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Re: WIP: wooden bjd-ish doll

Postby Anderson'sAllPurpose » Mon May 25, 2015 8:16 pm

DollyKim wrote:For a double elbow or knee start with a double ball peanut like shape then flatten out the long sides, if that makes sense.


Yeah, I know approximately what shape they need to be, it's just the actual carving them I'm dreading.
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Re: WIP: wooden bjd-ish doll

Postby DollyKim » Tue May 26, 2015 5:10 am

What about making an example out of clay? Sometimes I do better if I have an example I can hold and compare to.
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Re: WIP: wooden bjd-ish doll

Postby Anderson'sAllPurpose » Tue May 26, 2015 6:00 pm

DollyKim wrote:What about making an example out of clay? Sometimes I do better if I have an example I can hold and compare to.

That might be a good idea, or maybe I could just make the joints out of clay but use wood for the rest. I'll try that some time.

Wooden double knee joints for now:

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WIP double knee joints by Anderson's All-Purpose, on Flickr

What I've learned so far is this isn't a very good type of joint for knees. It's way too weak, but since basswood is pretty light it might still work. Also they don't fit very well because I didn't want to spend the whole night filing a tiny wooden ball. I had to string it as tight as I could so it wouldn't wobble too much, and I'm a bit worried of the string cutting into the wood on the inside of the torso. But I figure if that happens at least I know what not to do.

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knees 2 by Anderson's All-Purpose, on Flickr

I should redo the upper arms since I never could get the shoulder joints symmetrical and they keep springing up above her head, but I'm not sure I'll bother.
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Re: WIP: wooden bjd-ish doll

Postby OkamiKodomo » Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:11 pm

You could always reinforce parts with the epoxy putties designed for repairing wood. You can usually find them in the adhesives section at the hardware store, near the plumbing epoxy. I love the look of this little one.
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Re: WIP: wooden bjd-ish doll

Postby Eseme » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:53 am

OMG! I went to your Flickr and there are a ton of new picsof ver charming wooden BJD's. Please share them here with info on your work. They look wonderful and expressive!

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