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Donnow if you can get some in your area, I think birch is quite easy to carve too.

very elegant !

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Finishing gives a meaning to the time spent !

Great work and the finish is awesome !

Great !
Thanks for sharing

you've been busy ! That is a pretty cool idea you had, and it is nicely done.

Good work, Idefix. I really like Medusa.

I'd add Stubai (Austrian tools) and Herring Bros (also called Prize Medal).
Prize medal is no longer made but has been a reference for professional carvers for a long time.

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Be careful, she will remember !

That's nice to see how everybody had the same opinion.
I started with such crap tools i was given.
A screwdriver set would work better.

big question !
I can't say i've got one and only one method...

Sometimes i'm caught by an idea. I grab a piece of wood, and the idea evovle whith every chip i remove.

I can also start from a...

Ok, thanks !
Are the lighter yellow parts stained too ?

I first thought the 2nd one looked like walnut but I don't really know all the timbers you're using in your area, so i thought it could...

Hi David,

For many reasons I didn't post for quite a long time either. I should change that...

This just look perfect !
Great work :2tsup:

you said it was Huon Pine, is it ?

Hi Steve,
check your PM

How would I divide a ball in 4 parts...hmm... no, got a better idea...
Funny display !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj555M96ex8

Looks good so far !

These are really nice carvings, lovely lines !

You should mount arms with a hook and a saw to bring them back ! :cool::D:rolleyes:

Top job, wonderful finish... I'm pleased to see some of your carvings back on the forum !:2tsup::2tsup:

They look nice, even more as a pair !:2tsup:

Thanks a lot !!!:)
That will be my birthday gift !

Haha ! Looks like the other side of JJ's "songe" relief !

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Nice piece, Idefix !
Never thought about roughing out your blanks on the lathe ?

Personnaly, I applied a paper towel soaked in boiling water.

For my little dragon head (https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=188192), I used a nail.
I just ginded it to a polygonal shape and blunt it with sandpaper to remove any sharp edge.
Give a...

I found some what i believe is laurel branches tangled in wire mesh. I managed to cut a piece or two after a troublesome fight.
I was glad to find a hard and fine grained wood and this little fox ?...

Nice wood and finish for this stylized piece.:2tsup:
Peut être le haut du dos un peu bombé ?:?
Meilleurs voeux !

yeah... she's coming out well !

Sure best pictures would have been enjoyable, but we get the idea !:2tsup:
Nice little carving.
Looks like you won't let a single scrap of this fabulous lime to the fire, haha !
I like to carve...

Really lifelike !:2tsup:

Oh, yep... didn't pay attention there was a subforum for this !
I just come back from a christmas fair where I met a woodturner for the 2nd year. he was demonstrating and he gave me his offcuts from...

A small input as I've been away for a while !

I had a 'large' (10cm) slice of ivy I cut to use it as a 'display base' (?). As it didn't crack, i found a more interesting use.
I flattened it the...

No idea about the wood, but about the finish.
I gave a try at a kuksa and I poured pure hot beewax on it to avoid any chemicals.
Not sure about my choice of wood, it's spalted walnut.

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This is cool ! Nice job.

Looks like pretty neat. well done !

Nice job on this one. I enjoy netsuke and small scale carvings, thanks for sharing !

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BTW, is "shiver me timbers" a pirate expression ?
I kwew a girl from Australia who was singing/playing the guitar under the name "shiver like timbers" so i never found the link before.

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Well... boxwood, ok, birch, ok, beech ok... cool !
Like the different textures with ukibori, different kind of tool marks...

Thanks !



Yep, Summer has gone here (even if the sun & warm weather just start to show now...) so i have a little more time to share on the forum.
Because of the lack of sun, goats are late in...

Been some time I didn't came here...
A little dragon's head, carved out of birch.
It's partially 'ebonized' for the stain. Strangely and fortunately, this time it turned greenish; last time it was...

:2tsup: Wonderful, dude !

Welcome to the forum ! Nice boat in a beatiful country. You must be proud of your work !

It looks nice ! I like the contrast between the horse and the dog's fur.


Maybe sealing before staining ?

Hi, JJ
Nice job !:2tsup:

Hi, there !
I think Mike was a bit severe, but a honest opinion can't be blamed. I don't feel it's straight from the bandsaw... I agree some fearures could be carved deeper to add more shadows and...

Thanks again.
I'll have to make an other one... This one found a head to fit on and i didn't had enough time to enjoy it !

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These skew chisels seem to be sharpened to a very low angle, isn't it ?
(ces nérons ont l'air d'être affutés à un angle très faible ?)

Welcome to the forum !
That's some good work; I'd have make a patina or something on the dragon hiking pole. This green is quite agressive, but the carving is nice.

Amateurish result ? I can't agree, this little guy walking is too nice ! Lovely wood, expressive scene.
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Thank you all !


That's right, Mike. I only had a general idea, not precise enough to manage to draw a correct sketch. I let it evolve as i carved. I'm also used to draw patterns but a bit of...