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[Gnome]

Yup, that's a belter

 

And a lovely blue sky as well !

 

Just the one coat of linseed oil?

[Gnome]

Yup, that's a belter

 

And a lovely blue sky as well !

 

Just the one coat of linseed oil?

[dervishcarving]

This was old oak, at times i would carve into a very wet section so i knew it had a high cracking-chance. I applied a coat of decking oil after i finished the initial carving (last week), after sanding. This week i ended up giving it several coats of linseed oil as i went along. I would do teh details on one side of a wing and then oil it then did the next part. I find this is essential when carving in the sunshine.

I guess it has had a good 3 coats so far and it will get a few more before i let it go. Checked it today and no cracking yet.

[dervishcarving]

This was old oak, at times i would carve into a very wet section so i knew it had a high cracking-chance. I applied a coat of decking oil after i finished the initial carving (last week), after sanding. This week i ended up giving it several coats of linseed oil as i went along. I would do teh details on one side of a wing and then oil it then did the next part. I find this is essential when carving in the sunshine.

I guess it has had a good 3 coats so far and it will get a few more before i let it go. Checked it today and no cracking yet.

[Traydaloor]

Its a shame the feather details are not clear, i used a dremell to put fine detail on the primary feathers

 

I think it looks great, you can have too much detail

[Traydaloor]

Its a shame the feather details are not clear, i used a dremell to put fine detail on the primary feathers

 

I think it looks great, you can have too much detail