waves

[dervishcarving]

Finished this a couple weeks back and I kinda like it. Wanted to try to add interest to the base so went for a wave, used the Harrycane for it and it worked great

 

Douglas Fir, un-oiled in the photos but I have since oiled (decking oil) which darkens it a little but not much, adds a depth to the grain effects

thanks for looking

[Gnome]

Top Job as usual. Great idea with the wave. Never seen hinges placed like that on a shed as well. Always learning!!

[wisewood]

Fab mate, best work to date I reckon:001_smile:

[Goodpig]

Lovely piece dude! See what you mean, waves/water. Think I've seen the effects of that gizmo to do flames, fur on big bears. Gotta get me one of those. Off to sell some organs.

[TurtleWoods72]

Just wow. Wow dude.

 

I think there should be a gallery on ArbTalk of carvings for people to view when they need some 'quiet time' to chill out.

[AcaciaRental]

That's incredibly realistic! Do you ever paint the carvings in the colours the animals/subject would be or do you normally keep it as oiled wood?

[Ianw6522]

Superb piece ..... I've seen those harrycane tools at work the effect you have got there is excellent, I may practice on waves if I can get hold of a harrycane

[Yournamehere]

<waves back>

[Ianw6522]

I have read about the harrycane and the fact chat it was in a prototype form and built to order, is this still the case and is there on contact out there for more details

Kind regards

Ian

[dervishcarving]

Hey chaps. thanks for the comments. Mr Rental, no I rarely use paint (only on pieces for children). Its a personal choice of course but i think paint/stain rarely adds anything to a good carving and can easily make them look 'cheep'. sometimes it works but not often. I prefer the natural colour so I just oil them. The harrycane is still a prototype i think but it might be in official production now.

the chap who makes them is a German called Harald Kuhnt. Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/harald.kuhnt.7

 

great for all kinds of stuff. removign lots of wood and hollowing out (i used it to hollow under the wave crest for eg) and different scaloped effects, fire and water as well as furr effects

I like it a lot. hard work, pulls like a beast and chucks big sharp chips back at you but worth the money. hundreds and hundreds but well worth it