Czappa
Bill Czappa, Burbank, CA, USmember
My most ambitious piece is, The Spruce Goose ll. It is an abstract rendition of Howard Hughes plane that actually starts up and sounds like a real airplane. It can be seen on Utube (http://www.relaypoint.net/~arctv/close/howardvid.html) I also love to use wood working tools in my work.
Gender: Male
Contributions
Czappa's Studio
That's my shop
Stone Hinge
Here is what you can do with old furniture parts. Build your own monument.
Restrained
This is an artwork using an old hand drill. It is incased in layers of plywood with mahogony venier on top and mahogony for the base. It is about the economy and people not having enough work or...
Pencil Holder
Just thought I would make a pencil holder out of a paper coffee cup. The base is Ash and the cup and base are covered in polymer resin so it will last awhile. I let the resin drip down the side to...
Elmers Glue
This is a piece made of scraps form another piece I made. It's a play on words, Elmers Glue as if it belonged to him.
The Plain Truth
This is a art work I made. It's a play on words and about politics really. The wood plains are whittling away the message on the board, "The Plain Truth."
POLITAX (Politacks politics)
This is an artwork I just made using thousands of tacks. It is called Politax and is a play on words. I was going to originial do "Politacks" then a freind said, why not make it Politax and so I did...
The Cordless Drill, artwork
This is a humorious piece and a play on words, "The Cordless Drill" as we already had drills that were cordless for hundreds of years. The title is made in the brass printers plate with holes drilled...
What to do with brocken tools
This is what you can do with your old borken tools make art with them. The frame is made of redwood two by fours, ones that show the inner and outer growth rings. It is about learning your craft well...
American Gothic, Hammer and nails
This is made with thousands of nails and tacks. It is my version of the art work, "American Gothic" with the farmer, his wife and pitch fork. The hammers are the male and female. The frame is made of...
What to do with hammers
This is an artwork I did called "A pigs Interest" about the banking industry. The Hammers look as if they are in motion and about to break the piggy bank. I used regular pine plywood carved into the...
Bookcase artwork, "Alledged Allegations."
This is a book case I built for an art piece about our legal system, called, "Alleged Allegations." It is made of plywood with oak veneer with a decrative edge applied. The legal books are bolted...
The Spruce Goose ll
This is an abstract working model of Howard Hughs's Spruce Goose made of thirteen ply plywood. I was given a palate of this wood and was buring it for fire wood before I realized I could...
School of Hard Knots
This is the "School of Hard Knots." I used the knots from several pieces of pine board to make the students. It is made of 1/4" walnut, oak and ash venners over plywood. The angeled bell toware was...
The Carpenter
This is a sculpture about my father who taught me woodworking when I was just a kid. Many of the tools on this piece were his. His outfit is made of 13 ply hardwood plywood cut up to make the parkay...
The Toaster
I thought it would be fun to make a toaster out of plywood. It does not make actual toast. Pine plywood with walnut handle and legs.
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Recent comments
Re: Pencil Holder
TTo CW ownes, The cup is just glued to the base with the resone. Thanks Bill
posted: 3:11 pm on December 14thRe: Restrained
Thank you all very much and I am glade you get the message as well. Thanks Bill
posted: 3:09 pm on December 14thRe: American Gothic, Hammer and nails
The black behind the nails is just plywood stained with the darkest stain I could find. There are two layers of plywood.
posted: 12:31 pm on August 31stRe: ELDER
Very nice, love to see woodworking art.
posted: 1:32 pm on August 30thBill
Re: American Gothic, Hammer and nails
McCanon, glade you like it. This is my second one, the first was with just one hammer. I might do one with five hammers someday. I haven't weighed it yet but probably is around 50 lbs or so. Thanks Bill
posted: 8:41 pm on August 28thRe: School of Hard Knots
Ok C Max, here are two quick ones for you. Glad you like it.
posted: 1:05 pm on May 22ndBill