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    G'day everyone My wife brought home one of...

    G'day everyone

    My wife brought home one of these saws today from a garage sale. It needs a few repairs. The blade runs over a rubber strap that fits over the pulleys and the rubber bit is...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone I think this...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    I think this thread is priceless. :2tsup:

    The step by step instructions, plus the excellent helpful critique provided by Whittling and others, for myself...
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    G'day Whittling I would appreciate you posting...

    G'day Whittling

    I would appreciate you posting pics of the process you use for your bases. :2tsup: I find all this stuff very interesting being a novice in the carving game. I am sure many...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone Whittling, your...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    Whittling, your mounts are very professional in appearance. I can understand why they are so salable. :2tsup::2tsup:

    How do you do your text on the timber so...
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    G'day everyone:U Whittling, I have given a few...

    G'day everyone:U

    Whittling, I have given a few of my golfball faces to a few friends over the last couple of months. When you mentioned mounting them on tees, I thought you may find the way I...
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    They are real works of art. Amazing. ...

    They are real works of art.

    Amazing.

    Cheers

    Grant
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    Frank&Earnest Thanks for showing these pics. ...

    Frank&Earnest

    Thanks for showing these pics. It has reinforced what Whittling said. Just have to have a go now. Won't be for a day or two though, just had a big lump cut out of my right arm...
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    Thanks Whittling I see what you mean about the...

    Thanks Whittling

    I see what you mean about the more refined features when I look at your pic. I will have another go using your advice and see if I can improve. Will post a pic when done.
    ...
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    G'day everyone Whittling, I had a go at...

    G'day everyone

    Whittling, I had a go at carving a female face yesterday. I am after any advice which can make the face look more female. My wife reckons it looks like "Gaius" the bloke out of...
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    Tank Stand I had a look through my golf ball...

    Tank Stand

    I had a look through my golf ball bucket and found the only TaylorMade I possess. Sadly, it is not a new "TaylorMade Penta" as requested, but an old "TaylorMade TP/RED/LDP".

    It is a...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone Whittling, I have...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    Whittling, I have learned my lesson with dual core balls. They can stay in the practice bag or bin. Some of the balls I have removed the covers on that are blue...
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    G,day everyone Whittling, I love the cheeky...

    G,day everyone

    Whittling, I love the cheeky smile:2tsup::2tsup:. Will have to have a go at one. I am amazed at how long a tongue:q you were able to show sticking out - it looks great.
    ...
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    Great WIP Very clever idea. Love it ...

    Great WIP

    Very clever idea.

    Love it

    Cheers

    Grant
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    Magic carvings. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup: Would...

    Magic carvings. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

    Would love to have a drop of the skill required to produce such realistic pieces.
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    G'day again Whittling and everyone:U Just...

    G'day again Whittling and everyone:U

    Just thought I would post my latest efforts in golf ball carving for your critique.

    Hope they give you a laugh.:q

    Cheers:)

    Grant
  16. G'day Everyone, RSSER, thanks for the Lee...

    G'day Everyone,

    RSSER, thanks for the Lee Valley suggestion. I contacted Lee Valley tools and they kindly sent me back the following information::2tsup:

    "Tallow or hard fat can usually be...
  17. G,day Whittling Your special honing product...

    G,day Whittling

    Your special honing product sounds wonderful. Considering I live at the top of the country and you at the bottom, I am unable to visit your stall. Would you be willing to freight...
  18. G'day all I bought one of those fiber wheels...

    G'day all

    I bought one of those fiber wheels you relate to RSSER and the instructions said to charge the wheel with tallow prior to the honing compound. I was unable to find out where tallow was...
  19. Thanks for the advice guys. Derek your article...

    Thanks for the advice guys.

    Derek your article is really informative.

    Why do you hold your chisel blade at 45 degrees and not square? I thought it would be easier to take off the wire burr...
  20. Thanks NZ I just had a quick look in the...

    Thanks NZ

    I just had a quick look in the latest carba-tec catalogue for the yellow stuff. I hadn't noticed it before. It is much cheaper than the green so an added bonus.

    I look forward to...
  21. ?? Best way to charging a new strop with cutting compund

    G'day everyone

    I made up some new strops today (pic attached).

    I made my old strop three sided (also pic attached). On top, I used the green Veritas blade honing compound straight on the...
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    Absolutely beautiful:2tsup::2tsup:

    Absolutely beautiful:2tsup::2tsup:
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    G'day again Whittling and everyone Finally got...

    G'day again Whittling and everyone

    Finally got to finish my latest ball with a wink. Stuffed up a bit, too many wrinkles around the closed eye that blend in with the eyebrows. I looked in the...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone Thanks again for...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    Thanks again for the support.

    The ball I am carving at the moment is my first attempt at a wink. It is a black ball and I am finding it a bit harder to judge the...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone Thanks for the...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    Thanks for the directions for carving closed eyes Whittling. I am sorry I haven't replied sooner, but have been away a lot lately.

    I have attached pics of my...
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    G'day Whittling I am in NZ holidaying...

    G'day Whittling

    I am in NZ holidaying again:U. I have attached a copy of a ball I just carved here for my Dad. I found it quite difficult not being able to use my normal tools. Particularly...
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    g'day Whittling love them cheers grant

    g'day Whittling

    love them

    cheers

    grant
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    G'day CV Welcome. Lovely work. Cheers ...

    G'day CV

    Welcome. Lovely work.

    Cheers

    Grant
  29. Thread: genghis Kahn

    by Grunter53
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    G'day Schaf Nice carving. I love faces...

    G'day Schaf

    Nice carving.

    I love faces carved in wood. One day I will try my luck at it.

    Keep them coming mate.

    Cheers
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    G'day Whittling:roll: Here is my latest...

    G'day Whittling:roll:

    Here is my latest offering. I was too near finishing to apply your advice and alter it. In my next one I will try what you suggest with the relativity of the eyes to the...
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    G'day Whittling:U Many thanks for your...

    G'day Whittling:U

    Many thanks for your nurturing of a novice golf ball carver and the kind words of support.

    You have picked my method in one even though I did not know I had one. :2tsup:You...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone. Thought you...

    G'day Whittling and everyone.

    Thought you might get a chuckle from my latest efforts at golfball carving.

    I had a go at doing a caricature face of two of my friends that I visited a week ago in...
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    by Grunter53
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    G'day Schaf I really like your masks. I am a...

    G'day Schaf

    I really like your masks. I am a real fan of carved faces and particularly like the camphor laurel one.

    Being new to carving, I have a silly question. Can you tell me why you call...
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    Gday Whittling Thankyou for your excellent...

    Gday Whittling

    Thankyou for your excellent critique of my attempts at facial expressions. It is exactly the info I need. I never thought to look at the each section of the face individually like...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone I've been out of...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    I've been out of action for the last month or so. Bless my two computers for packing up at the same time. Finished up having to get a new one worse luck. It is nice...
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    G'day everyone I also purchased a knife from...

    G'day everyone

    I also purchased a knife from Rick Weibe the other day after reading Whittling's recommendations. I purchased a "Double Duty" for $95.00 delivered and carving ready. It too, only...
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    G'day Whittling and Everyone Whittling, it is...

    G'day Whittling and Everyone

    Whittling, it is wonderful to get such productive advice. Thankyou again very much.

    I had just started another effort when I read your suggestions.

    I had...
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    Hey Burraboy That is a pretty nifty job just...

    Hey Burraboy

    That is a pretty nifty job just using a stanley knife.

    My last experience with a stanley knife nearly removed two fingers when I slipped trying to fix one of my kids toys years...
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    G'day Whittling and everyone Here is the...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    Here is the finished product from the eye socket pics I recently posted. I think the penny is starting to drop on how to place the eyes thanks to your advice.

    I...
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    G'day Roger Mate that is great. You...

    G'day Roger

    Mate that is great.

    You chainsaw carvers amaze me. I am happy just to chop a piece of wood for the fire without taking a leg off let alone trying something like that with a...
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    g'day Whittling Here are a couple of pictures...

    g'day Whittling

    Here are a couple of pictures of the eye planes for your assessment.

    Many thanks for your advice.

    Grant:)
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    G'day Whittling and everyone Here is my latest...

    G'day Whittling and everyone

    Here is my latest endeavor ready for dissection.:think2:

    Still got the eyes wrong. Is there a simple way to be sure both eyes appear to be looking in the same...
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    Thanks Whittling I really appreciate the...

    Thanks Whittling

    I really appreciate the advice. The scanned page on eye lid alignment is great. I understand what you mean after looking at it. I had not thought about the vertical alignment,...
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    The final product. Bit daggy due to a few knife...

    The final product. Bit daggy due to a few knife slips. Will improve with practice all goinig well.:rolleyes:
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    G'day once again Whittling 3rd installment:? ...

    G'day once again Whittling

    3rd installment:?

    Appreciate any advice thanks.


    Cheers

    Grant
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    G,day again Whittling 2nd installment:? ...

    G,day again Whittling


    2nd installment:?


    Cheers


    Grant
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    G'day Whittling Here is my WIP on eyeballs to...

    G'day Whittling

    Here is my WIP on eyeballs to date for your assessment. :?
    I will post the images in a couple of posts.

    1st installment

    Cheers

    Grant
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    Thanks for the advice Whittling. I will drop...

    Thanks for the advice Whittling.

    I will drop the mouth a bit and hopefully have a little more room to move for the eyes.

    I have only recently started to learn to carve. Using a knife to...
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    Absolutely beautiful mate. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

    Absolutely beautiful mate. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
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