The elevation drawings front and side views of Cruck Arch 3
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Carving and constructing the oak for Arch 3
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Fallen Oak tree in Lydney Park Estate, Phil has marked out sections for the arch.
Phil marked out sections for arch 3.
Phil adjusted the markings on photoshop to better fit the arch sides.
Phil cut the first side off the trunk for this Arch 3 and marked out the length.
The second side of the trunk cut off.
The sawn out section of the timber laid down. The arch sides were marked out using the template, shown here next to the wood.
The two sections for the arch sides were cut by Phil using a chainsaw, from the slab of oak timber. This will be laid up now until the second Arch is finished.
Roughed out oak heads to support the bronzes masks for Arches 2 and 3. The head for the Polish Mayday Girl mask is on the left.
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Making a child's shoe for Arch 3
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Wax melted in a slow cooker and ladled onto a tin baking tray covered in cling film, to make wax sheet. The Child's shoe's sole drawn with a felt tip onto wax sheet, and cut out with a metal modelling tool - made hot in a flame from a gas burner or candle.
Sections of the wax sheet warmed in a bowl of hot water - just bearable to the touch. This makes the wax soft and easy to model, sections welded together with the hot blade.
