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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: madcrow on December 02, 2013, 10:52:55 pm

Title: More Wood Carving
Post by: madcrow on December 02, 2013, 10:52:55 pm

Here is another wood spirit that I finished up recently.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Carving/CAM00023_zps1fb2d950.jpg) (http://s408.photobucket.com/user/madcrow_2008/media/Carving/CAM00023_zps1fb2d950.jpg.html)

This one was literally a year in the making, but I would carve on it some, get timed of messing with it and do something else.  Pick it up in a month or so and start again.  A simple double vine with a few leaves, carved on cherry.  I have grown to hate cherry for carving.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Carving/CAM00025_zpsd2e727b9.jpg) (http://s408.photobucket.com/user/madcrow_2008/media/Carving/CAM00025_zpsd2e727b9.jpg.html)

I did a bit of under cutting for a more 3 D look.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Carving/CAM00026_zps67cf8f54.jpg) (http://s408.photobucket.com/user/madcrow_2008/media/Carving/CAM00026_zps67cf8f54.jpg.html)

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Pat B on December 02, 2013, 11:17:44 pm

Cool carving. That will make a nice walking stick.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: mcginnis6010 on December 03, 2013, 12:02:03 am

yea i hate carving cherry i personally think its one of the most difficult wood species to carve. Personally i love carving ERC and i also like ash and poplar too.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: RidgeRunner on December 03, 2013, 09:15:10 am

Nice carving Madcrow.  I can see how that would take some time.

I have carved wooded spoons from Wild Cherry.  I thought I liked it. ;)
Have also carved spoons from Ash.  Never tried ERC or Poplar.

David

 

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: mcginnis6010 on December 03, 2013, 09:53:12 am

ERC is real easy to carve you just gotta watch out for knots. Alots of time you can use those knots to your advantage depending on what your carving. I usually use it for bowls and cooking utensils.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Pappy on December 03, 2013, 10:14:46 am

Beautiful work,got to love that. :) Very talented.  :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 03, 2013, 02:03:07 pm

Nice work Eddie.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: bubby on December 03, 2013, 08:07:48 pm

your carving is inspiring madcrow, I love it, bub

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Gus on December 03, 2013, 08:27:46 pm

Yes Sir,

Nice Work There...

-gus

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: mullet on December 03, 2013, 08:32:59 pm

A lot of talent, right there, Eddie. Man, you're good.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: vinemaplebows on December 03, 2013, 08:57:05 pm

Thats talent! :)

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Dharma on December 03, 2013, 10:14:13 pm

You might wish to try cottonwood root for carving figures. That is what is used here to carve Kachinas.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: madcrow on December 03, 2013, 11:26:00 pm

Thanks guys, y'all could almost make a fat man blush.  The reason I hated the cherry was because I made a very large number of stop cuts all along the vines and flowers.  That stuff will wear your fingers out.  I have used cherry for spoons and it worked fine.  I use poplar for my santa/ woodspirit  christmas ornaments (pics coming as soon as I can finish painting the) and it works fine for that, but I have not liked a single poplar walking stick that I have carved.  Dharma, do you know of a good supplier for cottonwood bark and roots?  The last time I looked online, the bark was pretty costly for a good sized piece.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Dharma on December 04, 2013, 02:44:58 am

Madcrow, I can get cottonwood root. PM me if you wish.

Title: Re: More Wood Carving
Post by: Zuma on December 26, 2013, 07:19:41 pm

Very nice carving Madcrow,
My problem often is if I start I have to rush to the end.
I appreciate your patience.
Zuma