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Project by Roger Strautman posted 658 days ago 399 views 1 time favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I just thought I would show everyone a little bit of the process of chip carving an ornament. This ornament is a basswood 3 1/2” hexagon 3/16 thick. I chose to clear coat this with Deft Lacquer so the clean of cuts could be seen and not hid by the staining. I hope this encourages others to at least try chip carving. Thanks for looking!
PS: I do sell these ornaments on eBay from time to time if anyone is interested.

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"


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rpmurphy509

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posted 658 days ago

Very nice!

I wouldn’t have the eyes or fine motor control to do such fine work.

-- Still learning everything

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Les Hastings

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posted 658 days ago

Cool thanks for sharing this Roger. Chip carving is something that I have never tried, maybe I’ll have to give it a go sometime. All your carvings are great!!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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gizmodyne

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posted 658 days ago

Very cool. I know I pester you. But can you do a blog on how you sharpen those knives?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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herbr

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posted 658 days ago

Beautiful! I agree with the eyes and motor control comment

-- Spread love with our work

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Scott Bryan

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posted 658 days ago

This is a beautiful project. I would be hesitant to even try something like this. My hand skills simply aren’t good enough to even attempt this. I probably would end up carving my thumb.

Thanks for sharing. The workmanship that this displays speaks volumes to your patience and craftmanship.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Tim Dorcas

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posted 658 days ago

Everytime I see a carving project I think two things:

1) That looks like it takes a long time.

2) Man that looks really hard.

Do you have some recommendations on how to start (books, tutorials, videos, ect.)?

Tim

PS – I forget to mention that the ornament is very cool :)

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 658 days ago

beautiful.

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

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Jiri Parkman

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posted 655 days ago

Clean work! Nice.

-- Jiri

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rikkor

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posted 655 days ago

Nice design, nice execution.

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GaryK

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posted 655 days ago

Very cool. I’be always wanted to try that.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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