How to make a tree root coffee table

People are very familiar with coffee tables, which are furniture used for drinking tea and are available in almost every household. However, root carving coffee tables are different. Root carving is a kind of carving, which has very strict requirements on material selection and high requirements on hand-making. Therefore, the price is also very high, and ordinary people generally will not buy them. In fact, once we learn how to make it, we can make it ourselves, and sometimes we can find good materials around us. Here are several ways to make it.

1. Its raw materials are generally rare, often hundreds or thousands of years old, and they are also high-quality tree species.

2. The combination of nature and art perfectly presents the beauty of handicraft.

3. Each work is unique in the world.

4. It cannot be synthesized, so there are no counterfeits.

Root carving coffee table production method (steps)

1. Material selection

The first step is to choose the raw materials if you want to have a work that is both ornamental and practical. Because there are so many different tree species in nature and the roots are even more varied, it is almost impossible to create a root art work without processing. However, naturally beautiful roots are everywhere, and you just need to have eyes to discover beauty. There are two main sources of root materials. One is to pick them up from hillsides, roadsides, and terraces; the other is to select them from farmers' firewood piles and discarded stumps and waste roots in gardens. The second is to purchase from the market. In addition, the selection of roots mainly focuses on two aspects: the material and shape of the roots. The variety and hardness of the material, the harder the better; the shape is the most distinctive, such as dead plank roots, etc. Choose some root materials with more complex shapes, so that more propositions can be found.

2. Treatment of root material

1. Peeling and cleaning

There are generally two ways, knife peeling and soaking. The former requires washing the root material first, placing it outdoors for two or three days, waiting for most of the water to evaporate, and then using a knife to pry off the bark from the broken end. The latter is suitable for dry root materials that have been stored for a long time. Soak the root materials in water for several days until they can be peeled off. Be careful not to damage the root material or destroy the texture. In fact, as long as the wood is not damaged, you don't have to stick to the above methods.

2. Remove rotten

The rotten parts of the material are removed to clean stains and bacteria, which also adds cleanliness and beauty to the root material.

There are also several methods, such as natural drying, steaming, drying, soaking, etc. Generally speaking, appropriate amounts of bleaching powder, 666 powder, etc. need to be added during steaming to kill the insects and fungi inside. Root carvings made with materials that have been treated with anti-cracking and anti-insect substances are often less likely to crack, deform, be worm-eaten, rot, or discolor.

3. Conception

That is, you need to have an idea, what kind of work you want to create, and what the shape should be. In the later stage of carving, the "three carvings and seven grindings" should be followed, with the grinding method that imitates the natural shape of the root as the main method, supplemented by small amounts of local carving, so that the carved and ground parts can be integrated with the shape of the root as much as possible, leaving no traces of carving, and trying not to destroy its natural shape and beauty.

4. Processing and carving

Once you have a general idea, you can start working. First, remove some branches or roots that you think are useless. The cross-section can be processed into natural caves by fire, and the convex surface can be processed into a tumor shape to achieve a natural beauty effect. For some cases where the root materials are incomplete, you can choose root materials of the same texture for splicing. The technique should be delicate and leave no traces.

After the basic shape is carved, we use coarser sandpaper to grind it to smooth out any scratches, and finally polish it with fine sandpaper to make the surface shiny. Note: The force during sanding should be uniform to avoid damaging the original color and texture. In order to make the work anti-corrosion, dust-proof and insect-proof, and to enhance its artistic wood effect, it can also be colored and painted. There are two more popular coloring methods: (1) Natural color: directly wax or varnish it to restore its original color. Apply it three times. The color is fresh and elegant, and will not cover the natural texture of the root. It is simple and natural, and it further highlights the natural beauty of the root. (2) Bronze: The color is close to the antique color of mahogany, which can better highlight the ancient characteristics of the root art.

Summary: The above is the root carving tea table production method brought to you by the editor today. I believe that friends have a certain understanding of it. You can refer to the root carving tea table production method and details. There are many styles of root carving coffee tables, and the ideas for their styles vary greatly. You need to be flexible and adaptable, or you can carry out partial fine carving, which will also have good results.