A couple of jobs I finished today

[openboater]

Not sure whether to fill the lettering in with wax or paint, or just leave it as it is:001_smile:

[David oakman]

Nice one. What did you do the letters with? the o would be tricky with a chainsaw:biggrin:

[openboater]

Thanks David, all the lettering was done with the saw in the picture:sneaky2:

It's a Husky 141 with a 12" Cannon carving bar & 1/4 pitch chain. The outer radius on the smaller letters is just a bit greater than the radius of the outer edge of the teeth on the chain.

Holding the saw at 45 degrees to the wood and rolling the tip using your wrists gives a controllable curving cut . With such a small bar tip there is very little chance of kick-back, I wouldn't try the same thing with a standard bar.

[Mesterh]

I like that:thumbup1:

 

Nice and rustic simplistic type stuff.

 

Impressed with the letter caving with the saw too.

[geoff]

That letter carving is superb,love the way you have tailed off the ends of the letters.

Edited July 24, 2010 by geoff
spell mistake

[harvey b davison]

Tidy bit of work that, impressed with the lettering.

[Bart]

Cool letter caving, nice one

[ronnyrocket]

I love your bench. I'd spray the lettering in with a good long lasting enamel "Black", "Dk. Brown", maybe even "Red" then, take a Belt sander and some 80 grit paper and sand the surface back to a smooth natural wood finish. Seal it with a good popular outdoor product in clear. You'll be surprised at the dramatic effect that has.

[Nic Johnson Contracting]

i was thinking of getting a carving bar and chain and having a go with my ms 181 wheres the best place to buy a bar and chain and what sort do i want to get for my saw cheers

[openboater]

I've only ever bought carving bars when I go to the APF shows, 1 every two years makes it a fairly low cost hobby. I get them from Dougie Bennet, he's from Tavistock I think, in Devon. The sprocket came from him by mail order as it wasn't something he had with him at the show, that was 4 years ago.

To be truthfull I'd carved a few things with a little Dolmar and a standard 13" bar + chain before I even found out that carving bars existed.

Why not make a start with what you've got, it doesn't have to be intricate work to be satisfying or fun.

I'll try and find some pics of stuff I did with the Dolmar, I'll add them on to here soon if I have some.