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  1. FrederickH

    A window/doorway in Spain.

    by FrederickH

    My next carving/gilding project has been found. I took this photo somewhere in Spain(Salamanca?) and will concentrate on sizing it to fit an 8X11" plaque, retaining proportionality, of course. This was above a doorway/window in the city. Stay tuned.

    FrederickH
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  2. Smallpatch

    Carving these 2 girls

    by Smallpatch

    Kinda unchartered territory in more ways than one..... Once I put the pattern on and do the scroll sawing the next step in my carving is to take the 2 girls over to the band saw and cut the tops of many pieces down before I start grinding the wood as my kind of carving saving the wear and tear on the little 1/8" bits and mostly grinding using the 1 x 42" belt sander. Absent minded for I didn't study the picture good enough and didn't even realize the girl on the right side is somewhat set back more than the one on the left...This is the main reason I post many times during the carving episode......so I can sit and try to figure out what I did wrong I a…

    Cal
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  3. Thad

    A "Gripping" Tale

    by Thad

    While cleaning weapons the other day, I took a good look at my 1911 and thought to myself, "Those plastic grips just don't do it justice." I then thought, "Hey, I've got this new carving bench that needs to be used." And, so, I started roughing out some grip blanks....... The bench turned out to be exactly what I needed to carve these out. It was the right height, allowed a surface that I wasn't too worried about abusing, and just really gave a rustic feel to the whole process...... I definitely need more practice. I learned a lot about using oak as a carving medium and about customizing grips for a particular person. I need…

    Thad
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  4. Smallpatch

    This was my last piece of carved wood

    by Smallpatch

    After having this hang on the wall over the table for a month or so I took it back to the shop for more something...and changes to some colors were made. Its good that I use this type of finishing for I can change colors without much work. I kept thinking it was a little bit too bla so more color here I come! And this might be the first time anyone ever seen flowers sprouting out of the leaves.... Hey, I just now noticed the formica in the picture. We bought the table and chairs in 1961 not long after we go married and it still looks new with no scratches. Too bad I can't say that about my body

    Smallpatch
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  5. aaronc

    Kentucke 1784 1 2

    by aaronc

    This is my just started current scrimshaw project. Subject matter happens to be a 1784 Kentucke Territory map. The map is the work of a gentleman named John Filson, and as per the fancy cartouche title it was presented to the Congress but more specifically George Washington. It states "Late" commander of the army so he was no longer an active General but this was also before he was president.........things were just getting going . This is some really cool subject matter,...time period couldn't be better. Kentucky wasn't a sate until 1792,....this is still the frontier. We had just licked the red-coats,...kentucky long rifles were still the king,....scrimshawed powd…

    aaronc
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  6. Thad

    Log Mule/Carving Bench

    by Thad

    I've been wanting to try my hand at greenwood carving, particularly spoon carving. I decided that, to give myself every chance to succeed, I would need a bench dedicated to carving. I checked youtube, carving forums, etc and decided that a log mule/carving bench would fit the bill. It just so happened that my mother, last week, had asked me to remove some downed trees from her yard. Enter this weekend's project. First, stripping the bark from an oak log....... Then, it's time to cut the legs to size......... And then, the shaping begins. Doing this with hand tools only is quite a challenge …

    Thad
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  7. Bundoman

    New Decorative Spoon from old reclaimed Pine

    by Bundoman

    My dad recently removed some old built-in cabinets from their 1900 vintage old homeAnd salvaged the wood shelves and sides from them. This appears to be Pine based on the couple of knots I found, but, at over 100 years old, is definitely different from today’s Pine offering at the big box stores. The grain is tight and I love the color of the aged wood. I found that the age and dryness of this made it a bit brittle to carve but managed to make this. I just sketched it and chipped away. No pattern here to follow. I am carving for the first time in nearly 20 years so things aren’t going all that smoothly. This was a piece to get some practice. I am g…

    Thad
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  8. aaronc

    A Day in a Bag and Horn Shop

    by aaronc

    Was at my buddy Bill Smith's last week,..we were working on some horns and I took a few pics. First few are myself roughing out the horn plugs on the router. They then go to Bill for final hand fitting,...edges are rounded out by hand with German files (only the good stuff works ),...so that the 1/4 plug I have roughed out fits down in the horn. Next few are some on the stand that have been glued with the wooden dowels inserted and glued,..then sanded down on a sander to conform to the shape of the horn....everything toward the end of the process is all hand sanded,...you can make some bad boo boo's pretty quick with the power tools We always sho…

    aaronc
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  9. IrishWoodCarver

    Wood Burned Wedding Plaque

    by IrishWoodCarver

    Former co-worker asked if I would burn a wedding plaque. Her wife-to-be had a piece of wood that had special meaning to her. I believe her father was going to do something for her years ago - but passed before he could do anything - thus the special meaning for her. Initial request was to simply put name and wedding date on plaque - if you know me I don't do simple very well - LOL. With their approval I went on to design several layouts and let them pick the one they liked - this is what we agreed on! Congratulations Tina and Stephanie! This was the initial piece of wood I was given. Heavy saw marks and not flat at all …

    Thad
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  10. FrederickH

    Found another shell to carve.

    by FrederickH

    I've been doing a lot of work around the house, including doing many things with my grandson, and have decided to do something different. I found this shell among the many that we've collected and thought that it would be fun to carve this up and try to replace the missing "ears" that have been knocked off. Once completed, it will be gilded and attached to a round wall plaque(painted/gilded). I've got the blank glued up and ready to carve. Here's hoping that the process will hold my grandson's attention.

    Cal
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  11. Smallpatch

    Sea Scene

    by Smallpatch

    My CNC is shorting out... At least the pattern disappeared. I'm just getting warmed up. Many steps in this thing and with the pattern off, there is no rush and it might get pushed back a few.

    Danl
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  12. John Morris

    Carving a Spoon (Slojd)

    by John Morris

    We arrived home from our daughter's basic training graduation Friday night (post for that coming soon), and after all the excitement I got a chance to wander out to our backyard and chop out a rough spoon blank with my hatchet from some Chinaberry I cut down a couple weeks ago. I am in the learning stages of woodcarving and I am focusing on green woodworking Slojd style. I love it. My work has a lot to be desired at this point, but I'm having fun. I took the spoon to near completion, now I'll wrap it in cloth to let it dry out slowly for about two weeks, then I'll refine the lines and facets. See ya in two we…

    Gene Howe
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  13. kmealy

    Spoon Carving

    by kmealy

    If anyone is interested in spoon carving, the current online issue of Canadian Woodworking has almost the entire issue on ir. https://canadianwoodworking.advanced-pub.com/Vizion5/viewer.aspx?shareKey=LGMI7m&utm_source=Canadian+Woodworking&utm_campaign=8ebab7dd69-ShopNEWS_2020-07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_490231050d-8ebab7dd69-78334825

    John Morris
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  14. Smallpatch

    I need some advise 1 2

    by Smallpatch

    I am about through with the first one and before I start on the next one, what's the verdict. What needs to be changed. There's many first times on this project so where did I go wrong besides not following the picture. It took lots of thinking on the rose and for the first one it did surprise me. At about 50 foot away with one eye open it does resemble something.

    Smallpatch
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  15. aaronc

    Revolutionary War Horn with Scrimshaw

    by aaronc

    Just completed,...horn is by Bill Smith and myself. Tiger maple base plug.

    aaronc
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  16. Ron Altier

    Owl door

    by Ron Altier

    This door is in Denmark and I think it is a real piece of art. My wife...not so much

    Gene Howe
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  17. Bundoman

    Team effort Angel.

    by Bundoman

    My daughter has expressed an interest trying some woodcarving. With social distancing, I have been helping her get a start. I do not know if she will stick with it long term but she has been experimenting with some angel patterns from a book I have in the shop. This was the first one she started on and she did a very nice job roughing it out but she had an error that had her deciding she would start again, so I took her first rough out, made a few changes, and finished it into this. Her and I have deemed this our “team” project. She has cut out two more and is getting better. I told her practice will improve her skills but she is off to a good start. A few pictures …

    HandyDan
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  18. aaronc

    Something Different,,....

    by aaronc

    ,.........at least for me. I love doing the powder horns and also the scrimshaw on'em,....but when it gets down to it there is a bunch in me that just likes to wing it with some bone or antler,.....no real discipline or rules or purpose,.......just do it. I'm a bone and antler/horn addict,..always piddlin with it one way or another,...decided to get into one of my cow bones I've had on my trailer outside for a while.....I've actually been knockin the dust off several pieces with some 80 and 120 grit. This here is a rib sanded down to 2000....as with some wood I've finished it begins to take on that polish effect at around 600. This is just the beginning of the penci…

    aaronc
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  19. Smallpatch

    I started this carving today

    by Smallpatch

    At least I have it ready to carve tomorrow. about 13 pieces plus the backer board. Seems like as I learn I cut things in to more smaller pieces? Don't know if that is good or bad......I still have 3 frames to put together for whats her name then I can get back to my stuff. I keep swapping back and forth between ash and maple. Maybe harder on the grinding bits but it don't dent when I drop a piece!

    Smallpatch
    Last reply by Smallpatch,
  20. aaronc

    Couple of Snakes Scrimmed

    by aaronc

    Here's a Join or Die and BFranklin snake on a flatty,.......snake only on a matching primer. Horns by Bill Smith and myself. Base plugs are tiger maple as usual

    Cal
    Last reply by Cal,
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