This may seem an odd response but I have no idea what your “skill set “ is. Not familiar with your work I have a hard time saying , carve this , carve that. Are you an accomplished wood worker as...
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This may seem an odd response but I have no idea what your “skill set “ is. Not familiar with your work I have a hard time saying , carve this , carve that. Are you an accomplished wood worker as...
Thanks. Trial and error never ends. They’re great teachers if you pay attention.
Thank you Tom!
Thanks Mel. Very thoughtful of you. Yes, there are quite a few interpretations of it. It works for me as long as the client is happy!
Thank you Tim!
Relief cuts on the back may help. What is done to the front should be done to the back. Carve/ cut, seal etc. Also sealing the end grain will go a long way to slow it.
I just posted a piece...
The clients loves this William and Mary painting and wanted a carved example to use as a vanity cabinet door. I had to reconfigure it for sizing as well as move the owl to the center per their...
Thank you Keith!
The tree splits in half and is indexed with splines and connected with inlaid bolts and washers as I did the tree in the stickie.
You can also see the section of apple tree trunk the pastor saved...
There are supports behind the far left (Mary) and right (John) that support the branches and also index the location of the figures . Same for Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The tree is just under 2”...
I was contacted to carve a tree of life for a church in Indiana. It’s designed to go on a 12” sq. beam spanning across the altar about 15’ up. The tree ended up 11 1/1’ across and 6’ high made
of 20...
Not sure where they sourced that one but I’d just make it.
It sort of depends on the size to some extent. Naturally the larger the piece the more detail will define the different plants. On a small carving you’ll be limited.
If the piece will be painted...
Oh, sorry Tony! They each take a day or so to carve. Most time is spent cleaning the marks left from the band saw.
There are 4 of these and the next set coming is a group of 6 in arch tops. Those...
Those final details I wait until all are carved , sanded and smoothed . The reason being I can easily adjust each carving,and the after being “ synchronized “ I can add that final detail which...
The other ones I did also my own design.
I’ve done a lot of these but figured I’d post these as well. The difference though between these and the others is they were arched top and these as you can see are square.
Since they’re getting...
Hehe,, sharp eyes ! Never thought I’d become a vet and neuter a lion . Though I have had odd requests over the years...
Thank you Bruce. Your comments are always very generous.
I appreciate it Kevin. Thank you!
Thank you Fred!
Similar to the crests I’ve carved for the past Bishops I was asked to do a carving of this sketch ( done by an artist st the Vatican). The differences ( besides subjects) is the color of the hat and...
I don’t believe that wheel would work very well but for fast stock removal I have the arbor tech, kitzalls , king Arthur’s ( for angle grinder, and wheels for that as well. Depending what you plan on...
Thanks. Simple but effective .
I was asked to do some numbers for the Bishops private residence. The numbers that are there just don’t really stand out. Since I did his crest for the cathedral as well as refinishing a shield on...