Wart Hog - WIP

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Re: Wart Hog - WIP

actually...to get the bumps its a little different but Bob is on the right track............take a stylist, old (dry) ball point pen or something with the diameter of the bumps you want and press it into the wood...don't strike it hard with a hammer or get carried away, remember you have to sand the surface down to the bottom of the dents you make! after you put in the dents you want and sand the surface so that all the dents are gone, then...put the water on the surface, again, don't get carried away, the water will cause the wood to swell up and return to the height it was before you dented it. I used this on the sides of a couple of fish I carved for the ridge down the side, works great. Its easy to do, but I still suggest you take a piece of scrap wood and play with it first.....

[Mryooper]

Re: Wart Hog - WIP

Looks very nice.

[jax]

Re: Wart Hog - WIP

Good work on the rough-out.........that's half the battle. Looking forward to the finished carving.

That's an odd subject to carve....how did you decide to carve it??

Jax

[Nancy-ID]

Re: Wart Hog - WIP

Good work on the rough-out.........that's half the battle. Looking forward to the finished carving.

That's an odd subject to carve....how did you decide to carve it??

Jax

Thanks Jax. My sister-in-law collects African animals and put in a request for one. Was either a wart hog or an Antalope looking thing. Thought I could fake the Warthog better

[Nancy-ID]

Re: Wart Hog - WIP

actually...to get the bumps its a little different but Bob is on the right track............take a stylist, old (dry) ball point pen or something with the diameter of the bumps you want and press it into the wood...don't strike it hard with a hammer or get carried away, remember you have to sand the surface down to the bottom of the dents you make! after you put in the dents you want and sand the surface so that all the dents are gone, then...put the water on the surface, again, don't get carried away, the water will cause the wood to swell up and return to the height it was before you dented it. I used this on the sides of a couple of fish I carved for the ridge down the side, works great. Its easy to do, but I still suggest you take a piece of scrap wood and play with it first.....

Bob & Hi_Ho, thanks for that tip. I tried it this morning ( at 5am, whatever happened to reading the paper with your coffee?) anyway, it works great! Incredible Happy

[MelNM]

Re: Wart Hog - WIP

Nancy, he or she, is looking good, kind of looks like a relative of mine.