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This is a cool little design that i liked, so I carved just for fun…something to get me back into the shop again after an unfortunate departure from it over the summer.
It’s done on a scrap piece of maple that was just laying around the shop. The finished project is roughly 7”x11”. Same as all of my other carvings, this was carved completely with hand tools…no power carvers or CNC! One thing i like about hand carving is the appearance of tool marks in the finished project. I think it gives hand made items a little bit of an extra “charm”, so i purposely left the background a bit wavy (and actually went back in after sanding to add a few more tool marks that had been sanded away) :)
I stained it with some left over stain from one of my BF’s jobs, and finished it off with a few coats of Deft Clear Wood Finish in semi-gloss. As with all my projects, it’s the process and the experience in carving that I enjoy and take away from it, which to me is more important then the overall perfection of the piece. My carvings aren’t perfection by a long shot, but I thoroughly enjoy making each one :)
Any comments positive or negative are welcome, and thanks for looking!
-- Heidi :) “The only source of knowledge is experience”
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GMman
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#1 posted 629 days ago
Girl you have talent, very nice work like always.
Mark Shymanski
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#2 posted 629 days ago
I’m not too keen on the content but I strongly admire the skill you have! I was given a set of carving knives and have been dabbling in it a little…just enough to have a feel for just how much talent you must have to create such intricate and powerful work. Thank you for sharing this.
It is to be hoped that the reason for your ‘unfortunate departure’ is a one time event.
On a completely different note Tony Atwood is touring through Winnipeg next week and Jen and I have signed up to attend! We hope to learn a lot of coping/educational strategies.
It is good to see more of your carvings!
-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
amagineer
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#3 posted 629 days ago
You are definitely a wonderful carver. The understand your reasoning for using handtools, it gives the piece charactor and uniqueness. It say’s you made this. Thanks for sharing.
-- Flaws are only in the eye of the artisan!
MichaelA
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#4 posted 629 days ago
Nice flowing lines Heidi! Also great depth seperation for a low relief project. I know what you mean about leaving the chisel marks. They make the piece alive.Looks great!
-- The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. "Helen Keller"
patron
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#5 posted 629 days ago
great work heidi
glad you have more time in the shop
i too hope the ‘unfortunate’ part is past
you have a great talent
keep it up
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
maljr1980
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#6 posted 629 days ago
looks almost as good as you, youre a hottie
kolwdwrkrsgirl
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#7 posted 629 days ago
Yes Mark and Patron...no more unfortunate departures for me! :)
Thanks everyone!
-- Heidi :) “The only source of knowledge is experience”
sgtq
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#8 posted 629 days ago
Beautiful and I like the content it reminds me of cinco de mayo (forgive my butchering) Nice carving!
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kolwdwrkrsgirl
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#9 posted 629 days ago
Yeah…it sort of reminded me…with Halloween coming…of one of those “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) designs
-- Heidi :) “The only source of knowledge is experience”
B13
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#10 posted 629 days ago
That rock’s!
Gary
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#11 posted 629 days ago
Looks great Heidi. You sure do nice work. Hey, tell Keith hi for me. I kinda miss chatting with him
-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill
Bob Collins
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#12 posted 629 days ago
Great carving Heidi and good to see you back in the shed doing what you do so well. Look forward to seing more.
-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools
mahadevwood
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#13 posted 629 days ago
nice work
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#14 posted 628 days ago
Nice and crisp, Heidi. You definitely don’t want to mess with that snake. The look on him. I wonder whether you could get that sort of character from a CNC version versus your hand carved one. Overall a good play one the growth/decay and good/bad which all go up to make life’s rich tapestry. Excellent work and a very good post.
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Roger
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#15 posted 628 days ago
that’s just awesome, like the rest o yer carvings.. the skull head has too many teeth tho… LOL jus kiddin. trick-or-treat …. muwaaa haaa haaa haaa :) keep on carvin
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
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