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Thanks. the dark couluration is done with a blow torch, and the mid tone with oak decking stain. Eyes painted in with acrylics.

Here are a couple of photos of the completed Wolf bust. Plus a tortoise a knocked out the other afternoon

It could be for sale, or a copy as my missus is dead keen on this for our garden. at this scale it would cost around £350. could be less if i scaled down.

Here is an exercise i am doing at the moment, whilst I am waiting for the first big jobs of 2013 to begin. A nice chunk of beech i had left over from a job last year was used. a bit more finishing and preserve/colouring to put on and she will be finished. tools used have been :- Husky 357XP, Styl MS192 (carving) , carving chisels and a run over with a flap sander. Around 6 hours work to get to this stage.

Hi . could make a nice sculpture. I could discuss with the owners if you would kindly pass on their details.

Hi Im a chainsaw artist. do you think the owners of the woods/lawn may like a peice of art there? ps. im Nottinghamshire based. cheers.

me too. just lots of practice is the key. try to get some good 3 dimentional models of what you want to carve. some kids toys are good enough. i have been doing some meerkats lately and luckily found a garden orniment at a B and Q which has helped with proportions. good luck

thanks all except the eyes were done with a chainsaw. for them I used carving chisels. outlined with a small V and created the semi-spherical eye ball with a 10mm flat. Painted with acrylic paints. (last surprisingly well in the weather).

Hi all completed this Dragon for some friends this weekend. Had some postponments due to the snow , so pulled this one in in my studio.

thanks guys yes, I was over at Ashover last year. was a bit quiet, although i shifted a couple of carvings there

good effort...

thanks guys The frog was fun to carve. Did it in front of a crowd of local residents and voulenteers that had seen there local green space transformed from a drug taking zone to a lovely place to visit in their city, (Nottingham)

Hi all did this Basalisk (big snake thing from Harry Potter) a few weeks ago . very cold weekend! nearly got frozen to it flanking it are the two happy owners.

one you get more experience , you can get the owl 'blocked out' ( major cuts) in 5 or 6 mins, leaving the rest for 'rounding off' the edges and detailing work. amazing what you can achieve with a dime tip saw. good luck Simon.

you will soon be hooked like the rest of us carvers best of luck ..