dervishcarving

well doen Terry, i love to see soembody experimenting and finding a new approach that works so well

Nice chair, great form I didnt know ADIDAS did chain-proof trousers?

oil oil and more oil i use decking oil as it has good penetration and if you slowly build up layers it forms a nice hard (ish) shell

where you based? I have done a cat for my wife (Abyssinian) but they are difficult, especially when you have a strong link to them

came out good mate. Im supposed to be trying to do more faces too but not got to it yet

i finally got round to trying an eye burner in a dremel. not been able to do anythign for a month+ after my latest operation but the K-wires got pulled out end of last week and in past few days i started working teh hand again. Opinion... well, it can cut a reasonable circle but it just dosnt have the grunt to burn the proper eye. Ill post pics later on. Its a shame but i guess die-grinder is the only way to go

fantastic! im so impressed with people who keep up the traditional methods like this. Im a huge fan of them. i do a lot of bodging and have been involved in 1 timber-framing project. I was told what to do but by the end i was getting better with the old hand-tool (but i prefer my chainsaws for carving). this was us erecting the shed.. not as pretty as yours mate and not oak, douglas fir mainly, we dont have that much oak in the woods

I have a friend called Ash, is she gonna die now? our ash trees are now in leaf and looking good. well, except the one we had taken down to give us some nice green wood to work with at upcoming events

knwo what you mean. been lookign at gettign a die grinder but the 90 quid price tag is a bit hefty

sorry mate, completely forgot about this thread. does it actually work? a mate turned one for me about acouple of weeks back but i havent been able to try it yet, only just had the wires pulled out of my finger (post operation) so havent been able to carve

not only that, but hey could get the stump carved

great tune and great vid, hell of a lean on that tree eh?

definitely a good one si

sounds like the owner is lying and just wants rid of it. if the council fail to act in a timely manner then threaten them with the press... get your local green part involved, they like to do that kind of thing. might be worth mentioning to the neighbor who is granting access that complicity in a crime is also a crime not sure they would push for her as well but its worth mentioning it. oh, just noticed that the lady is the owner...ah, well she would definitely be put in the bag then if it turns out to be illegal. she might not be paying but she is the owner and so she is more than complicit

so....er....what is it? a skittles board-thingymabob-whatjamacallit-thing?

Try Wisewood. he is based in that general area and is v good. The issue you might have is that a 6 foot bear will need a significant piece of wood to carve it from (maybe 3 foot diameter, 7 foot long... big log). Not many of us have them lying about in our carving area. there is bound to be somebody though. you could also try Simon O'Rouke, he is based in north wales and often has big lumps of wood around... as well as being one of teh worlds best carvers

its the disappointing quality that gets me. its for a school, they are all short on cash so giving them poor value for money irritates me maybe i just like to give value for money....

check out this website... mass produced crap advertised as sculptures.. outdoorclassrooms.co.uk the product range is a pdf and , well, its a rip off i think 1m tall bear for 400 quid! and it looks like something i did when i was trying to learn.. no details, just painted on. 200 quid for 6 'stump seats'...which are literally just a short length of log sanded smooth! irritates me that this is the kind of tat that primary schools and the like buy thinking its the best option.

please do, enjoying this one

council? pffff V glad you have the right ethos thought, carving into a living tree (in my, not very, humble opinion) is just wrong and likely to significantly increase the chances of infection love the spirit mate, even despite the nail-issue much damage to the chain?

lookgin good. open to a few constructive- comments? Its a little hard to tell from the photographs but it looks like the wings might be heading towards being a bit 'flat'. The leading edge is thicker than the mid-section or tge trailing edge (im sure you know this but i cant tell form the photo) consider putting a few 'lifted feathers' just behind teh leading edge (upper side of the wing) as this is quite common when a barn owl 'swoops'. love the face, has an inquisative look even when its relatively un-detailed so far the wings look a bit too wide (again, might be the photographs). see if you can find some measurement-ratios as this might help. mind the talons dont get too long, if the bird is carrying somethign then they are right, is the bird is just 'swooping' then they are likely to be held in against the body to reduce air-drag havign said all that (and you probably know all this but its hard to tell from the photographs) its lookign dam good so far Dave

Then im definitely interested. Small bits i can shift with my car or i can rope craig in with his trailer. Its the small bits i would like, if it can be milled then is better to mill it. Lust need to let me know where and when, im pretty flexible on time these days (for the next 2 weeks) as i am off work recovering from a hand operation

If it was in Aberdeenshire i would have asked for some of it. I just dont have the means to transport big lumps of wood but I would love to have a chance to try some wallnut.... turning in particular

nice twist