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11 comments so far
miles125
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1413 posts in 884 days
posted 293 days ago
Take out the remainder of wood that doesn’t look like an old codger….LOL
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
4hisglory
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51 posts in 328 days
posted 293 days ago
leave it as it is and make a 2nd and use them as details into a piece of furniture. Very nice carving.
-- 3rd generation craftsman ~ www.passionforwoodworking.com
Jimthecarver
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421 posts in 664 days
posted 293 days ago
Practice, Practice, Practice….lol, Looks good so far. I do google searches to get idea’s, then make changes along the way to make the carving my own.
-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.
savannah505
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971 posts in 464 days
posted 293 days ago
Very difficult to carve a squared piece without shrinking way down to accomadate the complete roundness. I agree with making 2nd and using as details in a piece of furniture. Next time try starting with a piece of log, and I think it’ll all come to you a lot easier.
-- Dan Wiggins
Jon Parker
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20 posts in 689 days
posted 293 days ago
nice piece
and idea … bore it out and make it a whistle – so when you blow on the end the old codger whistles … or vice-versa … when you blow on his lips it whistles … just a thought :)
-- Jon | Rigby, Idaho
HallTree
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2040 posts in 646 days
posted 293 days ago
1) Drill hole in the center and make a lamp.
2) Drill a larger hole in the center and make a holder for flowers or pencils.
3) Make another one for book ends?
-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota
Halling51
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42 posts in 354 days
posted 292 days ago
Hi all.
Thanks for a lot of good advise. All are appreciated.
As new to this I have to move along slowely as I am not familliar with all. I am using “maybe” too much time looking all over on Internet. For the carving it is not that much of detailed things to download.
I need to find me some detailed heads, hobos or caricatures. I need to work on these things a lot as this is most interested for me just now. Need to showel more snow today.
Ron – I will be in Red Wing the last week of June! Have the plan to look up some woodworkers in Rochester too the same week. Have to go home on July 4th.
-- Steinar, Norway
motthunter
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2079 posts in 677 days
posted 292 days ago
just keep going. you are on the right track
-- making sawdust....
TonyWard
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284 posts in 1206 days
posted 292 days ago
Make a bandsawn box in the lower section!
You could include a hidden / secret compartment in the drawer!
Good luck with it,
Tony Ward
-- Bandsaw Box Plans
Tom "BUG" Janos
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128 posts in 358 days
posted 290 days ago
I have a practice piece similar that I left as is and drilled a hole in the top to make a pencil holder for my woodcarving bench. I should include it into my finished projects maybe.
Great face and best of luck to you
-- Bug from Minnesota
stefang
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1524 posts in 212 days
posted 24 days ago
I think it looks great just like it is.It would be fun to carve a lot of those just to the point you are at, glue them together and make a box top or something like that out of them.
-- Mike, American in Norway