do you think this would sell

[willappleby]

hi there we went to taton park in august this year to see the carvers ,hadnt heard of it before then but was so imprested just had to have a go. Saw a wood mushroom at the local garden centre so thought i would start with that, did a few then tryed a sunflower that turned out looking rubish so went back to mushrooms i thought i was getting the hang of it a bit better now so moved back to a sun flower .... still rubbish so no more flowers back to mushrooms ,just a differnt variety was quite pleased with that ( that was till i saw what some of you chaps can do ) have now done a couple of ducks , has any body got any advise I would love to do an owl but just dont know how to start ( is there anybody in staffordshire or derbyshire who could help ) PS the one in the red and white top in the last picture is not made of wood

 

[Steve Bullman]

they will definelty sell mate...how much for the one in the red and white top anyway?

 

 

seriously though, they look real good, what did you finish them off with?

[Jamie]

the top mush rooms look a bit rough but nice, the rest look super smooth, better than my attempts

 

Jamie

[Steve Bullman]

people like that rustic look....you'd be amazed what would sell mate.....one mans junk and all that

[Jamie]

i made one the other day, dropped it off at my sisters, my flatemate / landlord wants a garden of highland cows. maybe more mushrooms just now

 

jamie

[willappleby]

sorry cant really sell that one i need it to do the cooking!

 

i used teak oil and linseed oil, but the wood is beech

[firewoodman]

what did you use to get them so smooth??

[willappleby]

what did you use to get them so smooth??

 

hi there i used a 4" angle grinder with a 60 grit disc ,still have the scar on my wrist where i slipped

[Andy Collins]

As has been said, people love the arty-farty crafty stuff, never understood them, but sold a lot of toadstools in the past. I never really advanced to the more advanced sculptures tho!

[Lee Winger]

not bad they'd sell no probs.