dervishcarving
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Well deserved. Wladek is such a humble man but his saws speak volumes about his talent
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Was good seeing you. I had a blast, will post pictures when i feel more alive
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Didnt hear about it but my neighbour knew I am heading over tomorrow to pick my log etc and told me about the radio-thing. Was also on radio scotland this afternoon i think. The event started small but its big now!
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nah, they are only venomous if they bite you some very few are poisonous if you eat them here ends the pedants revolt
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They have the chainsaw sharpener again next week, think ill go get one. for 20-odd quid its worth a punt. I always hand-sharpen but the machines are good for getting all teeth back true and same-length again. Anyone tried one of these lidle-ones?
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Boooo... I miss the girls. All 3 of them Sent from my SM-G920F using Arbtalk mobile app
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owners happy with it? and you ready for next weekend?
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coming good Si
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unlikely to be of use to a carver but definitely for turners. stuck it in the woodcraft section and see
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Wish i could carve it, would make a fantastic throne. Shame I'm in Scotland, its a bit far off
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like that. yeah, maybe more angry than drunk, eyes a bit deep . If you wanted to you could take the cheeks back a little and that would soften it a bit. But id say its fine how it is
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thats nice
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When i was being lazy i used a chaisnaw with a ripping chain on it for soem big blocking-out cuts on a big dragon-throne i was carving recently. It was in Sequoia, so very soft wood, but it worked fine
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no offence im sure. especially as the swastica is a bastardisation of an ancient sun symbol. Hindu i think and maybe some others. Anyway, i knew what it LOOKED like but i thought i would ask I do like the design though. nice idea. would make a fun bench-end too. get on with it then! what you waiting for?
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always worth carving things 'just for yourself'.. whats the decal in middle?
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nice form, well done
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true dat!
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a pole lathe would be fine. just take a while and a lot of leg-work. But you could knock one together for a few quid. Basic benchtop lathe would be fine too. I use both, pole and powered lathes but i dont have a beard to collect shavings in...well, not yet
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where did you get it?
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great form mate
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si.. get claire to film you cutting eyes please. I never seem to get wol eyes quite right
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Sequoia and Corsican for sale
dervishcarving replied to Transplanted's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
sequoia is fantastic carving wood, we had some for woodfest wales a week+ ago and it was lovely to play with. My dragon was perfect in sequoia. BUT.... it sounds like those sticks have some issues. Id happily buy a chunk if it was closer but transport to Aberdeen would make it way too expensive. -
I havent done much chainsaw milling, just a few bits when i have been carving on-site for benches or something (like this: https://www.facebook.com/DervishCarving/photos/?tab=album&album_id=938443436269017 At first i found the whole process a little scary.... felt very close to the chain. But after i got used to it i relaxed and enjoyed it. We didnt use a winch though and i think it would help. I found i got pretty tired. Starting the cut was fine but as i got further and further along the log (7 or 8 foot long) it got more and more awkward to maintain even pressure on the saw/frame. Pushing from the side seemed to rotate the saw too much. My question is though, whats the best way to finish the cut? The final few inches i found the saw/frame would start to droop a bit. Any hints?
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nice work fella
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good set-up. why no u bend?
