Thread: RufflyRustic's WIP Trug

My education has now been expanded. Look forward to seeing the finished trug.

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

The timber is camphor laurel, carved with my dremel.
cheers
Wendy.

good start Wendy, look forward to seeing it progress.
although I reckon this is a perfect project to do with a couple of carving chisels

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

As per moxey1968's carved trugs*, I have been inspired to have a go at carving my own trug.

The timber is camphor laurel, carved with my dremel.

cheers
Wendy

* mosey1968's trugs can be found here, here and his WIP here.

great start you v'e got the idea right , just a couple of things, if you don't mind. your uprights in the brick wall effect are a bit narrow i usually make them about 1/2inch wide ,less chance of them falling out when your carving the horizontal pieces, also draw a 5mm line around the whole piece so the effect does n't come right to the edges.you could start chopping around each horizotal piece and trying to shape it with a chisel. must be sharp thoe. i will try and make a wip!! for the horizonal pieces . anyway well done you for your efforts it took me a few attempts to get the hang of it aswell.

Thanks for the constructive criticism. I absolutely agree, looking at it now ,that the uprights are way too narrow.

I did rush into this trug, but it's so much fun. The next one will have to be done with chisels though. it would be a good project to do one rainy day, listening to the rain on the roof if it ever rains hard enough )


so, edge it, make the uprights wider and get some carving chisels - Check!!

Any suggestions for carving chisels, Underfoot?

Thanks
Wendy

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Thanks for the constructive criticism. I absolutely agree, looking at it now ,that the uprights are way too narrow.

I did rush into this trug, but it's so much fun. The next one will have to be done with chisels though. it would be a good project to do one rainy day, listening to the rain on the roof if it ever rains hard enough )


so, edge it, make the uprights wider and get some carving chisels - Check!!

Any suggestions for carving chisels, Underfoot?

Thanks
Wendy

hi wendy . yes it would be a great projec for a rainy day,
im going to post a new thread in a bit for you to look at , for carving the weaved bits, as for chisels i use a 6mm beveled on both sides that i had done for me by a guy at my local carving club the chisel it self i bought at a car boot sale for £1 it was blunt but i had it sharpened, the gouge is not necessary but i like to use it for shaping that cost me £21 from a specialist dealer.
thanks
mark

Thanks Mark

I'm off to survey my chisels to see which might be suitable for more trug carving work

Good stuff Wendy!

Originally Posted by moxey1968

hi wendy . yes it would be a great projec for a rainy day,
im going to post a new thread in a bit for you to look at , for carving the weaved bits, as for chisels i use a 6mm beveled on both sides that i had done for me by a guy at my local carving club the chisel it self i bought at a car boot sale for £1 it was blunt but i had it sharpened, the gouge is not necessary but i like to use it for shaping that cost me £21 from a specialist dealer.
thanks
mark

That sounds very laborious, Moxey. IMHO you would have it done cleaner in one quarter of the time using a 60 degrees 1/2" V tool and a wide chisel.

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Thanks for the constructive criticism. I absolutely agree, looking at it now ,that the uprights are way too narrow.

Actually, Wendy, I find the different texture suggested by your design quite attractive, although I agree with Moxey that this design is more difficult to carve than his is.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, as usual!

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Any suggestions for carving chisels, Underfoot?
Wendy

every carver is going to give you a different answer Wendy,
FWIW if I had my chisels in front of me I would use a straight edge skew ( pfeil 1-ps-20) to cut the straight edges and then remove the waste with my favorite shallow fishtail (pfeil 3pf-12)

Sorry U and W, I had no intention to steal your thunder, got carried away by Moxey's post. I must have the exceptional ability to irritate three people with one stroke. While we are at it, flat chisel/fishtail same thing, but wouldn't you need more strokes with a skew than with a V tool?

Great first attempt Wendy, I can almost hear the cogs turning over in your brain. I've got an idea that you may incorporate this new found talent into some of your boxes. Well done, I would be delighted if my first attempt turned out like that.

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

Sorry U and W, I had no intention to steal your thunder, got carried away by Moxey's post. I must have the exceptional ability to irritate three people with one stroke. While we are at it, flat chisel/fishtail same thing, but wouldn't you need more strokes with a skew than with a V tool?

have tryed with a v tool it doesn't work mate

Hi Wendy, its always fun to try something new, off on an adventure, looks like you might have to experiment with the tool options, you have a few to play with sharp is the magic word I think. So far so good, keep the photos coming of your progress.