Poor Yorick 2

**Whittling** · 14th December 2013, 10:53 PM

A while back RAAV posted a superb carving of a human skull (modified for cycling helmets but it was the face that interested me). I've done small skulls in the past as 'knob' grips for walking sticks but Raav's work made me realise just how amateurish my efforts were.

There's nothing like a challenge..... so I fished out my old skull pattern and had another go. Below is the result. I paid particular attention to the teeth this time which I felt was the major weakness of my earlier attempts. The height from chin to crown of the skull is about 37mm so there wasn't much room to work the fine details. I got it as good as I feel my current abilities would let me. I'm much happier with this attempt then with previous ones. Still not as much detail around the jaw hinge as it is a stick handle and I felt that the cheek arch would be too fragile if I went all the way through.

I've posted a photo of a previous effort for contrast. This is the 2012 effort.

Here's the latest...

While its not in Raav's league, I'm please with the improvement. I call him 'Poor Yorick 2'.

**Robson Valley** · 15th December 2013, 03:54 AM

Nice that the wood allows for some detail. "Hominims" they are, both.
In #2, I like the faint suggestion of a smile in the profiles of the tooth geometry in the jaws.

**copeau** · 15th December 2013, 10:11 AM

Well done, nice to see the before/after effect.

**nz_carver** · 15th December 2013, 06:15 PM

Is this for sale mate?

**Whittling** · 15th December 2013, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Robson Valley

Nice that the wood allows for some detail. "Hominims" they are, both.
In #2, I like the faint suggestion of a smile in the profiles of the tooth geometry in the jaws.

Thanks RV. I think skulls look like they are grinning as a matter of course. This one is tilted slightly forward and downward in its setting on the stick which makes the back teeth look higher than the front which probably exacerbates this effect.

**Whittling** · 15th December 2013, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by copeau

Well done, nice to see the before/after effect.

Thanks Copeau. For me it was an exercise in measuring personal improvement. I should thank Raav too for building the fire under me with his superb effort a few months ago!

It was that more than anything which caused me to have another go.

**Whittling** · 15th December 2013, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by nz_carver

Is this for sale mate?

It was slated to go to the Hans Heysen art gallery in Hahndorf SA either tomorrow or the next day, but if you are interested I'll hold it back. PM me for the details.

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