For this week's project I have been pretty busy with some other jobs, the idea actually came to me while on one of the job sites. It happened this morning while panicking again that I have not started something.
Living in Los Angeles, we have some of the best weather all year around. The summers are especially gorgeous because even when it is hot it tends to cool down nicely at night time. This project is for the days it's unbearably hot. Who doesn't need a pocket fan from time to time.
I decided to make this pocket fan out of Purple Heart and Cocobolo. The actually fan pieces were cut from a three quarter inch section of purple heart lengthwise for the strength and the covers were cut from a one eighth piece of Cocobolo. The shape of the fan resembles a baseball bat, because it is the sport of the summer. I drew out the design and cut the pieces on the band saw; then proceeded to hand sand the shape round.
The finished piece with a dowel in the center and fishing line for support measures 11 inches tall and 8 inches wide when fully opened up. It is also 1 inch thick.
The medallion on the bottom that acts as a pivot for the whole fan is what it looks like. A 2011 penny that I have to give my friend Tyler credit for thinking of while he was with me making this project. It really makes the piece stand out. It also is a sort of signature of when this piece was made.
This project will be in the Gallery showing at the end of the 52 weeks.
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