wisewood
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Making an oak picnic bench direct out of the log
wisewood replied to Rob D's topic in Panther Mill UK
Wow you work fast! Very nice work Rob. -
My youngest turned 3 the other day and now that she's a BIG girl she agreed to give all of her dummies to the fairies. Whilst she sleeps the elves:sneaky2: have been whittling a little thank you for all the dummies she's giving away.
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I posted this up ages ago, should inspire you I reckon:001_smile: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/woodcraft-forum/30940-cleaving-logs-viking-style.html
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a beguiling piece of tinkering beauty
wisewood replied to David Humphries's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Great find David, I found a smaller alder one recently. Being oak has it some weight to it? The one I have is really light. -
Thanks,Lee. Just practice mate, every one I carve I see where I could improve on the next. Next time I'm going to try to get the wings just right. I fancy doing a pair cuddling up to each other,would make some interesting bookends I reckon:001_smile:
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Last owl I did was a little pendant. It was good to do one life size for a change.
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I would recommend having a couple of carving chisels, at least one gouge and a skew for starters. You can also do a lot with a small grinder with sanding disc, both shaping and detail.
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Can't see it mate
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Pretty good first attempt Lee. Lovely piece of wood and as you say good placement for the eye. I would suggest next time you keep things simple, pare it back to the basic form. The face is like a heart shape within a circle. Each half of the 'heart' is scooped out gently leaving a crisp vertical edge in the centre. If you carve a sleeping owl then you do away with the problems of carving the eyes. I hope this makes sense, Si
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Bad news, I will be on the look out. Have you got serial numbers for the saws?
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Congrats on no.1 of your list Button:001_smile: I was gifted two big lumps of oak yesterday with free delivery . Should make a nice pair of seats. My folks are over tomorrow from Ireland,the kids are well excited!
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Interested to know what happens to these second hand saws Justin. Are they fixed and sold on, do they end up on ebay?
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Not so much a face but two march hares. Found it on google images:001_smile:
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Interesting subject:001_smile: Can't really add much to what has already been said but you might want to look into this National Trust property, Dunham Massey. Link below.National Mills Weekend: Dunham Massey mill
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Well done Rob, Found that to be a very enjoyable read.
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Hi Tim, Where abouts is this? Si
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Lovely memorial
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Wow! Matt I want it mate
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The one I got the other day fell off in my hand as I was fiddling with it:blushing: TBH it was only attached by a thin strip of bark about 1/2" so it probably would have dropped off fairly soon on it's own accord. Interesting that you say they occur more commonly in woodland, these ones weren't but were the predominant mature trees in the grounds of my local garden centre. Do you think that they are entirely independent to each individual tree or are they connected somehow, spread from tree to tree, spore like viruses or connected as one through root systems?
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Ha ha fair enough. I might have to start collecting them, might try carving one. I'm not condoning harvesting them off live trees but what potential damage would it do to a tree? They fall off naturally don't they, someone asked earlier if they grow to a certain size and then fall off. Has anyone done any research into these weird things?
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Hi Rob, they were all alder mate, I took a pic of one of the flowers to look up when I got home. Out of interest, I found a loose one and it was really light, are the beech and oak ones deceptively light too?
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Some great trees on here since I last looked, some shockers too:001_tongue: Found this on FB today.
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Hi Rob, I have to admit I'd never heard of these things before this thread. I found quite a lot on some trees today, also alder I think. Are they common on certain tree species? and what do you think causes them? Here's my finds today.
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That is lovely Rob, even has a sense of movement in the frame.
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Cheers Rob, Not very cost effective though, wouldn't know what to charge for one, it took a LONG time:001_rolleyes: The chimney is the handle to lift the roof off. Scrap bit of copper pipe I couldn't bring myself to throw out:001_smile:
