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Carvings (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter marcbarger
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Geoff Pain
Rural Member
Wow thats impressive.
Ashley beolens
Breeding the next generation of birders.
Stunning!!!
Dave B Smith
Well-known member
Beautiful work!
Larry Lade
Moderator
Mighty nice!
Woody
Well-known member
That's really nice Marc. You must be a fan of Floyd Scholtz, me too!
I'd love to see some of this type of carving over here but it seems more of a US thing. Carvers here tend to go for a more stylised feel without painting. I suppose the American tradition stems from decoy carving whereas the UK tradition is based more on sculpture. Simon Gudgeon is a perfect exponent of the kind of UK style I'm referring to.
More photos of your work please, I love it!
Woody
I'd love to see some of this type of carving over here but it seems more of a US thing. Carvers here tend to go for a more stylised feel without painting. I suppose the American tradition stems from decoy carving whereas the UK tradition is based more on sculpture. Simon Gudgeon is a perfect exponent of the kind of UK style I'm referring to.
More photos of your work please, I love it!
Woody
PaulAshton
Well-known member
I've currently looking into having a go at carving, wildlife, human form etc. but have no idea what type of chisels I'd need.
what did you use for your sculpture???
what did you use for your sculpture???
marcbarger
Marc
Thanks for all the kind words!
Paul, I use a variety of tools, some hand made to do exactly what I need them to do. Some power driven. Some hand driven. Basic roughing out of the piece is done with a tool called a Foredom. Has a long flexible shaft and drives a variety of different cutting heads/burrs. This gets the piece down to close and after that I use a Dremel or small hand chisels and a variety of small rasps. Then lots of time sanding it down so all scratches are gone. Then I use smaller grinding tools to put detail into each feather and then I use a small woodburner with replaceable tips that basically have a knife edge for really fine detail. Wood is then sealed and then painted. Nothin' to it!
Paul, I use a variety of tools, some hand made to do exactly what I need them to do. Some power driven. Some hand driven. Basic roughing out of the piece is done with a tool called a Foredom. Has a long flexible shaft and drives a variety of different cutting heads/burrs. This gets the piece down to close and after that I use a Dremel or small hand chisels and a variety of small rasps. Then lots of time sanding it down so all scratches are gone. Then I use smaller grinding tools to put detail into each feather and then I use a small woodburner with replaceable tips that basically have a knife edge for really fine detail. Wood is then sealed and then painted. Nothin' to it!
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PaulAshton
Well-known member
I've currently got a hack saw, a sharp knife and sand paper. Plenty of scope for future development.
marek_walford
Well-known member
Anybody interesting in carvings might like to know the following...
National Wildlife Carving Exhibition
Friday 25th March - Sunday 3rd April 2005
Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park
Fakenham, Norfolk. NR21 0LN.
Tel: 01328 851 465
National Wildlife Carving Exhibition
Friday 25th March - Sunday 3rd April 2005
Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park
Fakenham, Norfolk. NR21 0LN.
Tel: 01328 851 465
