Large chip carving

That is one specal piece.

Wonderful job!!!

Well, you’re the best chip carver in this gang.

Don’t stop to produce.

P.S. I was practicing my chip carving last week. This encourage me.

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WOW, this piece is amazing. I’ll agree with willwall, you’re definately the best chip carver around this site. More pictures is always great. Thanks for sharing

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Roger an amazing piece. Good luck in the competition.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Incredible work!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

wow…a miracle to behold…

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Hey Roger master artist is your middle Name(s)every piece you do belongs in a museum ,fantastic

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

holy sh*t, that is one amazing piece of art, i hate to ask but how long does something of that scale take to make? keep them comin.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Stunning…

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Outstanding looking piece! You are a true craftsman of your craft! Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Wonderful work, keep it up.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Stunning!

-- "I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe." -- Jango Fett

amazing as always.
stunning design – not just the chip carving but the square/diamond as well
More pictures please

and best of luck at the competition!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Just Beautiful!

-- Chris N, Westford, MA - "If you won't eat something from your fridge that turned green...why would you eat something that started out that way?"

Roger,

Can’t wait to see it at this years show! Awesome. You inspire to give it a try if I ever have the time and money!

-- I intend to live forever, or die trying..........Justin, Ohio

Incredible!!! You did a great job.

-- Dennis Zongker

Beautiful artistry! One order of your patience to go please…

Roger, as always I am humbled. Your vision to produce the design in the first place is amazing. And then, as always your execution, your skill, your patience and your attention to details are truly unmatched.

And yes I would greatly like to see closer pictures.

If there is any justice in this world your carving will win first place in the Dayton show.

Colin

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

magnificant

-- hrvoje

Amazing Roger, simply spectacular.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Well, all I can say is thank you to everyone for thinking that I’ve hit a home run with this one. This piece was definitely the toughest of all that I have done to date. A lot was going on in many areas. The walnut frames gave me design fits, I wanted to look at those areas as separate pieces and they had to be seen as a whole instead.

There are textured areas in the pinwheel design which helps with contrast.

Thanks again everyone!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

I am in awe… as always when it comes to your work.
The details … everything works just so perfectly together.
Thank you for sharing your work.

where will this one go after the competition? I know that your wife just LOVES to have your work in the house :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

SPECTACULAR!!!! I too love chip carving and incorporating it into useful pieces rather than into a standard practice board. I am interested into the “double” chip or the chip inside a chip. I had some one show me one time and I can’t remeber how it was done. Can you help a fellow chipper out.
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Roger, can you also explain how you did the angled cut on the centre of the 4 quadrants? I’ve given up on trying to figure out your method of construction.

cheers

Colin

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

Fantastic Piece!

-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH

Ms Debbie, I really am not sure where it will go but if it’s like the others probably behind my studio door. LOL!

AllorNoThumbs, it’s not all that hard. Make two vertical stabs with the deepest part at the point then make a tapered cut down to that depth. Now do those all over again inside that chip area.

Colin, after I had the triangles all mounted I laid out the size circle I wanted then cut each triangle separate on my scroll saw with the table set at an angle. After all have been cut I veneered the cuts.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Wow! Absolutely amazing! I think this is as close to perfection as one can get. Again, wow!! Excuse me while I go and delete all of my projects now… (:

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.

Awesome! Roger!

I don’t think there’s anyone in the world that can stand up against your amazing talent.

Just the design alone on a piece of paper could take a prize.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thank you Dick!

Keep in mind my goal was to win Best of Show at Dayton so I knew it had to be unique. You won’t believe this but when I started this I had one design in mind. See it in the middle of the book cover?

After that I had the idea of making this appear to be small with a beautiful design then when opened for it to hit the judges like a ton of bricks with my designs. All of the designs were shoot from the hip except for the middle of the 24”. This piece by far was my most difficult todate, design and cuts.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

You have to have the patience of “Job” to do a piece of work like this.

I have patience too, but I don’t know if could ever handle a project like this.

I forgot to mention, Good Luck in the competition.

Even though I know you’ll blow them all away.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks for the tip Roger and good luck…I make it to the show someday. It’s not too far away.

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Your talent is mind-blowing.

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Looks like a winner to me.

-- Make every day the best day of your life. Chips, Mississippi

Thank you Blake and Chips.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Hi Roger;

Thank you for the link to this. I did miss it.

Your work is amazing!!!!

Incredible.

Lee

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Beautiful!! Is all chip carving done with bass and butternut wood?

What a beautiful work of art.Nice job.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

You can chip carve on most any kind of wood but the harder the wood the more likely you are to have to use chisels instead of a knife.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"