Note to self...and others as silly as me

Never try and cut MDF with a jigsaw when the MDF isn't clamped down, luckily I still have all my fingers but it got pretty close. Also wear a dust mask and safety glasses, otherwise you WILL get large MDF pieces in your eyes and lungs (or throat if you swallowed some like me...don't ask how I managed that).
Never forget those dreaded words...Health And Safety.

Steam Box Success....Possibly

I have finially managed to bend some wood using my homemade steam box! Unfortunatly the wood broke slightly when bending it around the mould, and it didn't quite fir the mould. But hopefully the wood will keep shape when I take it out the of the mould tomorrow.
Fingers crossed!

Cardboard Models

Here are my first models of the designs for my current project. Made from seperate layers of cardboard and pinned together, they may not look beautiful, but it's given me an idea of possible problems with the designs. Next I will be tweaking the designs, making better cadboard models before making models from better materials.

Steam Box Fail

Today I tried to do some steambending for materials experiment in my project. I made a steambox (With help of my dad), it looked beautiful and I made my own mold. But...dun dun dun...it didn't work out, unfortunatly the pot with the water wasn't air tight enough, which meant the steam escaped there before even going in the box. Despite this I will not be defeated!! I will push on and fix this!

Final Major Project, Designs

For my Final Major Project I have chosen to design two pieces of furniture based on the personalities of two characters, Roomie and Lillian, from the comic Go Get a Roomie link
Here are my development sketches, the first six are Lillian's, and below them are Roomie's.

My next step is materials experimentation and possible further design development.

Bye bye

Growing Up

I have had four interviews for university and been accepted at all four. They are, Bucks New, Sheffield Hallam, Lincoln and Central St Martins, so now I have to make a life changing choice! The choice I've made is Lincoln...yes some of you may gasp because I haven't chosen CSM despite it being so well known and highly regarded, but hey, I know what I'm doing =)
This has made me realised that I will have to start growing up and learn life skills, I know how to tile and plumb but that isn't helpful if you can't cook or wash clothes. I need to get a pass on my current Final project to get to university, but I am aiming for a distinction. So wish me luck everyone.

Cheerio

Structure on The Edge

I have finished this 1/15 model, about 40 minutes ago. This is a viewing platform, 'grown' from the ground on the edge of nature. It is made from Modroc and plaster with a perspex platform (Hence the floating man). It is painted with oil paints, the smell of white spirit is still strong in the air.