second piece I ever made

[thehullwire]

This is the second piece I ever made , alonge with this stick with a carved handle of my border terrier's head.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4097/pyrography003hb0.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pyrography003hb0.jpg) http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5219/pyrography004qz9.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pyrography004qz9.jpg)

Mal

[Les in Red Deer]

Very nice border terrier.
What woods and finish did you use?

[thehullwire]

Hi Les in the past the only wood I would carve my sticks with was very expensive hard wood but there was always one problem with this apart from the expence , it had a tendancy to break if dropped on a hard serfice. So I started experimenting with thick exteria plywood sometimes I will glue to pieces together to bulk it up and it seems to work and is very strong.Here are two more examples of the same plywood made into sticks.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1526/picture006ep9.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture006ep9.jpg)

Mal

[Les in Red Deer]

Hi Les in the past the only wood I would carve my sticks with was very expensive hard wood but there was always one problem with this apart from the expence , it had a tendancy to break if dropped on a hard serfice. So I started experimenting with thick exteria plywood sometimes I will glue to pieces together to bulk it up and it seems to work and is very strong.Here are two more examples of the same plywood made into sticks.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1526/picture006ep9.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture006ep9.jpg)

Mal

What types of wood did you use for the Intarsia border terrier's head?

[artme]

Welcome to the forums THW.
They are wonderful pieces!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
Do you suppor Hull Kingston Rovers?

[thehullwire]

Hi there thanks for the coments, wronge side of the river I'm afraid, I can just see the Humber Bridge from my garden.
Mal
Hull

[munruben]

Very nice indeed.