my first owl

[Leejc]

so here it is, my first ever owl. got lucky with some bits, like how the grain just happened to be perfect for an eye i knew laburnum would be a good choice :wink: anyway pretty happy with it for a first go, but would welcome some feed back...cheers, Lee.

[wisewood]

Pretty good first attempt Lee. Lovely piece of wood and as you say good placement for the eye.

I would suggest next time you keep things simple, pare it back to the basic form.

The face is like a heart shape within a circle. Each half of the 'heart' is scooped out gently leaving a crisp vertical edge in the centre.

If you carve a sleeping owl then you do away with the problems of carving the eyes.

 

I hope this makes sense,

 

Si

[sillytrucker1980]

looking good,keep up the good work ! (ovo)

[Leejc]

yeah i know what you mean si, i'll prob try and do less detail next time and let the grain do the talking and your right about the beak it kinda looks like its wearing a spartan helmet as it is.

 

cheers tucker

[wisewood]

I would recommend having a couple of carving chisels, at least one gouge and a skew for starters.

You can also do a lot with a small grinder with sanding disc, both shaping and detail.

[MAB]

really impressive for a first atempt