I was able to work on finishing my latest Daiza this past week end. I went on a camping trip so this was the perfect project to work on while watching the fire.
Finished Daiza
I haven’t done a Daiza carving for quite sometime, and today I felt motivated to do so. Using Rosewood I carved this little Daiza in a couple of hours. It still needs a lot of refining and a nice finish. However it really made this rock look good.
Daiza Rough Carving
I finally realized that I never showed the finished daiza carving for the Suiseki that I did a few months back. It has been sitting next to my television for a long time and I just recently took the time to complete the sanding and apply a nice fish to it. I still have a lot to learn but I think this is my best one so far.
Finish Daiza
So for the holiday season I celebrated by buying a nice rock to create a Daiza. My good friend Jason of Schley’s Bonsai and Supplies in Holly Hill Florida had a great selection to choose from. I wanted a larger one than the ones I had done previously because I need something to display in my living room.
Precut rock
This one could have presented some challanges. However I had an idea.
Wetsaw cut rock
Using a wetsaw I removed the rounded unlevel bottom so that the rock would sit flat. This worked very well.
I placed the rock on the piece of Rosewood that I planned to use and traced around it.
Rough Cut
After I routered the base o fthe Daiza the rock fit in pretty easily. This still needed some work but was pretty easy up until this point
Daiza after initial final design
Well it still needs a lot of sanding and a finish, but it looks pretty good. I want to remove more from the underside to give it a lighter feel. There is still too much mass in my opinion. When it’s finished I’ll post an update.
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