Method of creating a wood-based false stone
OwnerRoxann Groff, Rolf Groffinventors
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Abstract
A method of creating a wood-based false stone for producing unique decorative cutouts and jewelry includes collecting a plurality of stems from a plant, cutting each of the plurality of stems to a uniform length, and debarking each of the plurality of stems. The debarked plurality of stems is then dyed, dried completely, and saturated with a resin. The saturated plurality of stems is placed in a mold and compressed. The compressed plurality of stems is removed from the mold and cut into a plurality of slices, each of which is in turn shaped into a plurality of cutouts.
Claims17
A method of creating a wood-based false stone comprising:
- collecting a plurality of stems from a plant, the plant being a rabbit brush plant;
- cutting each of the plurality of stems to a uniform length;
- debarking each of the plurality of stems;
- applying a dye to each of the plurality of stems;
- allowing the dye to dry completely;
- saturating the plurality of stems in a resin;
- placing the plurality of stems in a mold;
- compressing the plurality of stems within said mold;
- removing the compressed plurality of stems from the mold;
- cutting the compressed plurality of stems into a plurality of slices;
- and
- shaping each of the plurality of slices into a plurality of cutouts.
A method of creating a wood-based false stone comprising:
- collecting a plurality of stems from a rabbit brush plant;
- cutting each of the plurality of stems to a uniform length of approximately 25 centimeters;
- debarking each of the plurality of stems;
- applying a plurality of colored dyes to each of the plurality of stems;
- applying 30 psi of pressure to the dyed plurality of stems for 48 hours;
- allowing the dye to dry completely;
- saturating the plurality of stems in a glaze coat;
- placing the plurality of stems in a mold;
- compressing the plurality of stems within said mold using a 50-ton press;
- removing the compressed plurality of stems from the mold;
- cutting the compressed plurality of stems into a plurality of slices, said cutting being performed as a plurality of parallel cuts and a plurality of crosscuts using a bandsaw;
- shaping each of the plurality of slices into a plurality of cutouts using a band saw;
- sanding and polishing each of the plurality of cutouts;
- alternately lacquering and sanding each of the polished plurality of cutouts a minimum of five times;
- and
- setting each of the lacquered plurality of cutouts into a jewelry bezel.
A method of creating a wood-based false stone comprising:
- collecting a plurality of stems from a rabbit brush plant;
- cutting each of the plurality of stems to a uniform length;
- debarking each of the plurality of stems;
- applying a plurality of colored dyes to each of the plurality of stems;
- applying 30 psi of pressure to the dyed plurality of stems for 48 hours;
- allowing the dye to dry completely;
- saturating the plurality of stems in a glaze coat;
- placing the plurality of stems in a mold;
- compressing the plurality of stems within said mold using a 50-ton press;
- removing the compressed plurality of stems from the mold;
- cutting the compressed plurality of stems into a plurality of slices, said cutting being performed as a plurality of parallel cuts and a plurality of crosscuts using a bandsaw;
- shaping each of the plurality of slices into a plurality of cutouts using a computer numerical control router;
- sanding and polishing each of the plurality of cutouts;
- alternately lacquering and sanding each of the polished plurality of cutouts a minimum of five times;
- and
- setting each of the lacquered plurality of cutouts into a jewelry bezel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.