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  1. stuckinthemud
    Hi Guys, Just finished up carving this little guy; it looks a lot better in the real world than it does in the photos, makes me smile when I walk past it. All done with the saw, except for the eyes. Bit disappointed with the feet but I'm fairly happy with the rest. Wife wants me to carve a few more 'just like that' ready for Christmas.....Any comments welcome, positive or negative, that can improve my technique? Oh and credit where credit is due; I did lots of research for this project but the penguin carving posted by Woodwizard was a major influence on the pose I decided on for my carving.
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    like that, really nice.
  3. stuckinthemud
    Thanks for that, I tried a quick search and I think the marks come back as steel axe with lacquered handle; I'll still keep a watch out for a German hatchet though, just in case :-D
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    I think you can get them in stainless and also in carbon steel, I have a couple I bought recently in high carbon steel. OSM, it sounds like your hatchet is in a really good quality steel; what make is it? I might like to keep a look out for one.
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    No idea! Mine (its a carbon one) seems to take an acceptable edge.
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    I love the blades on opinels but I found the handle on mine (number 6) was too short. Wasn't too difficult to take the knife apart and put back together; made a fun little weekend project.
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    Not far from Cardiff. What sort of length are the stems? and just to show my ignorance, what's dbh mean?
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    The black is buffalo horn and the white is holly; the scroll-work I scratched in and inked with a 'sticky' ink fine roller-ball pen. I scraped off the ink on the surface of the wood so only the etched-in pattern is left to give a nice sharp edge that won't rub off with use. I needed to avoid a runny-ink as it would spread along the wood-grain. finish is danish-oil
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    I spent some time recently making a new handle for my Opinel folding pocket knife. Ilex and buffalo-horn with an engraved pattern. Total length is 10cm.
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    Any photos?
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    Thanks both, so as far as chain-saw work goes, durability comes first. Interesting about poplar. My timber merchant has been trying to get me to try tulipwood; is it any good?
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    I was offered some oak, 'fir', ash and leylandi over the last few weeks. For one reason or another, the offers all fell through, but it made me realise I have no idea what timbers are good for chainsaw carving and which ones shouldn't be touched with a long pole. What do you guys prefer to work with, and what would you never use?
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    Thanks, I'll give it a try
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    Hi Guys. I'm carving a penguin from birch and trying to do all the work with the saw but the chain leaves parallel ridges about 2mm high, and I can't get a nice smooth finish, any and all advice wecome.
  15. stuckinthemud
    What Steve said. You've definitely got the knack, look forward to seeing more of your work. By the by, I found a full-house carving chain makes a really big difference
  16. stuckinthemud
    That looks really good! Is the colour just burned in?
  17. stuckinthemud
    Bump. Could also do with yew, ash, apple, holly, blackthorn, mulberry and any other fruitwood for longbows and general wood carving Thanks, Andrew
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    I like the way the feather flow. Nice.
  19. stuckinthemud
    Anyone down your way build longbows? Too far away for me or I'd gladly take it off your hands.
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    Thanks, it was a very big learning curve for me, but the school were very pleased with the outcome. I'm looking forward to seeing them painted and in place.
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    Hi guys, anyone within an hour of Caerphilly got any flawless lengths of hornbeam or field maple, preferably young tree diameter 4 to 6". This is for a horn bow project so cannot be kiln dried, preferably newly felled. I'm also looking for some willow, 14" across, 3 feet(ish) long for a harp project. Andrew
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    Fantastic. How did she paddle it? I could never get one to go where I wanted it to
  23. stuckinthemud
    Nice. Fork looks challenging. Good job
  24. stuckinthemud
    Ok, so, I know where I am in terms of skill level and confidence with my saw, and that is not great, and I know that at some point on a complex/detailed work many carvers switch from chainsaw to other tools like power sanders or angle grinders. My question is, at what point is it more efficient/effective to switch? I kind of am looking for pointers to the level of skill with the saw that I should be working toward.
  25. stuckinthemud
    Really like that, how long did it take?

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