finished door panels

[JimSawyer]

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So now that everyone else has said all of the good stuff that I was going to say... Beautiful work Mark!! You are definitely an inspiration! Maybe you could get a picture after they're installed.
Jim

[mark yundt]

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As always, you make it easy to post projects. And I thank you ,,one and all for your graciousness and generosity with your comments. I feel a bit remiss that I wasn't able to post more of the blow by blow for this job,,but I was a bit under the gun. And ,,really,,,I didn't think it was all that interesting a project. As I said on the post about the medallions ,,you never know how people will react or what it'll lead to or who is really watching and what they find interesting. Dr. C Everett Koop,former surgeon general,,who knew,,I didn't think they were going to lead anywhere either. Go figure.

As far as the process,,I wish I could have used a duplicator. Didn't,,it would have eaten these things alive,but I did use a router to get the bulk of the background out of the way. If I had done it all by hand I'd still be working on the first panel.
To refine the shapes ,,and since these are so delicate,,a conventional router would be too bulky and awkward to use for very fine cuts. So as I indicated,,I made a router out of my micro motor. This worked well,,but as any type of router goes,,it can leave a bit of a mess on the bottom and you can only take it so close to the pattern for fear of tear out. Then it's the old fashioned stop cuts,,shearing,,and a scrape to clean everything up. Considering the size very little carving is needed to make these things move. In a blink,,you'd remove half the leaf.And the fact that there is only an eighth of an inch between some of the design,,sanding isn't a very good option either.
Well,,now back to the panels for the mantles,,as well as other projects I have up my sleeve. I'm doing a variety of poses and studies from my Shroud of Turin piece in clay. I'm starting on a relief study of the face,,I'm planning a bust,,and a 2 ft corpus of the body in repose as it is seen in the actual Shroud as well as wall hangings in a more reasonable scale. Just started on these today.

I figured I needed another hobby. And with the interest these are generating,,it may end up as another business.Carvings,,casts,,bronzes,,don't know yet,,we'll see where it leads. Have to see just what the demand is,,as I have never worked this way before. Whatever happens,,you will be some of the first to know and see them,,,I'll need your feedback. Thanks for being there.

[ejnelson]

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Thanks for the posts Mark. I am always interested and you contine to expand my ideas on what can be done!

[Ron T]

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Hi Mark,

Beautifully done. I really like the crisp lines, especially in the curves, which I find most difficult.

When your clients see the difference in quality between the old designs and your new ones, do you think they would want the old ones re-done?

[mark yundt]

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No,,,I don't think they'll want them redone. But then again,,what do I know. Stranger things have happened.

[mark yundt]

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Ron, What part of curves do you find difficult? Getting the lines smooth while using a chisel (knife) when making the lines to follow,making the stop cuts,,shearing the sides? Since you mentioned it,,I just had to ask.
It's an important detail since it adds to the cleanliness of a carving.
There are times when trying to follow a line with your chisel to keep each cut in the same path to make it look like one continuous line without it becoming segmented. If the line gets broken,,or overlapped cuts are made this can present some problems.
This is only a guess. Let me know. If you like I can show you what seems to work for me or offer suggestions. I only mention this 'cause it used to drive me nuts till I figured it out.

[RUssL.]

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Those are great, oh Obi Yundt! :-)

Russ

[Just Carving]

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Great job Mark! I can see the template and the router definitely saved you a lot of time. You should start writing down all your ideas that are timesavers and put them into a book. It might not be a bestseller, but for carvers, it would be invaluable.

Bob

[Orygoner]

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Mark, what sort of a cutter or bit did you use with your micro-motor?

[Claude]

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Ron, What part of curves do you find difficult? Getting the lines smooth while using a chisel (knife) when making the lines to follow,making the stop cuts,,shearing the sides? Since you mentioned it,,I just had to ask.
It's an important detail since it adds to the cleanliness of a carving.
There are times when trying to follow a line with your chisel to keep each cut in the same path to make it look like one continuous line without it becoming segmented. If the line gets broken,,or overlapped cuts are made this can present some problems.
This is only a guess. Let me know. If you like I can show you what seems to work for me or offer suggestions. I only mention this 'cause it used to drive me nuts till I figured it out.

Mark: I don't know about Ron's answer, but I'd like to hear how you do the curves with your gouges, particularly a curve with a varying radius, such as the four "corner stems", if you have the time.

Thanks,
Claude

[mark yundt]

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Bob,,they might save me time,,but who would want to read it? Might serve to put you to sleep!

Ron,,it was the smallest micro burr I had. It was smaller than the 3/32 shaft. Sixteenth maybe? Tough to control the tiny ones,,they tend to dig in fast so I hesitated to get too close. Mess one of these up and it's hard to fix. Especially when I only have the finished panels,no room for error ,only one chance to get it right,,,and many chances to get it wrong.

Claude,,I'll see what I can do for you.

[squbrigg]

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Beautiful job on the panels Mark. I never get bored looking at great carving! You make it look so easy. Well done.

Bob

[chuckt]

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Hey Mark - thanks for sharing your wonderful posts as always. I am trying to get caught up on the board. Was away with the family for a long weekend Labor Day (Th - Mon) in the Berkshires, and now I am tied up every evening through the end of the month with rehearsals for a community theater production of Mame. So Sept looks like a wash for me and carving other than some 5 minute wizards. I hope to get to work on a greenman on one of the pieces you gave me in Oct though. I'll post WIP and be asking for advice I'm sure.

However, in the meantime I LOVE following along on your threads and gleaning all I can. Beautiful work as always.

Cheers
ChuckT

[markken5889]

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beautiful work, as always, Mark. Thanks for sharing!

Mark