the first attempt!!

[robbo 110]

hi all, thought i'd post my first carving, im hoping ill get quicker as this took me 6 hours!! [ with lots of tea breaks!!] whats best to use for burning the wood for shading etc? i tried oxy/acetolene but only have a huge cutting torch so that was a bit much!! then tried diy type blowlamp but that was too slow!! all advice as ever is greatly appreciated

[John Hancock]

6 hours!!??

 

Jesus Mother of God! Well done mate......would have taken me 7 at least.

[robbo 110]

meant to ask, any idea how much i could charge for this type of thing? had lots of people showing interest, having read other posts im trying to avoid the 'buy me a pint' situation!!! cheers all

[David Humphries]

Really nice cap shape Robbo.

Was that out of your minds eye or based on an Id book?

 

 

What's the wood?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Bart]

Hi robbo, nice mushroom. Like Monkeyd said Really nice cap shape.

Keep on practicing and you'll get quicker.

When ive tried shading the the wood i just used a diy type blow torch.

[robbo 110]

its oak [i think!!] the peice of wood i found in the log pile helped towards its end shape, a piece of trunk that had already had 2 big limbs cut off at the right sort of angle! i kinda had an idea how i wanted it but the rest came from sheer luck i think, i was worried about making 1 cut too big so i trimmed lots of little bits until i ended up with this!! im pleased with it, waiting for a quiet day to start the next 1 now!!! cheers

[woodmark3]

That's fantastic mate, definitely worth more than the price of a pint anyway.

 

My mate has set himself a challenge to emulate this coffee table design - the Napoli from http://www.fashion4home.co.uk/coffee-table-design, I think it's doable but will take an awful lot of sanding to get it smooth

[geoff]

That shroom looks spot on,very nice work.

[ronnyrocket]

You can create interesting shadowing and highlights by using stain run through an airbrush. I use (Get this) "Coffee" Burnt wood looks like just that...Burnt Wood.