Choock, Choock, Choock, Choock chicken....

[Woodcrafter]

Carved this for a work mates mum as a birthday gift for her husband to put in his farm shop. Don't think the fox will get this one.

[Steve Bullman]

Nice work mate!

[Chris Gagen]

That's really lovely Woodcrafter, what is it finished in?

[Woodcrafter]

That's really lovely Woodcrafter, what is it finished in?

 

 

Thanks Chris its Liberon decking oil 6 coats over 3 days would have liked to give it one more but ran out of time.

I prefer Liberon as its a little thicker, you can brush it on, it absorbs into the wood well and multiple coats gives it glossy finish.

[Woodcrafter]

Cheers Steve 👍🏻

[Chris Gagen]

Thanks for the info, so was the wood totally dry/seasoned then?

[Woodcrafter]

Thanks for the info, so was the wood totally dry/seasoned then?

 

 

No it was from a cracked out cedar limb from last winter so it's only had this summer to dry. I carve a lot of green coniferous wood. The pieces I've treated with the Liberon tend not to split as much as the oil is absorbed and once a good few layers are built up its sealed. The oil has uv protection in it which also helps it doesn't dry like a shell as varnish does it's quite flexible if that makes sense. I'm not an expert on it, I just find that seems to work best for me.

[Chris Gagen]

ah ok, I've often wondered about how to treat a carving as its not often a piece is 100% dry, I've always worried that trapping the moisture in with a finish would cause some sort of issue, possibly just my worrying too much?!

[wisewood]

Nice!

 

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[Gardenmac]

Nice work Si, hope to catch up at some point soon.