Old/New Crosier

mark yundt · #1 06-04-2008, 10:55 AM

Well it took him 12 yrs,,,but the Bishop of Northeast Pa. finally broke the Crosier I made for him.

So this isn't a true WIP but I thought you might get a kick out of one of my old projects. I was commissioned to build the crosier,,and I decided it needed a carrying case. This is all Mahogany. Inside the case I have everything fitted so it interlocks to keep everything in place including the base to stand the crosier in when it's in use. You can see in the third,fourth and fifth pics how the base is carried in the case and how it assembles without any need of tools to make the stand.

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mark yundt · #2 06-04-2008, 11:07 AM

And in this post you can see how the crosier cracked in two but where it is supposed to fit within the case. The ferrules I used were from candle sticks that I reclaimed to use so this piece would disassemble just like a pool cue. Now this whole piece is mahogany except for the section where you would hold it when in use. This section is made of Cherry,,,taken from the same block of wood that I used to make a Chalice for the Bishop that retired as this Bishop was being installed. Thought it was a neat continuation and connection from the past to the present.

Now a usual "shepherds Crook " is normally open,,I kept this one closed. They had requested that I carve a rose on the piece as this is very symbolic in the Lutheran tradition. Well I didn't want to carve a rose in the traditional sense. I felt that doing that would simply provide you something to just look at. Instead I carved the outline of a rose in the staff that you would literally look through. Spiritually speaking I provided them with the means to see through ( literally ) the symbolism provided by the rose to see something beyond what is merely presented in front of you. Now you can see the rose literally as well as figuratively through it to something beyond.

Cool huh?

So now I'll just put it all back together,,good as new,,,and off it goes to the new Bishop.

RussL. · #3 06-04-2008, 11:53 AM

Ah, man....just stop it will ya'! ;-)
How many times are you gonna compel me to say that I love your work?! :-)

RussL.

torpidhummer · #4 06-04-2008, 12:22 PM

Mark! I'm afraid to ask you, "what do you do for an encore"? Your work and carving skills is totally amazing.
Thank for sharing.
Oscar

mark yundt · #5 06-04-2008, 12:34 PM

Well,,,lots of things actually. You can check out my latest commission in WIP called Hunting Lodge. That is just a start. Recently I've been swamped with clients and quotes for some insane work that I'll most likely get. Running from new restaurants in NY and Philadelphia,,,a Cricket club,,,homes in Fla and Conn.,another mantle like the one on my site,,a Tuscan home on the Main line,,A yacht club in Rhode Island,,,the list just goes on.

Religious type work,,there a 3 altars coming up,,another statue,,and a 16ft X 5 ft wide tryptich that's totally carved that I've been working on for some time now besides others.....it just doesn't stop,,,,I can't do an encore when the main show isn't over yet....LOL,,,hope it goes on for many more seasons.

mark yundt · #6 06-04-2008, 02:02 PM

Well this was short lived and uneventful. I took an hour after lunch and knocked this piece out. I glued it up,,sanded it out as well as removed the three large dents from whatever it hit,stained it,sealed it and now the patient is resting comfortably. Now I'll wait a few days before I call him to pick it up. Can't have him think I perform miracles the same day now could I?? How can I bill for that? LOL

BobD · #7 06-04-2008, 02:30 PM

Do you use a CA glue or a wood glue for repairs like that, Mark?

I ask because it sounds like you completed the whole repair (including sanding and refinishing) really quickly.

Bob

mark yundt · #8 06-04-2008, 03:18 PM

Wood glue primarily.In this case I used 5 min. epoxy. With breaks such as this most any type of glue will do it,,there is so much surface area ( like a pencil break) that it takes a minimal amount to fix it. And I can almost guarantee that it will never break at this spot again.
As far as the CA type glues go,,,the only thing I've successfully glued together is my fingers or my fingers to the object,,,never the item itself. I have had some luck with the gel types,,,but that was for making eyes for my decoys and other birds of prey.
Fixes such as this though do go pretty quickly. Not much to it really.Once glued,a bit of sanding,light stain,,and laquer dries almost immediately.

Claude · #9 06-04-2008, 03:32 PM

Mark:
I'm surprised you didn't put a couple of support blocks in the case to let the sides of the "circle" rest on. I suspect repeated torsion of the sides becausing of setting down, vibration while traveling, etc., may have contributed to the cracking.

Claude

mark yundt · #10 06-04-2008, 04:23 PM

I would imagine that's possible. It is clamped at just the top allowing it to float. But what caused this was a good old fashioned slide and fall.

Every processional cross or crosier I have repaired was because someone "Leaned it against the wall ,,only for a second,,and there it went" Same for this one as well as the Bishop admitted. The three dents,,one being quite deep was enough to crack this even though it's just over an inch thick.The dents were on the side but cross grain is cross grain at certain areas and that's where it's gonna let go.

If this only happens every 12 yrs he's lucky. Some churches send me theirs almost yearly for the same repair after the same fall. I love altar servers,,,they lean these things everywhere except in the stands I make for them.