Thread: carving . WIP

So far so very good. I hope you intend continuing posting the wip.

soth

Originally Posted by masoth

So far so very good. I hope you intend continuing posting the wip.

soth

thanks soth yep its going to be like days of our lives
so far ok this thread should run for 8 weeks

looking good so far spirit is that white cedar you usin ?
and whats the final desighn gonna look like

g-day mong all l know is that its cedar sorry need to learn more about woods,, l use but any how ,,the finish design is proberly a thing that charges as it goes on,, at the mo it going to be like that larst pic in the first post with my hands cupped
and comming out of the middle will be a tree with the root growing though the fingers umm a bit like lve got the whole world in my hands sort of thing but that part can change if a diffrent mood takes hold ,so far l have put in 3hrs or so

please feel free to ask any questions or advice as l go along

update of the project and some more carver tips
tip 1 you need a radio something with some old rock playing
talk back radio get you thinking about other stuff and you might change the plan again .


tip 2 you need a air compressor so you can see what you have done maybe a vac would be better must try that next time out in the shed

tip 3 if you are getting into carving for the first time and cant spend a lot on tools just use what laying around one of my first jobs l did it with a screwdrive and a hammer just getting into it is the main thing

tip 4 dont use power tools late at night everybody gets shiitty with you

this pic l have carved more shape into the fingers and started on the thumb and on the back of the hand the nuckels are starting to take shape as well

thanks for checking in on the hand

just a quick update it seems im talking to myself
just carved the hand out now started removing the wood for in between the two hand was thinking of using a spade drill bit , seems like it will work
1st and 2nd pic is where the pinkies meet
the others are where l have started to remove the wood with a chisel between the hands

boy is it taking a long time to upload yep somthing went wrong wouldn't upload 1/2 the pics trying again still not working
stuff it

ok got the photos uploaded

drill worked realy well to hollow out between the hands used it between fingers as well

cut the clamping block off today and finished the hollowing out

looking good. You have a pretty awesome talent and a serious eye for form. Even though they aren't finished, they look so real it is freaky.

Coming along nicely, Spirit. I'm enjoying watching your progress.

thanks martrix and hardenfast
l have had a good run with this carving swmbo has been good with shed time spent about 12hrs so far
up to the hard part now got to make a decision on what will be comming out of the hands a tree was my first idea made a steel tree to what it looks like 2nd idea was a bird or butterfly
this is the part of the sculpture that will give it the feelings and to set the story
a lot of my work of late has had a dark edge to them a bit anti-religion
so swmbo told me to lighten up a bit
ideas are like a flowing tap sometimes its sad l have a mind like a siv

thank for your posts it helps to keep this wip thread going


l will need some tips with finishes l have n.i.d

Hello All, I am in search of a dust mask. I understand Dust Bee Gone is a good one to use, do you agree? And where can I buy them online in Australia?? Thanks for your help.

Also I do mostly power carving, am looking for a FOredom but they are so expensive new. Anyone know of a used one for sale??

Thanks

Sally

uuummm g day rooey just a frendly tip when using this forum if you wont to ask a question about something you start a thread so everybody can see it .this forum is like a house you don't just come in and start talking about something diffrent its a
no harm done here just a tip
now if you like we can talk about my carving
thanks mate don't be a stanger can you show me some of your carvings please. we need more carver on this forum...



just started 2nd stage what does everybody think of it