Roger Strautman
01-14-2010, 4:29 PM
I hate to admit this but I've been a member here for almost a year and this will be my first thread. :o At any rate I'm for the most part a chip carver but can do other types of carving.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0724.jpg
I try and make one large chip carving each year and this year was no exception. I call this Hidden Treasure.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0726.jpg
My design concepts for chip carving tend to veer away from what is in common use and expressed today. I started with a 24” square wall plaque and added hinged leaves to the piece, framed with a contrasting wood. Not only did this increase its size from 24" to 36", but it also allowed its original geometrical shape to be changed from a square to a diamond alternatingly.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0687.jpg
A circle has been cut in the middle of the closed leaves so the outside design would be incorporated as the center of the inside design.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0732.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0729.jpg
This piece uses some of the most difficult cuts when chip carving, i.e., long straight double lines, very large chips, stippling, and side by side chips. A natural finish was chosen by applying several coats of lacquer sprayed on the entire piece.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0724.jpg
I try and make one large chip carving each year and this year was no exception. I call this Hidden Treasure.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0726.jpg
My design concepts for chip carving tend to veer away from what is in common use and expressed today. I started with a 24” square wall plaque and added hinged leaves to the piece, framed with a contrasting wood. Not only did this increase its size from 24" to 36", but it also allowed its original geometrical shape to be changed from a square to a diamond alternatingly.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0687.jpg
A circle has been cut in the middle of the closed leaves so the outside design would be incorporated as the center of the inside design.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0732.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/Carverrog/2009%20Large%20chip%20carving/IMGP0729.jpg
This piece uses some of the most difficult cuts when chip carving, i.e., long straight double lines, very large chips, stippling, and side by side chips. A natural finish was chosen by applying several coats of lacquer sprayed on the entire piece.