Authentic Aboriginal Symbols matching board set
Wood Types
Don't know what wood type do you want?
These are quick tips about some of the wood types we work with, the better the wood quality for engraving and cutting, the price of the piece wood goes up, unfortunately.
1) MDF
MDF is the cheapest one.
Engrave OK, better for cutting out.
Examples:
2) Radiata plywood
Examples:
A bit more expensive than MDF, however, the full wood sheet may not be consistent. The Radiata plywood has different grades and types. We use non-structural plywood and grade B/C. Which means on the face(B) side it looks neat but some small deformations may appear, on the back(C) side, it can have more deformations and repairs may appear.
Engrave OK, with big pieces it may show differences on the engrave, not consistence, better for cutting out.
3) European poplar
Looks much better than the first 2.
Engrave very well and good for cutting too.
European poplar 3mm is weaker than a MDF 3mm or any other wood type at the same thickness. So, depending on what the product is European poplar 6mm is recommended.
All the matching boards are made European poplar as the main piece. The standard discs are Radiata.
4) Birch plywood
Engrave very well and good for cutting too.
5) Fiji cedar
Engrave very well and good for cutting too.
6) Hoop pine
Engrave very well and good for cutting too.
7) Bamboo - natural and carbonised.
Engrave very well and good for cutting too.
8) Walnut
9) Jarrah
10) Tasmanian Oak
11) Cherry
12) American Walnut
13) Blackwood
More examples/pictures of the engraving on each type of wood will be posted here soon
Authentic Aboriginal Symbols matching board set
Authentic Aboriginal Symbols matching board set
Content:
29cmL X 24.5cmW x 9mmH board and 16 chips/discs (5cmL x 5cmW each).
Both sides of the board can be used.
Board Material:
- European poplar : 6 mm thick - board
- Radiata, Albasia : 3 mm thick borders
- Non-toxic wood glue
Discs material, 5 options available:
- Radiata: 3mm - Laser engraved - colours not so consistent across discs
- Birch: 4mm - Laser engraved - colours more consistent across discs and thicker than Radiata
- Hoop pine: 4mm - Laser engraved - colours more consistent across discs and thicker than Radiata
- Albasia: 3mm - Laser engraved - colours more consistent across discs and thicker than Radiata
Extra sets of the discs can be ordered as well.
Usage:
The board can be used on both sides: One side of the Aboriginal Symbols board has the symbols and their respective names, on the other side only the symbols names. This enables memory games and kids can learn both symbol Aboriginal symbol and name together:
1) Using the board side with name and Aboriginal symbol.
2) Then using the board side with names only they can match the Aboriginal symbol on the disc with the names.
History of how the Aboriginal symbol board came to life
Tiny Memories Laser respects the Australian Aboriginal culture and the First Nations People. Having this in mind Tiny Memories Laser has gone through the right channels looking for help to get the board available.
Tiny Memories Laser is not an Aboriginal owned business. However, in collaboration with the Aboriginal artist De Greer-Yindimincarlie from Yindi Artz, she is from the Wiradjuri Nation in Central Western New South Wales, Australia, Tiny Memories Laser is making available this Authentic Aboriginal Symbols matching board set.
The set will help to teach young kids, 16 symbols of the Aboriginal culture.
The Aboriginal symbols are generic as per artist design, they are not linked to a specific region and she uses these symbols to teach young kids herself. One thing to keep in mind is that the names of the symbols are a very high level representation of the symbols. The Aboriginal people interprets the symbols to a much deeper extend, giving to them a very deep meaning, which unfortunately can not be represented on the board.
Tiny Memories Laser has full copyright rights on this product, not on symbols as they are part of a language and culture of course.
The product(board and discs) were designed and made by Tiny Memories Laser and the symbols and their names were drawn/designed by the artist.
All copyright fees, transfer fees, royalty fees and work done by the artist to design the symbols and their names were paid to the artist by Tiny Memories Laser according to the contract between both parties.
