There was some interest in me bloging another carving and it happens to be a couple of acanthus carvings for the last Coat of Arms I bloged. This one is my design this time.
These are approx. 6 1/2” X 14” each and this time they will be made from poplar wood.
The last blog I didn’t show you my sharpening area which is to the right of where I carve. I have not found any better or quicker way to sharpen my carving tools than with this Jooltool. This is hands down the best I have found. It does struggle with sharpening knife blade a little bit though.
This is after c5 hours of work which includes cutting out the acanthus itself.
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
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oscorner
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posted 842 days ago
Neat, Rog!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 842 days ago
just amazing
are we going to see a video of your sharpening technique?
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Roger Strautman
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posted 842 days ago
I wish I could but I don’t have a video camera. I’m looking into it though. Until I get a camera you can go to http://www.jooltool.com/ and see their vedio.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 842 days ago
Great work Roger.
Thanks for the sharpener tip!
Lee
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Thos. Angle
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posted 842 days ago
Thanks Roger, please keep this up, but with more description of the tools you use each time. I’ve bought some books on carving and would like to know more.
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 842 days ago
you are a master carver Roger. Thanks for sharing the process with us.
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Bob Babcock
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posted 842 days ago
I wish I could do that….maybe if I practice for 40 years or so.
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Dorje
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posted 842 days ago
I’ve tried to do an acanthus and never did finish it – to see your work in progress is pretty inspiring…thanks!
Bob – but you can inlay geckos and sharks! 40 years! yeah right – with your drive?
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