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Absolutely breath-taking art work of wood. Very very nice.
 

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That is one gorgeous piece of art! Do you carve with power tools or hand?

Thanks for posting,
 

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I like the contrasting woods together …. awesome carving.
 

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No no,I do not use any power tools, because I'm afraid of them!
(they are very noisy :))
 

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The finish is my little secret. :)
After the work is finish I impregnate wood with warm natural mineral oil, which seals the pores of the wood.
Once dry well, I impregnate wood with a special mixture, which I make myself by pure beeswax and other two ingredients without the use of chemicals.
This is a very old recipe with excellent results.
Over the years, the wood becomes more beautiful.
 

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A wonderful carving ,the work you do is truly amazing.
 

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Very beautiful art! I would be very interested in your thoughts about how well your technique seals the woods. What is your reason for sealing the wood before the finish is applied? I assume to prevent wood movements. Do you think your sealing technique might be useful for my clock gears?
 

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Wow! I really love this one! One of those pieces I find myself looking at for a long period of time just soaking it all in…. Thank you very much for sharing and inspiring…

BTW… Welcome to Lumber Jocks!
 

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Truly phenomenal. A visit to your website was delightful. I think I like your miniatures the best;)
 

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First, I never don't use wood , which hasn't dried at least 5 years, to avoid deformation at a later stage.
I sealing the wood before the finish,to seal the pores of the wood and prevent it from breathing.
That way, it will not absorb moisture.
Thank you all!
Yes,the miniatures are my passion.
 

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I'd be really interested in hearing about what specific carving tools you use. I'm not much of a carver but I've got the Foredom, a burner, and a selection of gouges and knives. I'm always interested in what brand of carving tools the people with exquisite skills are using. I think I like the Hock carving knife blanks but they're quite a bit of work to build.
 

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Beautiful!
 

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Wow. Thank you for sharing. My wife, bless her heart, recently bought me some tools to get into hand carving (as if I need another hobby) but the tools were a very very cheap set, not at all sharp and many of the techniques you use are lost on me. I would love to learn to create art like the piece you showed today. What brands would you recommend using or do you think that a $25 set of chisels/gauges that spelled the word chisels as "cisels" could actually be sharpened to a useful point? Any input would be appreciated.
 

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Your work is AMAZING!!
 

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Your a very skilled, talented young woman. I really like the icons as they remind of friends from your side of the big pond : )
 

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I can not tell you brand of the tools that I use.
As I said, and you can see the pictures on FB they are custom made for me personally.
I started with 2 chisels and 1 knife and gradually appointed myself what I need.
The blade is hand forged of shear cushion steel.
 
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