Cypress Knee WIP

[BGull]

Hi all, this is my first post! I have lurked for a while and have been very inspired by the beautiful work on this forum. I have not been carving for very long and I only have a couple carvings in various states of completion. This is a cypress knee I am working on. I'm not sure how I want to finish it. It does not seem like a stain would work very well as it has almost no grain visible. I may just paint him when I am done.

[BGull]

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Not sure why the images are sideways, any idea how I can fix that?

[Tom Ellis]

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That is a great Face BGull. I am sure about any finish would look good. Can't help you on the sideways pics, but it sure is hard on the neck.

Tom

[joepaulbutler]

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BGull, Nice flow to your carving, well done. I've only carved four cypress knees. And being one that like the natural grain of the wood, and doesn't like to paint , and to the soft thready texture of the wood (whew) I would just oil it. I like the Danish Oils. They age well and kind of mellow . . .JoeB
PS you can always paint later

[mpounders]

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BGull, I 'm guessing that your pictures are from a camera phone? Those pictures are always in landscape, meaning you hold the phone sideways to take pictures. So if you hold it vertically to take a picture of something tall and skinny, it will be uploaded as sideways. But if you download it or email and somehow get it on your PC, then you can right-click it and rotate it before you send it to a web site.


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[BGull]

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Thanks Tom! I found out by accident if you double click on the image it will open right side up!

Joe, thanks for the idea of Danish oil, I would rather finish it than paint it too. This is the first knee I've carved and the wood texture is interesting. It's a bit of a mixed bag, at least in the case of this one. It mostly has a good grain, with the odd soft section mixed in.

[neb]

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I like it a lot very nice work?

[dme253756]

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I've always wanted to carve a cypress knee! I've seen them painted as Santas quite often. Yours is really well done. I cannot wait to see how you decide to finish it. (My phone always posts sideways too.)

[GregGerard]

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Good job on creating a expression. I think it makes it more interesting.
Have you dampened it a little with water to see what it might look like with just a clear coat?

[BGull]

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Thanks Neb!

Thanks Debbie, I will be sure to post the finished product.

[DanJohnson]

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That is a nice looking piece. You have given it a good flow.

[BGull]

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Greg, Thanks. I would not have thought of wetting it down. I did and it has some pretty interesting grain. I think a clear finish on the carved part would look good.

Thanks Dan, the good flow was pretty much an accident.