dervishcarving
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Its coming along nicely Si. Shame about that crack at his shoulder, you think its worth putting somethign in to stabilize it?
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v cute
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nice link, thanks steve. I try to carve with Douglas Fir as much as ic an, not just durability but its a lovely wood, pretty colours, lovely grain and it finishes nicely
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dam nice work
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Aye, as Simon said...that is me smiling well, not quite. sun was in my eyes so wasnt all that comfortable. Bench took probably 7 or so hours of actual carving, spread over 2 days. The log was in a difficult place to get to for carving and involved a lot of faffing about. learnt a lot doing this one though. I kinda like carving full-log benches, i like leaving part of the log untouched so you can really see how it was made
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only kidding. a bench i did for my local town's sea-front. I carved it back in September but it was only moved into position on the 29th. So far its had a decent response and I have had a few people contact me about commissions out of it. sometimes doing charity work pays off ...plus it makes me feel good so there! its sycamore so might not last overly long, especially on the sea front.
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Not all "Yellow Forums" are created equal
dervishcarving replied to rooster's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
had a look at the link you gave, the forum seemed friendly enough and some nice pieces but...how to put this gently? is it obligatory to carve bears? i struggled to find much else other than the odd eagle i guess it is market-driven, bears sell so people carve bears not knocking the skill, just a thought -
just remember, the whole aluminum/aluminium thing? they are right. It was first called aluminum
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no idea, im not Listerine
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i tried to make one but it wooden work
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the lantra system is nationally recognised and is a whole range of stuff teh cs30/31 is maintenance safety and cross-cutting (what you will be doing) not compulsory but i would recommend it 2 days. 2 days
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training first safety kit next then saw where you based? here are a few of us in scotland and quite a few places to get training in basic saw us. do the lantra CS30/31 and you will be much safer
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thats a dam good start good form, proportions are about right. for teh spines, try using the side of the chain more than the flat (hold at 45 degrees not 90 degrees upright) and slice into the wood, that way you can leave a spike of wood behind..instant spines. takes practice so try it on a scrap bit of wood. for mine i spent ages practicing and figuring out a few different styles of hedgehogs (cos i likes them) and now i do tem for 30-minute speed carvings.
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Controversial (I guess) piece
dervishcarving replied to TheJerBear's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
even i understood him that time! has his account been hacked? -
i use an ipone connected to the car charger. do it in porttrait but dont think it can rotate the picture. best plan is to play and see how it goes. uses a LOT of storage space mind
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I use it quite a lot for carving stuff. i tried the profesional version but for some reason i wasnt able to play the resulting movies on my pc, so i went back to the free version i think i use 2s intervals max resolution, about 30% brightnes (but that was when it was sunny...remember those days?) i render in MOv with high resolution, 20frames per second comes out a bit like this: is 2 hours worth of me carving compressed into 2 minutes. practicing for a timed-caring event, part 1
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nice form there. I quite often see these done as speed-carves but havent tried one myself
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some of those are very cute. the cartoon/pingu-style works well
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great piece Si, well done. expert at faces now eh?
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A few of my recent carvings
dervishcarving replied to chriswilliams1989's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
far less i would say. we deliberately use the tip (but with a carving bar the kickback zone is less and the effect is reduced) BUt.. its deliberate so a kick is expected. we are also payign far more attention to exactly where the chain/tip is all teh time to avoid making an overcut that would ruin the piece. this is form somebody who also does forestry/logging and so i see both sides of it. we are also predominantly working in a controlled environment, unlike in the middle of the woods thats not to say that there are no risks, BUT its all about risk management, experience, and (usually) a gradual increase in difficulty with experience -
Simon O'rouke is a fan of the Echo saws
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ask RobD on these forums. that man can get almost anything sorted me with a bag of hen's teeth a while back..
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much better now you have safety legs
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Love the scorch-effect? Do you stain then scorch? I have a couple of 14 inch bowls close to finishing and Ill post once i am done
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I just got a pair of dungaree-style ones off ebay. cost about 80 quid i think. class I so only protection in teh front which at least lets teh backs of yoru legs stay cool the alternative is a pair of chaps, many use them as they are less hot no worries about the time mate, i enjoyed myself
