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[Gyakuto96]

My end goal is to have 4 mottos for column and 2-3 for shed wall. I have several done which I have given to one of my sons to paint the characters. Unfortunately, I don't know which ones he has. So I will have to get with him to figure out which ones need to be done. My next appointment is on Monday.

I’d suggest you take a permanent marker and write the Japanese pronunciations and translations on the back of them.

 

[opr194594]

It turns out my 15 year old grandson says he will teach me Chat GPT. In a few days.

 

[Gyakuto96]

It turns out my 15 year old grandson says he will teach me Chat GPT. In a few days.

Great. Don’t be intimidated by things like this; like martial arts, it’s just repetition that makes it easier!

 

[opr194594]

I just found out that my grandson is taking a summer high school course on the Japanese language. Coincidence? I think not!

 

[Gyakuto96]

I just found out that my grandson is taking a summer high school course on the Japanese language. Coincidence? I think not!

You need to introduce him to Karate

 

[opr194594]

Yup. Agreed. about 2 years ago I offered to pay for him to attend lessons at dojo and provide transportation for him He wasn't interested.

Here is a picture of me and Jake, another grandson who was studying Tae Kwon Do. He received his purple belt then quit. I believe he was 10 years old in this picture.

 

[Gyakuto96]

The drop out rate in martial arts is very high, especially amongst children. I personally think TMA for kids is like ‘pearls before swine’.

 

[opr194594]

Historical quirk? What we call Martial Arts is at its base is about violence/defense. It seems to me that the young and the old at a confrontation are at substantial disadvantage because of their body lack of physically abilities.

There are other benefits besides self defense. We should have a different name for someone whose objective is other than self defense.








Say there was a black belt who was 6'4" 264 pounds. He would be effective regardless of style or rank based on his size.

 

[Gyakuto96]

Historical quirk? What we call Martial Arts is at its base is about violence/defense. It seems to me that the young and the old at a confrontation are at substantial disadvantage because of their body lack of physically abilities. Say there was a black belt who was 6'4" 264 pounds. He would be effective regardless of style or rank based on his size.

I agree with you. I think the idea of a small person being able to defend themselves against a much bigger, bulkier opponent just because they’ve done a ten week self defense course was a bit of an early marketing strategy just like the Charles Atlas ads showing a skinny guy getting sand kicked in his face before taking up his bodybuilding course! I look at some of the attendees to my gym who look like barn doors and think only an elephant gun would bring them down convincingly.

There are other benefits besides self defense. We should have a different name for someone whose objective is other than self defense.

Health/Sports Combat Art Participant or HS-Cap (‘hiss-cap’)?

 

[opr194594]

I went to the library yesterday. I had 3 boards done. the two on the left are poplar that had been stained with a redwood stain. I expected that when etched the characters would be the tan natural poplar color. Apparently, the laser machine burned the wood light brown instead. Interesting outcome. Unexpected surprise. I haven't decided if I like it or not.

The board on the right is purple heart. It is it's natural color so I was expecting the characters to be the same color as the wood only recessed. Apparently, the wood still had sap in it which the laser again burned to black. I still need to coat them with external poly clear coat. May change the appearance again.

I have another appointment on Friday. I am going to try walnut this time.

 

[Gyakuto96]

The purple heart looks great! Painting the other letters in silver or white would improve them significantly!

 

[opr194594]

I think the red paint enhanced the one on poplar.

I have another appointment on Friday so I will try the walnut and other piece of purpleheart.

 

[opr194594]

I put two coats of clear outdoor polyurethane of the three pieces. It really had no impact on the stained poplar. And I have included a picture of the purpleheart after the coating.

Tomorrow I have another appointment at the library and will etch a piece of the walnut. we will see how it looks.

 

[Gyakuto96]

The purple heart looks brilliant!

 

[opr194594]

I like it a lot. In fact I have ordered two more slightly larger pieces to have engraved.

I believe what happened to the purpleheart is that it still had sap in it which burned as the laser heated and vaporized the wood. Right after the engraving was finished they was a sticky substance where the wood had been cut. The next day it was completely dry.

Whereas, the poplar and oak had no residue left where the wood was engraved. It was however burned by the heat from the cutting and discolored. Which is why the stained pieces did not have the natural color of the wood where it was engraved.

So, I am hoping the black on the purpleheart is repeatable.

All the above is just a guess on my part as to what happened. And why the engraved characters did not end up the natural color of the wood.

 

[opr194594]

Since my column is 4"x6" I am making the sign slightly small. 2.5" and 5" wide by 18" long. I will then mount them on column with spacers so they will be about 1" out from the column. The pieces I have done are all 2.5". The column will be about 5' tall and set in the ground a foot or so.

 

[Gyakuto96]

So, I am hoping the black on the purpleheart is repeatable.

If not, you can always paint the characters in black.

 

[opr194594]

Touche'

 

[Gyakuto96]

In Japan, they blackout carved kanji with a shiny, glossy lacquer, which looks really nice when the light reflects off it. You could try gloss paint instead of matte.

 

[opr194594]

Excellent idea. Txs