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24th August 2014, 10:30 PM
Thread: Exhibitionist #3
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Your work always a sense of bizarre wonder,...
Your work always a sense of bizarre wonder, always love the bone references. Hope it does well for you
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6th August 2014, 09:58 PM
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Damm I didn't write carba tech I put in the...
Damm I didn't write carba tech I put in the woodsmith address an it changed it.
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6th August 2014, 09:56 PM
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The wood smith in Croyden sells jelutong and they...
The wood smith in Croyden sells jelutong and they also do sales via the internet. Think its CARBA-TEC - Woodworking Tools and Woodworking Machines or google it. Bit pricey but reliable
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2nd August 2014, 09:21 PM
Thread: First Carvings
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Great walking man, really nice form, would like...
Great walking man, really nice form, would like to see more pics of it and the other one (can't actually see that one all that well). Timber and tools would be interesting
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Considering the timber u used that's a pretty...
Considering the timber u used that's a pretty good job. Probably find life easier with some jelutong.
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11th June 2014, 10:43 PM
Thread: Anyone recognise this model foredom.
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Looks like a good deal, appears to be an older...
Looks like a good deal, appears to be an older version but in good nick. mines 1/8 hp and has heaps of grunt, in fact if u jam the bit it snaps the cable real quick. what size chuck does the hand...
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Yep use a Foredom with a 25mm carbide burr ...
Yep use a Foredom with a 25mm carbide burr
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15th May 2014, 05:14 PM
Thread: Carved 'Barn' Door
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Lol Iggy
Lol
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Constrained wave
With this last piece, I'm playing with the idea of locking some of the dimensions in a plank shape only working within those boundaries. Not entirely happy with it so far but there are some parts...
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Bone WIP
These are based on bony structures.
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New Wips
These first pieces are based on seeds, shells and sea creatures, carved in Huon. They range from final sanding stage to final shaping.
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3rd May 2014, 11:16 PM
Thread: Huon Pine Cowrie Shell.
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Just lovely work, love the detail in the claw....
Just lovely work, love the detail in the claw. Are they going to be mounted on the burl box?
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21st April 2014, 10:24 PM
Thread: Huon Pine Cowrie Shell.
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Nice work, just got back to Melb from Hobart...
Nice work, just got back to Melb from Hobart tonite, we had some snow up on Mt Field on Friday. Chilly. What is the project u are planning with the series?
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14th April 2014, 10:08 PM
Thread: China project
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Huon pine is also dug up out the mud in SW Tassie...
Huon pine is also dug up out the mud in SW Tassie and can be of a similar age
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7th April 2014, 12:45 PM
Thread: the old farm sheds (WIP.)
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Looking good so far Iggy
Looking good so far
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14th March 2014, 10:31 PM
Thread: handy tools
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Stop now your just being an ass Iggy
Stop now your just being an ass
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3rd February 2014, 07:07 AM
Thread: Serving Bowl
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Epoxies are fine as long as you don't have an...
Epoxies are fine as long as you don't have an aesthetic objection. I find using clear casting resin doesn't overpower the design.
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27th January 2014, 09:30 PM
Thread: Some reasonably normal boots
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Great work, love the elastic sided boot
Great work, love the elastic sided boot
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12th January 2014, 09:51 PM
Thread: Where are the woodcarvers???
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Yes I am still carving, at the moment they are...
Yes I am still carving, at the moment they are small pieces based on the contrast between curves and edges. My Mum is going blind so I thought pieces whose major focus was touch might be interesting,...
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11th January 2014, 10:28 PM
Thread: Where are the woodcarvers???
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They do still post from time although I haven't...
They do still post from time although I haven't seen Artesano for a while
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Nice work, the second piece is my favorite and...
Nice work, the second piece is my favorite and from what I can see the cracks dont seem to detract from it. They just seem to speak of age and natural processes.
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2nd October 2013, 06:56 PM
Thread: bARBED wIRE cANOE
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Can only see one picture, would love to see more.
Can only see one picture, would love to see more.
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25th July 2013, 08:27 PM
Thread: Torso on a mission
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David Copperfield where are you when we need...
David Copperfield where are you when we need you???
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11th July 2013, 08:42 PM
Thread: JJ - Spoon (2009)
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This is great, nice idea
This is great, nice idea
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1st July 2013, 12:04 AM
Thread: ..Stiletto
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..Stiletto
Nice indeed
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29th June 2013, 10:13 PM
Thread: Huon pine seed pod WIP
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Huon pine seed pod WIP
Wow springwater that's interesting, unusual work he does
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25th June 2013, 09:27 PM
Thread: Huon pine seed pod WIP
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Huon pine seed pod WIP
Lovely shape, kind of has the look of a Morton bay bug.
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18th June 2013, 05:29 PM
Thread: high speed wood carver
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Don't know how cheap they are over there but the...
Don't know how cheap they are over there but the Foredom is very good. Have had one for 2 years of hard work after destroying several Dremels and no complaints, as they are made in the US you can...
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16th June 2013, 01:27 PM
Thread: Day of the Jackal
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Perhaps a collar and registration tag :)....
Perhaps a collar and registration tag :). Modernizing something as ancient and stylized as that is certainly a ticklish problem, will watch with interest.
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13th June 2013, 09:59 PM
Thread: Huon carving
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Huon carving
Geez Movay I'm glad it wasn't as hard to carve as that !!!
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12th June 2013, 09:38 PM
Thread: Huon carving
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Huon carving
Sorry you were distressed by my post Big Shed I wasn't aware it could be turned off but I think it's solved now
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12th June 2013, 08:30 PM
Thread: Huon carving
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Huon carving
Seems like 2 hours of carving to 8 of sanding, thank you Apple for the iPad at least I get music when banished to the shed for making dust. : )
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6th June 2013, 10:22 PM
Thread: Silenced 2
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Silenced 2
Nice, dark and totemic with a twist of Silence of the Lambs. Is the mouthpiece aluminium?
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6th June 2013, 10:19 PM
Thread: Tom Eckert - Sculptor
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Tom Eckert - Sculptor
It does seem that if you can hang it on a wall people are more inclined to buy
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The Quest
I can't help thinking of Luneigs cartoons when I see those birds, somewhat sad and whimsical
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8th May 2013, 05:38 PM
Thread: Huon carving
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Yes the "Spanish Dancer" was in my mind as I...
Yes the "Spanish Dancer" was in my mind as I worked on this, good get.
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6th May 2013, 08:20 AM
Thread: Huon carving
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Huon carving
The piece is about 400/450 mm long, the sap wood is quite pale but the heart wood is yellow and has lots of complex figuring that is not visible in the photo. Still working on sanding, used to hate...
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Beautiful work:2tsup:
Beautiful work:2tsup:
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5th May 2013, 08:57 PM
Thread: Huon carving
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Huon carving
Started this recently, loosely based on seeds and sea creatures
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24th April 2013, 11:34 PM
Thread: Goonies R Good Enough...
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Goonies R Good Enough...
Best of all once they're empty you can use them as a pillow for a bit of a snooze
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12th January 2013, 10:42 AM
Thread: Last of the 2012 stick designs
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Nice work Whittling, I really like your use of...
Nice work Whittling, I really like your use of the branches for your lizard stick, works well. In regard to your Q about relief carving I teach it as either "In the round" (able to be picked up and...
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12th November 2012, 04:47 PM
Thread: Digital Cameras
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I'm taking a stab in the dark that you have...
I'm taking a stab in the dark that you have successfully used a non digital camera in the past, if so then there is little actual difference to digital. They are both boxes with a hole in one end and...
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2nd November 2012, 04:37 PM
Thread: Cherry Blossom Lovespoon Finished
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Beautiful piece, how on earth (apart from "very...
Beautiful piece, how on earth (apart from "very carefully") do you finish all those tiny internals. How long was the construction process?
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8th October 2012, 04:00 PM
Thread: Going back...way back
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I encourage my students to copy the work of...
I encourage my students to copy the work of artists they love even if only as a skill exercise or an experience of the humbling realization that what appeared easy was actually very difficult....
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7th October 2012, 04:01 PM
Thread: Going back...way back
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Yes, something I tell my students when they come...
Yes, something I tell my students when they come out with an "I could paint that" in reference to a Pollock painting or similar.
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4th October 2012, 06:25 PM
Thread: Going back...way back
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Great idea thanks for posting it.
Great idea thanks for posting it.
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Yeah I realized after I posted that there was...
Yeah I realized after I posted that there was nothing to easily scale them with, they come out at about 600mm. I'd be up for that challenge Undie, anyone else interested?
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Bugged
Been playing around with some construction work using matchsticks and fairy floss sticks, while its not solid timber work it does mean I can sit in the warm and work during cold winter months (as...
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21st September 2012, 09:12 PM
Thread: more wood for hitting people
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Oh and heres the link to the complete arsenal...
Oh and heres the link to the complete arsenal https://www.woodworkforums.com/f10/complete-arsenal-119884/
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21st September 2012, 09:06 PM
Thread: more wood for hitting people
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