Going even more old school
In October i visited a friend in Jutland and on my way home I went to see my parents. With…
The best gifts are free – wood
One day when I came to the workshop I found a big lump of wood nicely giftwrapped on the table. My girlfriend had stumbled upon it when coming home wit the train – and carried it all the way home (and it’s heavy!). I think it was one of the best gifts I received for christmas.
My local store is running out of wood!
My local supply store that used to be a machine wood work shop is running out of massive wood –…
Upgrades to my Japanese tool collection and making knifes
My latest thing are making knife handles for damascus steel blades that I’ve found on eBay and the likes. This particular example is currently in process and the images are from last Friday.
Fixing up the knife that i got from my grandfather as a teenager
When I was a teenager I remember me and one of my school friends being fascinated with knives and we even started making our own ones (of cause never finalized). My mother was extremely affraid of my with tools and knifes so I wasn’t even allowed to have it anyway. When I became a “boy scout” and got the “knife certificate” I was allowed anyway and when my grandfather found an already old knife in a dumbster and gave it to me as a gift. I was thrilled! Of cause it wasn’t really sharp and the blade was almost black already then.
Relaxing in the workshop
One of the great things of us getting the workshop is that it gives us an extra room at home – away from home. It hasn’t only become a room where we do our creative work but also a recreative space where we invite friends – or like me hanging around til very late just listening to music and drinking some wine.
Seeing the Danish Cabinet Makers Autumn Exhibition 2013 and a presentation by OeO
One of things that I never really realized was that the danish design museum is only a few minuttes away from work. They have a great library, interresting furniture design exhibitions and even lectures about design related topics. When one of my friends told me about this exhibition I signed up for the newsletter – and by coincidence I ended up seeing a lecture by OeO which was fabulous and highly relevant for my ideas.
A video tour of the work shop
The last week I’ve been working on a video tour of the work shop as well as presenting a few of my favorite pieces. Working with video is new to me although I’ve been composing music in the past so at least some of the concepts are the same. I must admit that I’ve enjoyed the process and hope that you will get a good sense of both my work shop, my works and the passion that I have for it.
Most of the video footage was shot with my iPhone 4S, my brother took the one of me with his Xpreria phone and my works are pictures taken with my Canon Mark 5D Mark II camera with a Tamron lens.
The music, a track called “Coal Train” by Triplexity, was found on Jamendo. It’s a nize jazz tune that suited my emotional state perfectly. The breaks are great for transitions and the feel is pretty close to the work shop. Another detail is the “reference” to my favorite saxophone player – John Coltrane.
Admittedly I feel I still have a lot to learn and I’m looking forward to doing my next video. Tips and tricks on keeping your hand steady while iPhone shooting is more than welcome – and maybe something about making a real “ending” instead of just a “fade out”.
Take care, Love Troels
Saying good bye to my first web site
It has been a really great process to go through all my projects and selecting the ones to be on the new site. One thing is that I feel that both the design and quality of my pieces a very high but also seeing the actual progress that I have made within the last year is kind of amazing.
