The Segmented Sun

[@robcappa]

Beautiful piece.

[@2HME]

Thanks!!

[@JiMiCrAcK]

Looks great man! Now I've added a picture of your creation to my idea board.

[@Airfun101]

Love this! This would make a great headboard!

[@COOKINGBIRD]

Super amazing work. Beautiful 😍😍 Highly talented my friend 😍🙏👍

[@2HME]

Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching!!

[@cliffordfair1322]

Beautiful

[@lauraleegiovanella8611]

Beautiful piece of work. TYFS.

[@2HME]

Thank you for watching!!

[@oldcharlie5533]

Flawless..great work

[@2HME]

Far from flawless, but thank you for the kind words!!

[@vincebonner7797]

That's absolutely beautiful.

[@2HME]

Thank you Vince.

[@jfinaz99]

What a fun project, very cool, nice work. I saw and downloaded the very same inspirational art poster you had hanging on your shop wall, and we probably said the same thing... "Damn, that is very cool, I just might build that someday". The day is here, thanks for sharing. And two thumbs up to Stains & Grains as well.

[@2HME]

Thanks for the kind words, good luck, when you're done post a pic on my FB I'd like to see it. Thanks for watching!!

[@utahbones3094]

Great job

[@wakelywanderer12]

My daughter just asked me to make a wooden wall art hanging. I wasn’t even sure what that was. After lots of searching I was lucky enough to find this video. Thanks, you saved my bacon and got a new subscriber even though I usually do lathe work.

[@2HME]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching!!

[@neilbrown3902]

Outstanding. No one truly difficult technique but with a lot of attention a really beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing.

[@2HME]

Neil Brown thank you and thanks for watching!!

[@jcbbe]

Awesome !!!!!

[@2HME]

Thank You!!

[@rickbartholomew6804]

Thanks for the Glue Tip! I would like a recommendation on Tacky Substance to use to hold pattern in place while cutting?

[@2HME]

Hey Rick, So I use 3M super 77 spray adhesive to hold my patterns down, but I lay down blue painters tape first so there is no glue residue left after I remove the stencil. It can be a pain to clean up, especially if your piece is somewhat fragile after cutting it out. The painters tape leaves virtually no residue so it's good to go. Hope this helps.

[@rickbartholomew6804]

@@2HME Thank You 2HME Amazing, but so doable to hold my patterns while cutting! I will be sure to add my unique design ; yours is such an inspiration PharmacistRick

[@CarolinaRaine]

Absolutely gorgeous piece of artwork!

[@2HME]

Thank you!!

[@claudeelliott3993]

Beautiful!!!

[@2HME]

Thank you very much!!

[@jonspringhorn5224]

Awesome.

[@2HME]

Thanks!!

[@nikulpatel113]

Amazing art😍

[@2HME]

Thank you!!

[@jamesgyorko3850]

WOW !! Simply Awesome!!.

[@2HME]

Thanks James.

[@dhtango]

i made one similar to this. when i first finished it the seams were tight and almost perfect. after it was in the house for a couple weeks the seams spread apart due to wood drying out. didn't look as good but from a distance i guess it was ok. gonna try to make another this time out of oak plywood.

[@2HME]

Wow, I don't know, mine hasn't moved a bit. Maybe your lumber wasn't dry enough.

[@missygeorge1315]

Love it. Your wife is lucky. Thanks for sharing.

[@2HME]

Missy George thank you

[@iride365]

Very cool!

[@2HME]

Thanks!!

[@supotbannpong3107]

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[@HJKelley47]

Stunningly beautiful!

[@2HME]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!!

[@walterwolmer6778]

Parabéns, Ficou lindo !!!

[@2HME]

Muito obrigado!!

[@JesperMakes]

Nice work, I really enjoyed this build. You got my sub mate! Looking forward to more of your stuff. Cheers from Denmark

[@2HME]

Thanks for the kind words and sub Jesper!! You know I think that’s my favorite thing about KZbin, it can bring people together that would never have had the opportunity otherwise. Cheers!!

[@JesperMakes]

@@2HME Exactly! I found that to be true after I started my own channel about upcycling and woodworking - I now have friends all over the world. That would not have happend without KZbin.

[@jamesross6485]

the way you rounded out each stave ? was that with the orbital sander as you went along or did you have a mental picture on how it should look .what a unique method rather than just butting up each stave EXCELLENT

[@2HME]

Yes I sanded as I went fitting each piece as I thought I wanted it. I've done some intarsia work over the years and treated it the exact same way just on a larger scale.

[@flolley]

Really really amazing. I love it ❤️

[@2HME]

spirito creativo thank you!!

[@bo-be-qbarbecueausderseest1663]

For me it's a work of art! It looks beautiful. I hope you enjoy it !!! Thank you for showing... Take care and stay healthy 👍

[@Woodden]

Great finished project.

[@pjs-1287]

Very cool very inspiring always wanted to do intarsia

[@2HME]

Thanks, it's fun to do you should give it a try.

[@quest0r886]

Beautiful work. Thank for sharing how you made this.

[@2HME]

Thank you and thanks for watching!!

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Beautiful!

[@walterperrault]

Very nice really enjoy your videos

[@2HME]

Thank you very much, and thanks for watching!!

[@MakerCuisine]

Great work, everything was very well thought out, and the end product came out great

[@jenniferodell2681]

Beautiful and very inspirational!

[@2HME]

Thank you very much!!

[@lalaaifoai9655]

To be honest that's so amazing and beautiful...awesome

[@2HME]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching!!

[@waynek848]

Gorgeous! Turned out great!

[@ericjensen9467]

Oh, oh ya! Love the music choice on the background shot of the sun picture!

[@2HME]

Eric Jensen old headbanger here 🤘🏻

Wow, great job man!

[@2HME]

Thank you very much!!

[@neilpountney9414]

That is absolutely beautiful. Great Job!

[@2HME]

Thank you and thanks for watching!!

[@valeriekurk9064]

That was gorgeous!

[@2HME]

Thank you!!

[@irregularguy2]

Awesome

[@hammerthepirate]

Totally awesome thank you for the inspiration...

[@2HME]

Absolutely, hope it turns out well!!

[@supotbannpong3107]

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[@madechoo]

Genial, te felicito....

[@christieriley7631]

This is so beautiful!

[@mickelion6198]

Nice brotha

[@2HME]

Thanks

[@alexthatguy4740]

Bad ass bro keep it up. P.s I think you should make one like the american flag with the sun being the star part anf the slots being the red and white stripes.

[@bobg661]

Well done, Sir

[@2HME]

Thanks Bob

[@lblincoe2094]

This is gorgeous! And I love the stop motion effect piecing it all together, very cool! I do have a question though! I'm an experienced DIYer and am not unfamiliar with working with tools myself, however, woodwork isn't my specialty, so my tools are limited in that arena. Is there an alternative to the band saw you would recommend for this?

[@2HME]

Thank you, You could definitely cut it all out with a jig saw. They are relatively inexpensive and you could use a straight edge as a guide and take your time. Though you could jump on craigs list and pick up a 9" or 10" band saw for under a $100, it is a very versatile piece of equipment, even the smaller ones. Good luck!!

[@paulamclain6206]

I have been looking for thr perfect blue for one of my projects. That one is perfect. What is the name and brand?

[@timdyck8492]

I’ve got that same pic and it’s painted on ,I prefer individual pieces also ,I haven’t made mine yet either ,I like what u did looks incredible ,good job

[@2HME]

Thank you Tim, hope it turns out great!!

[@StainsAndGrains]

Tim if you've got that picture I can assure you it's not painted on those are all individual pieces of stained wood.

[@tjsummer29]

That is awesome I would love to know the measurements of all the piece you should draw up plans for it and sell them

[@marilynreyes2183]

I would also

[@charliebenavides5825]

Do you have plans for this piece of art?

[@2HME]

No sir, I designed it as I made it.

[@paulieevans1]

Looks great and even better that it’s not cut from a cnc like so much you see today. What size plywoods did you use?

[@2HME]

Thanks Paul, I believe I used 3/4" plywood for the backer, though I'm sure 1/2" would of been just fine.

[@joshbrown5073]

what size boards did you use?

[@2HME]

The overall size of the piece is 5' x 2'

[@joshbrown5073]

@@2HME So those were probably (2) 8ft 1×12s?

[@2HME]

@@joshbrown5073 Yes, if I remember correctly that's right.

[@cathybenson5119]

The Australian army have the rising star badge on their uniform. If they are wearing their slouch hats, they have the badge on the side that's turned up. When I saw the finished product, I immediately thought of our boys n girls in the Aussie army. 😍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@rayscrafield2106]

It's gorgeous! I only wish we had a wall big enough to hang something like that. Maybe in our next house. LOL. I would like to know what stains you used on it. If I'm not mistaken, you're using Minwax but which colors? And thanks for the heads up on kitchen white towels too. I never thought about using them and I dry dishes most every night. Great idea.

[@dawnabbott3783]

Why switch to scroll saw…could it all be done on the band saw?

[@2HME]

It could all be done on the band saw, I switched to the scroll saw because I was trying to make the pieces fit as close as I could get them. It makes the sanding and fitting together that much easier in my opinion.

[@mattwagner987]

Absolutely awesome! I showed my wife this and now I have a project for our living room 👍🏻. What were the other colors of stain you used? I really liked the contrast in the sun and the rays.

[@Bunefoo401]

That was seriously AMAZING !!! ❤️

[@2HME]

Collette Landwer thank you

[@StainsAndGrains]

Nice work, do you have any other versions of it?

[@2HME]

Actually I did draw up another version, but I just haven't gotten around to making it. Thanks for watching!!

[@fishtank5050]

Nice one..loving the project and the workshop.its a sub from me..

[@2HME]

Thank you sir.

[@jeremyrichards1009]

2HME , what kind of paper is that? I can’t find anything like it, I suppose knowing what its called would help..or did you use a type of spray glue to make it stick?

[@2HME]

Do you mean sticking it to the wood? It's just poster paper and I use 3M spray adhesive to glue it down.

[@jeremyrichards1009]

@@2HME oh, its not special sticky paper lol ug...so how did you get the paper off after using 3m glue, sanding ? Looks awesome by the way, love the idea.

[@2HME]

Jeremy Richards thanks, 3M makes different levels of spray adhesive. I generally use super 77, it’s in a maroon can. It holds well and will actually peel off pretty well also, but a trick I use sometimes is put on blue painters tape first, then spray glue and put on your pattern. Then when your done just peel the blue tape off and it leaves virtually no residue. I do that on all my scroll saw patterns it works really well. Good luck!!

[@jeremyrichards1009]

@@2HME good tip thanks, I tried to use contact paper, but with not much success.

[@xyshomavazax]

Beautiful and inspiring! How much time would you say went into this, roughly?

[@2HME]

Thank you, this can be done in a weekend. Thanks for watching!!

[@progamingpragyan2803]

Super Dupree

[@peperamirez4173]

Nine nice work

[@gabrelibre]

Hi, I recently started to make wall art, but I can't find a good solution on how to hang them because of their weight. What do you usually use?

[@2HME]

I agree pieces can get pretty heavy. On the sun I drilled 1/2" holes on either end and about 3/4" deep. I use EZ anchor drywall anchors that are rated for 75lbs each, I really like these I've had good luck with them over the years. I used a screw with a good sized head and I used a chisel to make a bit of a recess in the back of the hole so the screw head had a place to sit up into it, it's been up a year and I've checked it recently and it's still perfectly secure.

[@PatelJagCanuck]

Did you try french cleat system ?I regularly use it to wall mount heavy cabinets / picture frames, Lots of youtube videos, please have a look here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnfZlJiaZcmYkJo

[@jenniferodell2681]

What color blue did you use? It is hard to find blue stains in alot of stores.

[@2HME]

It's a Varathane stain called Worn Navy, I got it at Home Depot.

[@LeggoMyEggo89]

What blue stain did you use?

[@2HME]

LeggoMyEggo it’s a Verathane stain called “Worn Navy” I had a hard time finding a blue I liked, what it looks like in the can isn’t really what it ends up looking like on the wood lol. Thanks for watching!!

[@LeggoMyEggo89]

@@2HME is that varathane from menards? Beautiful project!

[@2HME]

@@LeggoMyEggo89 I believe I bought it at Home Depot, and thank you!!

[@alyssarichardson2180]

What if you don't have a band saw?

[@2HME]

You could use a hand saw, it would take a while, but it could be done.

[@sumbalrana9097]

awesome job. you know what if you just add few more words in your video's title you would get lots more views (u totally deserve that) like wood wall art, diy wood art etc. just a suggestion!

[@TheEpochTimesNews]

Hey, Florencia from The Epoch Times here. I contacted you via email offering to raise awareness of your channel. I look forward to your thoughts. Best regards, Florencia Parrado

[@slayisaqt2060]

Awesome work!!! Correct me if Im wrong …. Did you spray laquer to the entire art piece...…. before applying paste wax?

[@2HME]

Yes I applied Lacquer then I put on paste wax and buffed it out. It gives it a very nice "furniture" like shine. Thanks for watching!!

[@danielbeaton67]

@@2HME I might be pushing my luck here lol But im curious to know how you came up with the sunray pattern ….is it a formula you use ? or just sight and measurements?. I tinker a bit with some wood projects Always curious to learn new tricks thanks...

[@2HME]

@@danielbeaton67 I did measure a bit, I had my horizon line and my vertical line through the middle of the sun, then I just halved the distance on each side then halved again and so on. Though when I got to the end I did make some slight line adjustments just to what I felt looked right. Hope you get the gist of what I'm saying lol thanks for watching!!

[@robertcasto9806]

very beautiful work. not showing to my wife.....just yet.

[@2HME]

lol Thank you

[@ianmorrison2003]

Being that this video is a few years old, I hope I'm not too late to get a reply :) I'm retired and have been aimlessly trying to find a hobby to fill the void. This video has ended my search. That was amazing!!! My wife is also recently retired; and she is a graphic designer. I'm thinking that she can do original designs and we can both have fun making the framed artwork. We would of course experiment with smaller pieces before graduating to epic pieces such as yours. This looks like something we can do without having an 'all the bells and whistles' workshop. A few stupid question however. What was that sheet that you used to draw your plan on, and then stick on the boards? Where do you get it? What is that glue that you mentioned and where do you get it? (I've seen brad nail guns being used. I don't like that idea :) I live in an area where naturally fallen trees are plentiful. I would like to harvest wood from these trees to use for these projects. In your opinion, would natural green wood still be suitable for such pieces of art (with your glue)? Or; is there be too much risk of deformation down the road on even small pieces of natural wood, assuming that I take care to quarter mill the wood blocks, and plane/square the wood? Sorry for the long winded comment and all the questions :) (new subscriber)

[@2HME]

Hey Ian, thanks for the kind words. So to answer your questions in order, the paper I used is a poster board style paper you can get at any craft store or Walmart. It's heavier than sheet paper and can take some abuse and keep its shape. I use 3M super 77 to glue the poster board to the wood. The glue I used to glue the pieces down to the backer board is made by DAP and it's called rapid fuse. I would add that any good CA glue could be used here or even wood glue, though wood glue would take some time to set up. You could definitely use whatever wood you can get. I would just make sure it's dry, because it will move and shrink a bit. So harvest what you can and store it away, it can take awhile to dry. You can get some pine, like I used here, at Home Depot or Lowe's (I'm assuming you're in the US) for fairly cheap and play with some smaller projects to get your feet wet. I've seen people use all sorts of wood even old weathered fence planks. It just takes a bit of imagination and give it a go, good luck!!

[@ianmorrison2003]

@@2HME Thank you very much for the info and advice. To get started I'll use pre-dried wood until I can harvest and dry my own wood stock. My head is spinning with project designs already. I can't wait to get set up and start creating. Thanks, again.

[@ianmorrison2003]

@@2HME Sorry, one final question. Are there any issues removing the templates from the wood after cutting is complete, or do they peal off easily? Didn't see this in the video (unless I missed something :) Thanks.

[@2HME]

@@ianmorrison2003 No it peels off OK, there is a bit of residue left from the glue, so each piece had to be completely sanded. When I make smaller, more fragile things, I will put down blue painters tape then glue my pattern to it, then when I'm done the painters tape peels right off and leaves virtually no residue. Painters tape isn't cheap, so I chose to sand a bit more on this.

[@kristenisreal]

Wow, very nice work! I’d be willing to pay to have one myself. I wouldn’t want it stained or glued on. Just the raw wood pieces precut and ready to be stained/glued on to a backboard. If you’re interested, message me and give a price! Wonderfully beautiful!

[@rayscrafield2106]

I commented on this a few months ago. I would like to be able to connect with you via email. Is that possible? I've got some questions I'd like to ask. But not in a public forum. Thank you for at least considering it.

[@ntdtv]

Greetings, Vladimir here with NTD Television. We are one of the world's fastest growing media companies with over 100 million fans and 1 billion monthly video views across all of our social properties. Our motto is truth, hope, and humanity. Our team was very impressed by your videos: A woven picnic basket made of oak The Segmented Sun and our editors would like to showcase it by uploading it on some of our social media pages and websites so that our fans can see it. Of course, we are happy to credit your channel clearly to make sure people know how to find you and your videos. You will still hold the exclusive rights to the videos. Can we have your permission to do that? Kind regards, Vladimir

[@Onewholovesrock]

Nice work man! Looks pretty cool. I do similar work in my shop. Just built a similar piece myself. The build is also on my channel if you want to check it out. Take care!

[@robertmoore6860]

What shade of blue is that? Love this and want to try to make one.

[@2HME]

It is a Varathane stain called Worn Navy, you can get it at Home Depot. I tried several different colors of blue, it was the hardest for me to find one that I liked. Thanks for watching!!

[@rickpouley2857]

Beautiful!

[@tomjernigan3010]

Awesome

[@2HME]

Thanks!!