Technology of Treatment of Solid Wood for Outdoor Objects
2012
Rihards Vidzickis

Defending
07.12.2012. 14:00, Materiālzinātnes un lietišķās ķīmijas fakultāte, Āzenes ielā 14/24, 272 auditorija

Supervisor
Silvija Kukle

Reviewers
Arnis Treimanis, Inga Straupe, Mārtiņš Kuplais

Information about 58 sightseeing objects in Latvia, reflecting elements included in the expositions of these objects and also in the infrastructure, is gathered, analysed and systematized in the doctorate’s work „Technology of cutting solid wood for open space objects”. A new approach is presented to transform the principle traditionally used for hollowing out, overturning it into making detailed, moulding - kind sculptures in end grain. The advantages of given method are evaluated and technology is developed for completing these works rationally and less complicated using manual tools. Processes of making dugout objects in end grain and parallel to grain are analysed and compared. The manual technology, planning rational and large cut-offs as useful material for other works, is worked out for making large dug-out objects, for example, dug-out boats, hollowed out parallel to the grain. Three charts for cutting-out material are developed for effective making of the dug-out boats, which allow, in dependence of number of branches in the material, to obtain rational, large cut-offs to make other objects. The problems are examined, which can be met in making replicas of solid wood archaeological artefacts for museums. Planning and realization of the largest (h - 6m), complex wooden sculpture in Latvia being in dynamic movement, is made within this doctorate’s work. The processes are fixed in photography. All the technological processes are documented and reflected in the author’s illustrations to be found in appendix. Based on the analysis of information gathered, interior and open space expositions of the woodcraft museum are planned. Museum is planned to be located in the territory of Vienkoču Park in Ligatne. The foundation is set for making museum’s data-basis. Results of experiments of making and exploiting open space objects are reflected in this work. Insight in the public activities of the museum in making is given. The doctorate’s work is written in Latvian language, contains 182 pages, 5 chapters, 444 illustrations, 10 charts, 7 formulas, 1 appendix (appendix added in DVD), 71 sources of literature and 73 sources of illustrations.


Keywords
solid wood, cutting technology, outdoor objects, log-boats, wood sculptures

Vidzickis, Rihards. Technology of Treatment of Solid Wood for Outdoor Objects. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2012. 182 p.

Publication language
Latvian (lv)
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