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Unfortunately ,I find no bigger picture of the fella on the Net...still , I'm not sure AT ALL that the grain goes verticaly! It could run paralel to that hand & leg , you know :;
If you don't...

I was actually a bit short :wink: - the 200 pounds was an estimation of how heavy the damned thing was - it took three guys to lift it , and I moove it around the shop with a pallet truck :U. In...

Sorry , RV - never bothered to count the rings(never thought of it , to be honest). Take a piece of Oak - natiraly seasoned one , please! - I just dont care how much rings are there - it will carve...

That's not bad, Yxoc :2tsup:. The important thing is to have fun and go up one step at a time. Radiata is not the best , but it's perfectly carvable - much, much ...and I mean- MUCH worse timbers...

Hi. Good , good job! To avoid snapping , there are some things you can do:
1. Carefully choose your timber. Some woods , like common beech , are strong enough across the short grain , while others...

Well...it was designed as a handy thing to put near the sofa , or if you wish - the kind of stuff you build first , and see what it's good for later:U
(With all my best wishes for the...

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Cross braces running against the grain of the table top are THE big No-No in table building. I've seen a pine table about 800 mm wide cup so much , that a steel ruler , touching the...

Wow....like those "bony structures" , Iggy :2tsup: - and there is somethihg dangerous about them especialy the last two - like something that may be lurking under a rock , you know :;

As a carving it's just great - but from a woodworker's point of view , seasonal movement of the wood could just make you enter your house trough the window :U....just my thoughts...:;

Thaks all for the kind comments.

Robson Valley: can't remember what exactly the original idea was :B - I have this moments of inspiration , when dozens of drawings just come in a day or two - ...

Latest piece of furniture - it was designed to serve as a bookshelf ( lower shelf) , and a base for a sculpture (top). Could do for a TV stand as well , as a friend of mine pointed. Made of Oak ,...

I've finaly found the time to take some pics of my most recent work. Title is "The Dance of the Shaman" , stands about a meter tall. Chestnut , base is laminated oak. Finished with Danish oil and...

Very inspired work there , IDEFIX! :2tsup: Nice to see someone 's still working :U. And very kind of you to ask about me - still alive & kicking , preparing an exhibition this summer , if new...

Unusual and very interesting piece :2tsup:. It may not fit each and every interior , but this is realy a furniture with a personality !

Hi , Derek - having a blanket chest in my wish list , I will probably use quadrant stays on the sides , to reinforce the hinges. There are solid brass things available , that would look Ok on...

Obviously , if I had the right router bit , that's what I would use ( with a template for the bearing of the bit). Since the bit this size it's not cheap :~ , if you have to do just one board , I...

Thanks for the kind comments . First of all , I'm really sorry , but there was no way of making a WIP :(. I did the job in my lunch breaks and after work , with the kind permission of my employer -...

Hi. After quite some time off woodworking, I finally started making stuff again . Here's my coffee table in Chestnut , finished with Danish oil , antique patina and acrilic paint. Really sorry about ...

the same here , Robson - when I started carving , the only brand available to me was H.Taylor . Then local hardware shops changed politics , and started to sell Two Cherise instead - and I begun to...

Auriou are the maker of one of the best hand stiched rasps , probably the most known world -wide.What not every one knows :wink: , is that they used to make carving tools as well , but stopped their...

MDF is certainly carvable , and while you dont sand it , there's no health danger involved. End of good news - this stuf is a nightmare to use , it dulls your tools in seconds , and I would start a...

Hi. I would suggest you do it entirely by hand - exactly because it takes forever , so whatever mistake you make ,it happens SLOWLY:wink: . You may think I'm crazy ( and you'll be right :D ) but with...

Liolor - would these do the job? They cut fast , and leave great finish

IWASAKI Carving Files

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No four-letter words , please:D

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Hi David , and welcome to the forum.Great work - I'm not a CNC machine fan , but have to say your work is awesome! Just like Underfoot , my favorite wold be pic N° 4 , and N°5.
If you don't mind a...

:o - I'd shoot them in the knee to save them:U
To OP: anyone could make the Moebius from a strip of paper:cool:- I want it in wood , cofee table -sized....oops:doh:

I spent some time solving a similar problem - carving a Moebius , big enough to make the size of the block of wood needed quite expensive:~ .So this is how I would do it:
1. carve a smaller model...

I use a carver's screw , but sooner or later there comes a moment when it's just not enough , and I have to clamp the work on the bench - and then change the position time after time :~
With forms...

If you are building it to last , laminated stuff is allways a risk - I would forget about it , but it's just my opinion :; .The same goes for kerf bent arches - seasonal changes will make it rot in...

:whs: - first a scraper , than hand sanding . 90% of the job is done with the scraper:2tsup:

The funny thing is I can't find them :~ - but i'm just sure I 've seen carved butterflies somewhere...All I find now is this:

http://www.natashapopova.com/iwaminetsuke.htm

Hi. One place to look would be "The carving path" forum

The Carving Path - The Carving Path

- the carvers who do miniature are fond of carving insects , hope you find something usefull there...

http://www.fine-tools.com/mukoumachinomi309540a.jpg
As we are talking laminated blades , I thought the Japanese should know something about it -quick search , and no surprise - they grind at 40°...

That's the whole point , Andreas - look at the head :

http://www.accesorios-carpinteria.com/s/fotos/1527.jpg

The head doesn't turn , there's no rotary movement at all.And I moved from a...

Stunning work :oo: - bet it was fun polishing all that detail :;

Took some pics of the plans , that's what it will look like when the drawers are ready.(pic1)
The original idea was for an one-screw vice (pic. 2)
Side panels will hide the tilting "mechanism":U...

Thanks for all the comments; Next week the holydays are over (finaly!) , and I'll have acces to the shop's machines - just in time to plane and glue some timber....:; - and see if the bench is good...

That's a great feature ,cookie 48 -it alows you to pare while having the handle high enough ;another tool for the same job is the cranked chisel,wich is probably even better-only the Japanese version...

Thanks.:2tsup: So , would it be expensive in your part of the woods for a block of wood (I'm doing the machining and gluing) of , say 1000 X 400 X 250mm. ?
Talking cheap -to-mid priced hardwoods -...

And I can't wait to start it - only the timber here is realy expensive , I think a decent block ov wood will set me back between a 120 and 150 euros , sorry don't know what's that in Aus.$ :- So it...

If I find it to be not heavy enough , I'll probably add balast , as was suggested.But that will have to wait-I have to move it indoors-outdoors till I move to another house :~
The feet are made...

Some more:
1 The hold-downs work great , the pine piece is for illustration purposes only :;
2 As know no woodturnes here , I just used a ready made garden-tool handle for the handles ( wich are...

just great , I finish it in no time :D
Action will come , there's a model waiting for my next sculpture



The plan is to build drawers in the open space (the side where the vice is) , only this...

Last steps , before I could say like Bruce Willis "...now I've got a workbench . ho-ho-ho" :U

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1. Time fora a ..erm , cake:D , and than sanding.
2. Finish: I'll be working a lot...

:U - Yeah , it could just stop from time to time....
So , time for the next op- the hinges.
I believe that one of the most important features of a real sculptor's workbench is the possibility of...

Rain has stopped for a moment....

( I thought places where it rains all the summer were a myth, something that the English invented to scary the foreigners:D- well , now I live in a place like...

No , the top is glued to the "rails" or the side pieces (long grain to long grain ), but there is no glue in the dovetail joint , and no glue where the pin rail meets the end grain -it's loose and...

So , I waited for the rain to stop for a short while :~ -allways raining here:(( , and cut the dovetails. Cutting dovetails in 40mm. beech is not the same as cutting them in drawers sides , but I can...

Some pics of the top , before I start with the dovetails .I wanted a two-screw vice , so I could place stuff between the screws (e.g, drawer sides for cuting dovetails , or big sculptures , where the...