Small Butternut Hens Egg

[Tim Balda]

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This is a hen size egg I'm just finishing up.
The wood is butternut.
Chip Carved with Acanthus motif with a stylized flower on top.

This is practice.

The two difficulties are pattern application and carving in end grain.

I've got some things I want to do that require putting patterns on odd shapes and also carving extensively directly in the end grain.
This was good practice.

Here are a few pics of the beginnings showing the hand-drawn patterns and some of the carving steps.

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg1_zpsef58ddfe.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg2_zps596c8e57.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg3_zps4c6d0be4.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg4_zps39b0c874.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg5_zpsbb812149.jpg

These pics are after the carving was completed and the stain was laid in.
Sanded and ready for final finish.

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg6_zpsaab1b069.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg8_zps87d19dd4.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg9_zps13f65d6a.jpg

Two more coats of final finish with sanding in between are required, but this is essentially complete.

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg12_zpsc8c9f67e.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg13_zpsefddf5ac.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/egg14_zpsbb37d4ff.jpg


http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/2014-01-08130225_zps6d001e66.jpg


http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab274/Renee4ivory/small%20egg%201/2014-01-08130214_zpsa9a0fc91.jpg


Questions and comments are always welcome.

Be good to yourselves.

t

[Jerrimy Snook]

With an egg as intricate and detailed as this, what does the hen look like? Nice work and I enjoy the in process photos.

[C Scott McDonald]

Cool, not much of a carver so a basic question. How do you clamp something like that or do you hold on to it while carving?

[Bruce Volden]

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This is no fun for me looking at this type of carving as it is so far out of my realm!!!! Heck, I can barely make a box!
I really have admiration for people who can do this.

I have to cheat to make things look "nice" by using a laser. Just saying

Bruce

[Eric Heinz]

Very nice. Inspiring.

[Andrew Hughes]

Nice carving Tim, I worked with some butternut once thought it was nice to carve,don't see it very often at the places I go for wood.Thanks for sharing your work.Andrew

[Brian Ashton]

I like that! Any close calls as you have to hold that egg in one hand while pushing fairly hard on a chisel in the other.

[Jim Ritter]

What a great shape and size for practice carving. And you can display it when you are done. Did you turn the egg or buy it someplace?
Jim

[John Prexta]

Really cool!
Easter our family does pysanky (Ukranian easter eggs) wax and dye, metal tipped stylus - but your egg is just plain cool.