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  1. 23rd August 2012, 09:11 PM #1
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    Default Show yr horns - WIP

    Here are some progressive pics of my process. Would love a bandsaw I can tell you.

    Some jehova's came by and saw what I was doing - told me I was into witch craft, and I should make something nice. They didn't care for the satyr either. There's no pleasing some people.

    It's paulownia.
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    ??? But that IS nice
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    I like it, you have done a nice job.
    What do you think of the Paulownia.

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    My, but that did finish well! You're right = there's no pleasing some people. They can go pound sand. All the more reason to appreciate the subject. Your hand/arm?

    I have a little bench-top band saw but a really big one is a really big sack of brass. Plus, there are some days when making fret cuts with some sort of hand saw is both peaceful and (for me) a little more controllable as far as "overshoot" is concerned.
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  6. 24th August 2012, 12:29 PM #5
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    I love it!!
    DANGER!!!!
    I'm Dyslexic Spelling may offend!!!!!
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    Well done, I like that a lot.

    Have you posted the Satyr? (says he who hasnt been on for a while....)
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  8. 24th August 2012, 03:35 PM #7
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    Paulownia is pretty much all I've used. Factors influencing that are cost and availability. It's grown just up the road and I can sort of request sizing. This was made from off cuts and there is a nice knot in there.

    Undy said he could dent it by hand but I can't physically make and impression. Could be my lady-like fingers though? Carving feel runs from butter through to weat bix, depending on grade. It sands well and is light weight. For fine though detail - not a good choice.

    This piece is still not finished though. Got some nails to etch and creases to inscribe. Just had to get a photo for an application deadline. (For some reason there only ever seems to be one month from the call out for submissions and photos required of the finished work . Nuts!)

    The satyr was posted around March/April. He's going to be in SxS at Bondi in October if yr interested.
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  9. 25th August 2012, 01:20 AM #8
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    Hi Raav,
    Nice work, well done, I see your in Perth, can you tell me where you get the Paulownia from, I'd like to try some.?
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  10. 25th August 2012, 02:58 AM #9
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    Buy Paulownia Wood In Bulk or in wood Packs.

    From all the blurb, seems like a wood of choice for carving, both texture, density and dimensional stability (little cracking)

    They have carving blocks 4" - 6" x 24" @ $5/bf. 4x6x24 = $20. Not bad at all.
    But the shipping would probably wipe me out
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    That is really beautiful. Belongs in a gallery some where.
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    Looks pretty good to me, well done.
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    Very nice.
    Maybe another with one finger or the V sign for the critics.
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    I knew it! We're in the age of digital communication.
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    Great piece, well done. Now lets see what the other hand is saying
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    Loved the story of the JW's. They really can bring humour to your day.

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