Ianw6522
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meths or a bad bottle of red, thanks for your comments, appreciated.
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Thanks Dave, yep the eyes were not as deep on my first attempt, i didnt like them so took them back and started again. Another learning curve for me with facial features. The customer was happy when he came to collect. Thanks again for your comments
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I was asked to carve Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, for a birthday present. Here is my attempt at carving the Greek God...... No offence to any wine buffs, but he may appear to be too angry 3ft tall, 2ft wide and 5ins deep, piece of Poplar !!
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I paint the heads to just behind the ears then just burn the body followed by a coat of oil. (Pic below) It depends on your customer also if you are making it to order. Whilst your carving skill is still visible in both pics, the painted badger just looks more finished in this instance. Cool carving though
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I fall into the trap of paint for eyes, especially on owls, black, may be a bit of orange over the black, and then a dot of white for the reflection. I follow this with a polyurethane gloss varnish for the wet look Pity the rest of my carving didn't have the same detail
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Yes Steve, they do for sure. i think im still too much of a newbie to carving to be a person of knowledge who can carve and reflect or capture the welsh myth. I can speak Welsh fluently, all my ancestors grew up here in Wales so all im trying to do is capture what i know on this subject and carve what comes from the heart.
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i thought it was just me......i hadn't even given it a second thought until i could see that front and back had differences, which i tried to address, then left and right had issues......but i learnt a lot from the attempt. Thank you
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Cheers Tom, Yes i see what you mean, i was just seeing what i could achieve with the saw around the handle detail etc, full length sword in the pipeline
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Thanks Dave, i practised the sword handle as i want to do a full size sword and handle as part of a bigger piece later in the year. I do like the idea of a bench end, watch this space
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Cheers Steve, i will get the Dremmel out tomorrow and redesign
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Oh hell, I see what you mean ..... No offence or reference intended.
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Hi Dave I copied the pattern from a sword that was on display at Erddig in Wrexham a while ago, it is actually 4 legs of a dragon extending out from the centre, I wasn't able to get that level of detail with my dime tip and the size of wood I was using.
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I carved this sword in a stone today, no customer or anything, just practice. I find that precision made symmetrical shapes such as swords are far more difficult to achieve with a chainsaw than i thought, as you can see In fact even harder than symmetry was in school.
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Cheers and thanks for the comment,
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:001_smile:Many thanks, i appreciate your comments.
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Cheers Dave, much appreciated:cool1:
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Cheers Si , I could still do with some help on them eyes using a saw
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Well I have been called many things in my time .... but never a wizard I appreciate your comment, thank you
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Cheers Gary
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Thank you
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Thanks Ian much appreciated
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I was asked to carve at a charity event, Castle Wood Rocks, up here in North Wales. My time slot was 11am through until 5 pm. My carving would then be auctioned with all the proceeds going to the charity 'Guide Dogs for the Blind'. I again plumped for the owl but carved some castle stuff below it and people thought it was very Harry Potterish...... it made £265 in the auction.
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Nice Simon, I like the books particularly from the angle of the pic. I may have to try some books myself .
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Excellent skill with a chainsaw once again
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Owls sell without fail in my limited experience, I get asked regularly for them and there are so many ways to change the pose from just the standard perch. Cheers Tony
