October 14, 20223 yr Popular Post comment_300350 10 hours ago, Gunny said: Beautiful work!! Ditto!! Report
October 26, 20223 yr Author Popular Post comment_301196 Finally got some carving done but chipped out a piece of the pectoral fin. This was glued in and I'll finish everything in the next couple of days. Carving almost done.... some minor carving/sanding to be done before I can work on the plaque. Report
October 27, 20223 yr Author comment_301232 16 minutes ago, Ed-H said: How do you break loose the glued on block? It's a simple matter of using a thin-bladed scraper, or wide chisel, to carefully "pop" off the glue block. Also, you can leave the glue block/carving in the vise and just "twist" off the carving, leaving the glue block in the vise. Clean up of the paper is then done at my belt sander(turned off) by rubbing the paper side on the belt(80 grit). Report
October 27, 20223 yr Author Popular Post comment_301250 Carving complete(both sides) and ready for the sealing, sanding, sealing, sanding, gesso, glue(sizing), and gold leaf. Then it's onto the plaque, painted/gilded, to mount the whale in "suspension" above the plaque. Report
October 27, 20223 yr comment_301254 Loving this one. Your perspective, depth and proportion is awesome. Report
November 1, 20223 yr Author Popular Post comment_301488 Wood work/carving almost finished. Now for the finishing.... paint/gold leaf. Report
November 8, 20223 yr Author Popular Post comment_301865 Whale carving project finished. Now, to find a place on the wall! Report
November 8, 20223 yr comment_301871 Whale of a job! Love it Frederick! You nailed this one! Thanks for taking us on the journey. Report
January 8, 20233 yr Popular Post comment_305961 Frederick, this whale came out great. Well done! I follow Dave Turner on Instagram...you may be interested in his work as he is solely focused on whale carving. https://www.instagram.com/thewoodenwhaleco/ Report
January 8, 20233 yr Popular Post comment_305963 On 11/8/2022 at 2:41 PM, FrederickH said: Whale carving project finished. Beautiful! And just this morning, I was imagining a framed whale tail sculpture many feet across, coming out of a wall in a large, high-ceilinged exhibition hall. Not full-fluke, maybe ⅔ scale. 15' across, projecting from the wall 10'. Step One: Find someone else to pay for it. Step Two: Find someone who wants it. Report
January 8, 20233 yr Author Popular Post comment_305969 1 hour ago, KW_Woodcarving said: Frederick, this whale came out great. Well done! I follow Dave Turner on Instagram...you may be interested in his work as he is solely focused on whale carving. https://www.instagram.com/thewoodenwhaleco/ Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen any of his work before. Here's a link that has nautical carvings with all of the bells and whistles that I like to follow and see. Be sure to scroll down and see all of the work that William does! https://www.lineandberry.com/ Report
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