum cost) for the pieces i got cut. This cost varies with material and time it takes to cut it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">but the ones that were cut well, looked yummy:) The negative shapes looked really good too and could be used as stencils , window frames etc.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I think i might look at using plywood again.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pd5MdEgVsegOiQG1jCNqR_hFQZnMGr5TVHWhsFCA6Hh-CbVO7mk2eyM34f_WJxS3frpk7HsFpuwmLi4yA32JB9AToTxu_I0PHgWdZHa1pmjV5Lm-dVBQYMcdeo336GlFbz7EczBx6iA/s1600-h/18032010308.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa-qnaSQmDRkLVTjnvtVUxTpOcF2iuRkl6A8_iAyjtv4vEMuT6T5CMV3MJP6jgsTEOcBWgxROn5yOIuEraNr5vJouBELnmA-7xFSNSha3O80uVtBqGpMwYO7jOIMVVIWfjl9ByKfJfQo/s1600-h/18032010309.jpg"></a></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAy6KGtONfq2NO9_oYbl1XfBYBEiv26jWcdPQeSYx7iwn93SV02gUWkBESix8K9t_cuoFZW6NwDWocfD2YOWjjbsXpCYWBcG9gabCkbZ4uplx18M4ptWA-atas_aqdBaLDOjnhUsKyQ/s1600-h/IMG_5511.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAy6KGtONfq2NO9_oYbl1XfBYBEiv26jWcdPQeSYx7iwn93SV02gUWkBESix8K9t_cuoFZW6NwDWocfD2YOWjjbsXpCYWBcG9gabCkbZ4uplx18M4ptWA-atas_aqdBaLDOjnhUsKyQ/s320/IMG_5511.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451786444176349090" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAy6KGtONfq2NO9_oYbl1XfBYBEiv26jWcdPQeSYx7iwn93SV02gUWkBESix8K9t_cuoFZW6NwDWocfD2YOWjjbsXpCYWBcG9gabCkbZ4uplx18M4ptWA-atas_aqdBaLDOjnhUsKyQ/s1600-h/IMG_5511.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOKhQJ_KKq7kgXhONa3aflDaURskX7vYe9F7JFa13QZ1FNQ_1UdTiYXqBU2ltCCA8PiupXo37N0jQPZ2U_o4b1BLQUSE4X1MgsVEzwDAHFb37m77DKS8mlkqvbpYq-hEOWcWx4q0pBrU/s1600-h/IMG_5513.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOKhQJ_KKq7kgXhONa3aflDaURskX7vYe9F7JFa13QZ1FNQ_1UdTiYXqBU2ltCCA8PiupXo37N0jQPZ2U_o4b1BLQUSE4X1MgsVEzwDAHFb37m77DKS8mlkqvbpYq-hEOWcWx4q0pBrU/s320/IMG_5513.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451786436131081570" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOKhQJ_KKq7kgXhONa3aflDaURskX7vYe9F7JFa13QZ1FNQ_1UdTiYXqBU2ltCCA8PiupXo37N0jQPZ2U_o4b1BLQUSE4X1MgsVEzwDAHFb37m77DKS8mlkqvbpYq-hEOWcWx4q0pBrU/s1600-h/IMG_5513.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Edges after cutting, covered in black soot:</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVCiQ3hIXuZaOQZNOSr04ynlmLcoakvfinVuKwmZhjUlcF2N9vJIcP3Vk36N2IZ-lmqjxOrjwAAAFf315zCRZJOMxHcdNLReq7QSPlaWiOXsLXHGSHIN_QjKmp0buDr6A0LLHNNycNy4/s1600-h/IMG_5514.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVCiQ3hIXuZaOQZNOSr04ynlmLcoakvfinVuKwmZhjUlcF2N9vJIcP3Vk36N2IZ-lmqjxOrjwAAAFf315zCRZJOMxHcdNLReq7QSPlaWiOXsLXHGSHIN_QjKmp0buDr6A0LLHNNycNy4/s320/IMG_5514.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451786431841670242" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVCiQ3hIXuZaOQZNOSr04ynlmLcoakvfinVuKwmZhjUlcF2N9vJIcP3Vk36N2IZ-lmqjxOrjwAAAFf315zCRZJOMxHcdNLReq7QSPlaWiOXsLXHGSHIN_QjKmp0buDr6A0LLHNNycNy4/s1600-h/IMG_5514.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The edges after sanding a little:</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW2YaLmDspkCeqE9UUwpkGn7UokEnbqzztXBmkwgGjYuxHPhx_GlU70G7B7E44jEl_5fB0H4ZD49iCdrBHODWVA0FMsPLPwsrxmaiH2QfT3YzdTSOCJkChFtYZ9AatcIpNKY6YuRX1l8/s1600-h/IMG_5516.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW2YaLmDspkCeqE9UUwpkGn7UokEnbqzztXBmkwgGjYuxHPhx_GlU70G7B7E44jEl_5fB0H4ZD49iCdrBHODWVA0FMsPLPwsrxmaiH2QfT3YzdTSOCJkChFtYZ9AatcIpNKY6YuRX1l8/s320/IMG_5516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451786426138107282" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW2YaLmDspkCeqE9UUwpkGn7UokEnbqzztXBmkwgGjYuxHPhx_GlU70G7B7E44jEl_5fB0H4ZD49iCdrBHODWVA0FMsPLPwsrxmaiH2QfT3YzdTSOCJkChFtYZ9AatcIpNKY6YuRX1l8/s1600-h/IMG_5516.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The negatives:)</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGexzbxW5z3O5TNTQD8JpkyudnCBxklZZ7_OsVvSPpPZ28gC-oI3Ss76xsj4fFmJyLJ-i3lsfAu2SGPwLhAWrySv9_tyUJXqNVtgsaGZ1IvXZQS5qQG_yiYTgTsXhw4AO2Xin7b5BNslM/s1600-h/18032010313.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGexzbxW5z3O5TNTQD8JpkyudnCBxklZZ7_OsVvSPpPZ28gC-oI3Ss76xsj4fFmJyLJ-i3lsfAu2SGPwLhAWrySv9_tyUJXqNVtgsaGZ1IvXZQS5qQG_yiYTgTsXhw4AO2Xin7b5BNslM/s320/18032010313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451786419080723938" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGexzbxW5z3O5TNTQD8JpkyudnCBxklZZ7_OsVvSPpPZ28gC-oI3Ss76xsj4fFmJyLJ-i3lsfAu2SGPwLhAWrySv9_tyUJXqNVtgsaGZ1IvXZQS5qQG_yiYTgTsXhw4AO2Xin7b5BNslM/s1600-h/18032010313.jpg"></a><br /><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-70049811086330951072010-03-17T23:26:00.000-07:002010-03-17T23:33:08.316-07:00ready to cut!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I made 3 panels with vectors of the shapes i want to get laser cut. This had to be only outlines(no color fill) and in coreldraw or an eps format, which was compatible with my laser cutter. The dimensions of each panel were the same as the planks of rubber wood i got cut earlier(65cm*10cm).These pieces were 4 mm thick. I placed it in a way i reduce wastage and get the most number of pieces from each panel!</span></span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCWwgybw5brynVmsNtXtY5M8owe4b5_LIAUlV7wxAaVonpqrViO7soTchum_fvLjC3ycx9TdSXQQ-syDMBwDH1yDYotZphd-VdeIkYj3fcRYZs5bcQmim2p9UF2ByxEYlu0a4a960qsI/s1600-h/vector.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCWwgybw5brynVmsNtXtY5M8owe4b5_LIAUlV7wxAaVonpqrViO7soTchum_fvLjC3ycx9TdSXQQ-syDMBwDH1yDYotZphd-VdeIkYj3fcRYZs5bcQmim2p9UF2ByxEYlu0a4a960qsI/s320/vector.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449857650418320722" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-39912896543522420572010-03-14T07:14:00.000-07:002010-03-14T07:18:09.919-07:00wood warping and distortion??!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Woodworkers call the change in shape of a piece of wood warp. And it takes several common forms, all of which distort the wood.<br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1.Bow</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, describes the lengthwise curvature for board-end to end along its face.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2.Twist</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, means that all of a boards corners won't lie equally flat.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3.Crook</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, all the curvature runs end to end alone its edge.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4.Cup</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, is when a board no longer flat from edge to edge. Cup always occurs in the opposite direction of a flatsawn board's annual growth rings.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Although not a distortion like any form of warp,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5.Checking</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> refers to the Small splits along the grain. You'll most often see checks in the ends of boards but they can occur on surfaces too. This is due to the fact that wood dries 10 times faster along it length compared to drying across the width.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37NEWRJV61hHpxOMKnTluWx1HKPTXzdWrbJFHqc4VXtQSJRu0DrldXva5Gnb_rCCRHXkmnTTxADLgpqMxbvPr5J6i2cwKhwShXe90l-QcPzsN8cEA3HKEUGBrCF2be1zFH532q1PPtsk/s1600-h/New+Picture.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37NEWRJV61hHpxOMKnTluWx1HKPTXzdWrbJFHqc4VXtQSJRu0DrldXva5Gnb_rCCRHXkmnTTxADLgpqMxbvPr5J6i2cwKhwShXe90l-QcPzsN8cEA3HKEUGBrCF2be1zFH532q1PPtsk/s320/New+Picture.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448493476638530114" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679954481665514684.post-46503981172781542082010-03-14T07:10:00.000-07:002010-03-14T07:14:17.840-07:00wood defects!O.o<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I saw various defects in wood during my research but didnt really know what all of them were called except for knots and splits:)i came across these terms:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Knots</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are limbs separated from the tree trunk during tree growth.</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Wane</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is bark on the edge of a board.</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pitch Pocket</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is an opening in a board containing pitch.</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Splits</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the tearing apart of wood cells due to improper storage or handling.</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Checks</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are the lengthwise separation of wood due to shrinkage.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div></div>Nalisha Chourariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17123046785391105378noreply@blogger.com0