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  1. stuckinthemud
    Hi guys, the project Is all done, here are a couple of snaps of most of the pieces. The school specified the carvings to be supplied in the white, and from school trees that had been lopped - a willow and a Norwegian maple. No big logs, all less than 2 foot long and under a foot diameter. I'd be very grateful for any criticisms you guys want to throw my way, Andrew
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    I like that, nice work.
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    Having lots of fun as I've never used a chainsaw before. Am sequencing the carvings in order of difficulty, the tiger and kangaroo will prove challenging, as will Red Riding Hood and the wolf -will be breaking in the dime-tip by Wednesday I think. The project is a bit different to the 30 mushrooms I'd planned on doing ☺
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    Haven't seen it in the flesh, where is it?
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    It's too hot to carve, so, I've spent ages surfing tinternet for carving videos. Bears, owls and eagles are everywhere but my favourite is Simon's Dark Knight. Anyone got any recommended chainsaw carving videos
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    +1 really enjoyed that, fantastic skills, love watching a craftsman doing his thing
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    timed out editing the image for size, got there in the end.
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    Hi guys, I've made a start on the school project, carving time is about 14 hours so far, hope to get a bit quicker. List is: dog, mouse, lighthouse, tortoise, owl, swan, caterpillar, butterfly. Not all of them are finished yet, but I am pleased with the mouse and the swan.
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    Ok, so my first set of chainsaw carvings are in willow. It's very fibrous, really soft and so green its damp to touch, but, any advice on achieving nice smooth clean cuts would be gratefully received. I'm using Stihl full house carving chain, it's brand new and very sharp. At the moment I am getting close to the finished surface and switching to hand tools to smooth off and detail. It may just be that willow this green simply won't give a nice finish off a chain? Anyone any experience of working this timber?
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    Never worked with bone oak, but couldn't you soak it for a couple of weeks first? I have steamed air-dried timber successfully. Equally, dry heat works just as well as steam, but, you got to be careful to avoid scorching the wood. I use a hot air gun of the type normally used for stripping paint.
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    Yes, any bit of plastic sheeting, even used carrier bags overlapped when I couldn't find a big enough bag. You get more heat if you run the pipe through the bag and then let the steam flow back along the bag so the pipe goes in the same place as the steam comes out.
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    You don't need a box, wrap the timber in a plastic bag, I use a bin bag, and run the steam hose in one end, I've seen some really big timbers boiled-in-the-bag. Biggest advantage is you can bend the timber while still steaming it. Use gloves!
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    Ash is a very good bow wood not quite as good as hazel or yew but still makes an excellent bow, just go about 10 per cent wider than hazel when roughing out and then refine it to suit you
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    Mmm, well, I stand corrected re getting hold of lemonwood but, the price of the wood plus the postage plus the vat doesn't leave much change from £100 and that's a lot more than the free cost I usually pay for my staves. Nothing wrong with ash, though, while we're at it. The last ash staves I came by I got by intercepting some as it literally was going into a chipper at the roadside
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    That's nice and simple, thanks
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    Lemonwood is seriously difficult to come buy and really expensive. Hazel is an awesome bow-wood and you can force-dry it - rough out the bow shape and put it inside somewhere warm for a fortnight - usually you can source it for free too.... They aren't the only woods - maple (even sycamore), any fruitwood except cherry, holly even.
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    Simple question, how do you hold narrow logs upright when you're carving them?
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    Hi guys, so ear defenders are rated at between 27 and 31db, am I better off using ear plugs?
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    Yeh, I am one of them, but, am definitely trying to mend my ways. I've seen guys selling on ebay, is there a better way? Was wondering if FBook or Etsy were better?
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    Big thanks to Shavey for sorting me out with a saw and full carving set. Got to say he went way beyond my expectations, awesome customer service ! Going to talk to the kid's eco-committee Monday, ready for the school project carving after half term.
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    Thanks guys, that's a ton of details I would never have thought of
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    Do blogs count? Just in case, here's mine https://stuckinthemudsite.wordpress.com/
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    Hi everyone! My new carving saw is on order and I'm very excited about the new opportunities it opens up. So, I was wondering, how do (UK) carving shows work? I'm more wondering about the stuff I'd need to organise than the carving - how do people sort out the basics on multi-day shows (food/drink/accommodation/transport). What kit would I need to beg/borrow/buy/steal? Are there good shows in south wales/west I could check out?
  24. stuckinthemud
    Its really, really hard to kill, I'd be surprised if it didn't send out dozens of shoots, still, house in the middle of a bush would solve all the health and safety issues though wouldn't it?
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    If anyone in the Cardiff/Caerphilly/Newport area ever has any decent yew, let me know, I have been known to make the odd bow or two (some very odd!)

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