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  1. wisewood
    Stihl now do a range of cordless tools for non pro use. A lot cheaper than their pro cordless range.
  2. wisewood
    Looks ace mate, exciting times ahead!
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    Lol, got a similar one that needs a bit more work but someone's already interested. It's on my fb page. I'll be doing more after next week either way😄
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    Ok, because the radius of the dime tip is so tight, the heel of each cutter kicks out as it travels round the tip of the bar.you need to grind about 2-3 mm off so it's arc around the tip is lower than the arc of the cutting edge. Not doing this will prevent you from bore cutting and will generate a lot more heat/wear on both bar and chain. The grinding can be done with an angle grinder(carefully), a power file or one of the granburg electric chain sharpeners. If you trawl through my threads I posted a vid of the latter about a year back.
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    Hey Rick cheers, sorry it sold within minutes of posting on Facebook mate.
  6. wisewood
    Thanks, the owl maybe 1.5 hrs, the fairy stump was about 3 hrs ish.
  7. wisewood
    Had a day free of orders so got to play around and carve what I fancied
  8. wisewood
    You've posted in the chainsaw carving forum, are you wanting this stump carving? I can give you several carvers details that would be localish. Have you got a budget in mind? Pm me if you'd prefer.
  9. wisewood
    I'll pm you 👍
  10. wisewood
    Don't feel bad Tony😜 You'll get a lot of those from your offcuts 👍
  11. wisewood
    Haha well thanks Dave
  12. wisewood
    Hi mate, yes but if he doesn't sell I'll repurpose him in some other way😄
  13. wisewood
    Glad you like the acorn😃
  14. wisewood
    how many times did he walk in front of the drop zone????
  15. wisewood
    Looks great Ian, you've done well mate. Looks mean but not too mean, nicely judged👍
  16. wisewood
    The acorn was a last minute commission for the big boss at a local firm, Acorn Insurance, a birthday present from staff. Carved from a really clean oak log, the acorn was 18" long. The bear I did last week in between jobs. Roughly 3ft tall in Corsican pine with redwood heart. For sale if anyone is interested.
  17. wisewood
    Thanks guys, I agree Rick, in the early stages it did have an intriguing charm. I'd like to recapture that on the next one somehow:thumbup1:
  18. wisewood
    Apologies for butting in but what's the price for cedar? Both green and dry? Cheers,Si
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    true Ian, from a certain angle the original had a great feel to it, unfortunately from every other angle it just looked odd:laugh1:
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    I know what you mean Dave, very rarely am I totally happy with the carvings. I probably would have left it a few days and calmly made some changes. it was most likely the added pressure of promising to be done by a fixed date and very little time to fix it. I was still sanding when the van came to take it away hahaha.
  21. wisewood
    Haha cheers harvey, by sucking it up and taking a calculated gamble:laugh1:
  22. wisewood
    Thanks mate, yes front claws are probably too long but from each piece we learn more haha. It was carved from oak and final height was around 6.5 ft. Think it was 7ft before it got reworked.
  23. wisewood
    Thanks bazoo:thumbup: Cheers Mortimer:thumbup:
  24. wisewood
    I must of had mine about a year now and its holding up really well. It's been washed several times and still waterproof. Some ingrained dirt has taken the glaring orange down a shade or two so thumbs up all round
  25. wisewood
    I thought I'd post this as it may help other carvers if they find themselves in a similar predicament. I don't normally do bears but took this one on with a very short lead time. it was a good size log but had quite a taper and had initially thought that there wasn't enough wood to get the head in without tucking its nose down into its chest. This threw me a little and I ended up with a head out of proportion with very little neck. Now I could have let it go out as it was as I'd used all the jobs hrs but I just wasn't happy with it. So after seeking advice from seasoned bear carvers and finding more relevant ref. images I reworked the head, neck and shoulders. So, my profit margins took a hit but I fixed a problem on the cusp of a deadline and delivered a bear I was much happier with. Sometimes you get wrapped up in the details and need to step back to see obvious mistakes. We are always learning, don't be afraid to ask for help:) Si

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