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  1. 21st August 2014, 10:43 AM #1
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    Default SAMBURU GIRL HIKING POLE

    Just started carving a samburu girl hiking pole based on "Ian Norbury " book "sculpting female faces & figures"The origanl work was carved in walnut .The smaburu tribe have resisted eupean culture and still there ancient tradition,and there young women are exceptionly beautiful
    Some minor modification of the patterns have been made to fit on a hiking pole.The pattern has been reduced to sit on a hikingpole with a 45 degree base .The origanl sculpture was 7.5" x 11" x 15"" .Mine has been reduced to 6" tall 3" wide and 2.75" wide so it will sit on the shank.photo 1 origal piece by ian norbury.2=6 templates. 7 center hole cut ready for treaded rod. 89 blank cut ready for carving

    I used teak for this carving and had damaged my dust mask and had no replacements on hand ,but wanted to see what it wouls sand up like so just sanded a peiece after i had put the face in the round without a dust mask on. The dust was very fine and had a bad reaction from it sore eyes runny nose couldnt stop coughting , .Checked it out on the net after the event not good, it can cause allergies to other woods as well i have never had a problem with wood dust before but this was bad i certainly wont work it with out a dust mask on again
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    last pic after sanding to see what the grain would be likesamburu girl 018.JPG
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    This has the potential to be a gob-smackingly beautiful staff capper. Good expression is going to be hard at that scale so I commend you on your effort. I am watching to see the outcome with considerable interest.
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    Yep, teak dusk is not good , one fear I have is that it doesn't take fine detail very well, although the finish is lovely, at this scale you are pushing it a bit !
    You should manage though- it's not too small. Keep your edge tools sharp, there is an abrasive content within teak that quickly dulls tool steel yet the oiliness lulls you into a false sense of ease of carving. Teak oil really lives up to it's name for finishing options & can't be beat. Can't wait to see it finished .

    Cheers Mike.
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    A little more done today , its not a easy material to carve but getting it into the round .Still needs some of the body ,dont want the dolly parton look

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