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Very impressive, I don't know where to begin. His face, details on the helmet and tassels on the uniform are brilliant. Thanks for posting this.

Thanks for the advice. Sorry about the late reply, I've had a busy week. I talked to Neil Ellis I think at the woodworking show, and I'm gonna use white shellac for the finish. Decided against using...

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I have been carving a crucifix for a chapel in Brisbane. It is in Jelutong, and about 60cm tall. It is my first attempt at carving a human form, and I'm very happy with the results so...

Wow. Just wow.

And I really like what you did with the birds.

You should get the safety guard with the industrial carver blade. Apart from shielding yourself from a s**tload of woodchips, it also acts as a depth guide.

The arbortech mini grinder is the...

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I've used the arbortech mini-grinder a fair bit. I managed to wipe out the standard cutting blade for it on a bottlebrush log. But the tungsten carbide disk goes through everything...

Thanks again for all the replies.

Thanks especially for telling me about the Queensland woodturners society- its actually accessible by bus.

I think I'll make a sawbuck, and use my bow saw on...

Thanks for the replies!

Join a club and get lessons, I’m starting to see a pattern here :).

Unfortunately my current living arrangements make it extremely difficult to do either of these...

Hello folks:

So my Dad got a small lathe for Christmas and his and my attempts at turning anything have been frustrating to say the least. I've tried to find the answers to my questions using the...

I completely agree with you. Its pretty much impossible to look at a lump of wood and imagine exactly how you are going to carve something from it. Initially, I just try to get the basic shape right,...

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Here are some recent carvings I have done. The one of two penguins is in White beech. The cats are in Tasmanian Myrtle and White beech (one of the myrtle ones is not varnished, which...

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I carve in my spare time and I'm a 19 year old medical student. I used to make wooden model ships. I realized that the aspect I enjoyed the most was carving the hull out of timber- so I...

Thanks guys.

I considered red cedar, but I heard that it is very soft and therefore can't take fine detail. Is this true?

I have never heard of brown beech. Does it go by another name?
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I am looking for a dark red or dark brown timber which is suitable for carving. I would prefer if it had a fine, even grain too.I don't have a bandsaw so can't be very hard either. Does...

English lime is the same as basswood. The Americans call lime basswood.

In addition to white beech and jelutong, I would suggest Tasmanian myrtle. Meranti is easy to cut, but it will not take...

Hi folks:

I recently stumbled across this video of a Brisbane band ("Electric Jack"), playing a cover by "Explosions in the Sky". It is amazing how poweful their music can be without any vocals. ...

Great job!

I've been getting into carving recently, and one of the many problems I've had is with finishing. I use estapol (carbothane i think), but does not bring out the character of the...