Mother's Day Carvings

[TonyIOM]

Hello

 

Here are the products of my labour getting these carvings done for Mother's Day. The bears are very popular but I'm getting somewhat tired of them now!

My next commissions include a 3' and 5' gnome, a giraffe, elephant, donkey and an angel so plenty of variety there

 

Cheers

Tony

[mickdundee]

Nice stuff tony. What's the toadstool finished with

[TonyIOM]

Nice stuff tony. What's the toadstool finished with

 

Hi Mick, I used teak oil tinted with a 'Burmese Teak' Colron wood dye which makes an otherwise bland piece of Douglas fir a bit more interesting. The mushroom is in 2 pieces, the base being a piece of oak, treated the same.

 

Cheers

[mickdundee]

Hi Mick, I used teak oil tinted with a 'Burmese Teak' Colron wood dye which makes an otherwise bland piece of Douglas fir a bit more interesting. The mushroom is in 2 pieces, the base being a piece of oak, treated the same.

 

Cheers

 

Definately mate, very nice

[harvey b davison]

Wish i had talent like this, wouldnt know where to start with a carving. Like the bears, but its the owl thats caught my eye.

[TonyIOM]

I wish I was a tree surgeon/arborist then I wouldn't need to scratch around to find suitable timber. I either have too much little stuff or massive butts and not much inbetween! Have a go Harvey, a basic owl is just a round head on a rugby ball shaped body and then you can improvise from there! Cheers

[AcaciaRental]

They're ace, really nice pieces - can definitely see why you're tired of bears, there's a small army of them!

[rachelroots]

I haven't got a carving bar but I started off probably the same as everyone- carving mushrooms out of a tree stump. You need about a foot so put the gob and back cut in higher than usual. I progressed this year to owls and stools. To make a stool you bore into a crosscut log, quite satisfying and good skills practice. I found owls o.k to do, I agree- keep it simple. Always worth having a go. No one can ride a bike straight away!

[harvey b davison]

Nice work rachel, and welcome to the forum.

[rachelroots]

Nice work rachel, and welcome to the forum.

 

Thanks mate! I'm getting better, if only there were more hours in the day...