Netsuke inspired BAT

That Bat is really cool ….you are a very good carver …...and clean fingernails too …!!

thanks

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

ugly little dude.. how cool.

-- making sawdust....

Great piece! I also enjoy trying to create a piece from the limitations of the wood (scraps or cut aways). Nice details for a small carving.

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

This is a very interesting piece. I cannot fathom the ability and agility it takes to produce a carving of this size.

Thanks for the post.

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

oh wow….. looks hard to hold let alone carve!

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

Really wonderful. What kind of wood is it, and could you give some clues to your finishing schedule for a piece like this?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Hi Douglas. Thanks, the bat took about 10+ hours of carving and I don’t know the type of wood the 2” spheres are made out of (aren’t identified on the web either). They were in a grabbag at woodcraft.

I finsihed off with a light sanding and emersed in Linseed oil for an hour at 190 degrees. I let the air bubbles release from the wood then check it. After the soaking I let dry for a day and then could then clean up some of the tight rough spots and then rubbed it down after completely drying for 72 hrs. Keep a close eye on the piece while it’s submerged.

It’s not shiny and has become harder over the last week.

-- "There are no mistakes, just fuel for winter"

3DBMe-
Thanks for getting back to me on this. Good to have an excuse to get another look at the little guy.
Another jock (Dorje, I think) commented on that as a finish for turned objects. I’ll have to give it a try.

One again thanks for posting this minuscule treasure. I have tried my hand at carving King Ivory palm nuts and Taguas, but nothing came out looking like this.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.