Wood Works

Project name: Wood Works
Project duration: A week
Agenda: To experiment & exploit wood.

Content:
Picture Documentation of work
Word documentation of failures

Overview:
Wood works is a collection of products crafted from different types of woods. Recently having learnt about craftsmanship & mastery, value for this workshop was lot more that what i’d otherwise have. Knowing a craft and its maker through internet and getting a first-hand experience are two so different things. Unlike other materials that I had explored before, one thing I realized with wood is- once made is made. Precision, Persistence and Patience are the 3 things I tried to follow throughout the workshop. There were times when I was told that the objects you are trying to make cannot be made this workshop for we don’t own certain tools. I made them happen, off course none of which was possible without the help of our technicians. We made tools first, before we even worked with wood. Making impossible happen is always fun and encouraging.

Motivation behind doing this project: Ideating for a product isn’t enough. Prototyping it is when you realise what exactly works and what not. Getting access to the wood workshop for a week, I decided to experiment as much as i can.

Boliche in Spain, Balero in Latin America, Bilboquet in France, and Bilbocatch in England & Kendama in Japan and India.

Making a ball which exactly fits on top of the hollow cup, big enough that it stays on the brim and not fall off was a big task. I failed thrice before the ball in the above picture.

Miniatures

Miniatures with wood in this lab might not be possible is what our technician told me. With all safety measures in mind, I made them happen. I was super proud of the miniatures I made during that time for everybody thought it was something that required a lot of patience and accuracy required skills that weren’t possible to gain in such short duration. Replicating in wood was a challenge I gave myself for I thought it would be a good way to understand a material better. I wasn’t wrong. Making one piece is totally a different story from making multiple. Replicating made me understand craftsmanship and value it more than ever.
Balancing the top was a BIG task. I have lost count of how many times I had failed before I could actually make it spin the way it should.

Noughts and Crosses

Made the tic-tac-toe box towards the end of the workshop. I wanted to slow down for a bit and that’s what this game availed me to do. Explored multiple kinds of wood joining and carving techniques.

Booklet and creative poster design and development