Ianw6522
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I carved this Staffy head for a customer, needs a bit of sanding then some oil before i let him see it
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Practice Practice Practice and then Practice again, then look back at your earlier carvings and compare, the improvement is worth much more than trying to sell at this stage, good start though in my humble opinion but you must keep going
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Many thanks for your comment, appreciated
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Cheers Si
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Superb carve Shaun
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Thank you woodcrafter, I appreciate your comments
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Cheers Dragonslayer
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'Where the rich and powerful go to misbehave' I believe is the saying Thanks Jomoco
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Or 'Brexit' .... cheers Steve
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Thanks TGB, much appreciated Thats one way of looking at it cheers Stubby
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Of course Steve, as usual, i can do a roadkill version of said creature
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Carved this Owl today and when the customer picked it up tonight they decided to name it 'Trump', ah well.......
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Excellent pose captured for the nutty squirrel Si
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Pumpkin time! But in wood not pumpkin...
Ianw6522 replied to simonorourke's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Excellent pice Simon . On another theme I saw your 'Alice' from Alice in Wonderland at Erddig yesterday, very impressive so far -
Nice work, that kingfisher will sell dark or light
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Excellent carving Dave, no problems with the face looking at it from where I am, outstanding piece
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Nice work Si, like the angle of the owls in relation to the seat
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Nice Si
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Hi Steve, Yes indeed i think i can do a flatter version to represent road kill
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Thanks Dave, well its my first one in this pose, i think it looks a little over weight for a Hare, i will carve the next one leaner
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Thanks Ian
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Its been a little quiet on here for a while so i thought i would post todays carving in its raw state prior to oiling and a little burning. Getting asked for Hare Carvings often at the moment.
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Bigger is not always better, block out with you bigger saw/bar and then your much better off with a shorter carving bar. All carvers are different in their approach, also when you can afford it, buy s number of different length bars and saws to support the bar you have. In my opinion an ms 180 with a 12 ins Sugi bar and 1/4 pitch chain is an excellent middle of the road carving combination. But more importantly keep practising, you will see improvement yourself as you keep carving.
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Russ There was a thread on here sometime ago, I think it's title was 'eye burning tool' take a look at that. I got mine from Shaun 'Norfolkngood' is his name on here, I'm sure he will be more than happy to sell you a pair. I use 25mm and 12 mm for smaller carvings.
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Hi Russ If I can help with my limited knowledge, reduce the size of the head above the wing line to define the shape a little more. I stopped using marbles for eyes, try using a dime tip bar to shape the top of the eye and then use your burning tool and burn a semi circle under the cut, with a bit of practice it looks effective. I like the look of your feathers in the 3rd pic, nice one.
