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[Dileon]

I would call your instructor and ask. Surely he would able to give you answers and more so where to buy them often locally....

[Dileon]

Darn not good news, we do not get the pacific report until a month before hurricane season. Although should get ready now instead of later while it is still cool outside. Yea my old bones complain a lot this year making it harder. I do notice a very hot sun already. Right now ripping out old trellis...

[Dileon]

Hope that is not a sign of things to come this year, weather seems to be more radical last few years, especially in your area....

[Dileon]

I agree with Merle go deeper and redesign it, you still got room to work. I use dremels for work has bad pop off, seems to not catch the wood so bad. Can not tell you how many times I been nose to the floor digging in the wood chips and sawdust trying to find that flying piece of pop-off. One...

[Dileon]

I have seen some master craftsmen use black pigment epoxy in cracks and sand it out. I have yet to try the method. But great usage of a crack, with the wood burner design you can not tell it, is a fill job at all. Really pretty piece....

[Dileon]

One of the many surprises of wood carving, holes can be caused by bugs, disease, fungus, termites, and perhaps the center wood is hollowing and rotting out. You will find out how deep it is and what direction the holes are going, ... if you continue to carve. As a small hole can become a big hole as...

[Dileon]

So beautiful I want it, but can not afford such a nice piece. Work is outstanding and this one top of the line....

[Dileon]

There is also a man who teaches spoons and basic workshops,.... a great way to learn if you have the money as workshops that are local can answer tons of your questions and show a direction. Ricardo JerónimoWoodworker
https://www.homofaberguide.com/en/di...ronimo-ricardo
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[Dileon]

We have orange trees they are not known for carving here and not sure why perhaps not big enough? I do know some pen turners use it. My orange trees limbs go into the compost piles...I do not mess with woods are that not quote carving woods, as there is normally a reason as to why. Of course,...

[Dileon]

• Linseed oil carries a slight yellow tint, whereas tung oil dries to a clear finish
• Tung oil creates a harder, more durable finish than linseed oil
• Tung oil is more water-resistant than linseed oil
• Raw linseed oil takes significantly longer to cure than pure tung oil
• Tung oil is generally

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[Dileon]

I have used wood harder, various kinds on impossible to carve woods in order to shape them. It made the wood stable enough to work on once dry...., especially in the sponge-type grains. It is super hard to carve these kinds of woods and do get some pop off....but it works. I spray mine after with...

[Dileon]

looks great so far....just pondering a creative thought the background would look awesome with an inlay of the same wood you used for the face....

[Dileon]

http://Kuksa topic, do not know if you have seen this video it is a good one on the subject. Some kusksa is sealed, and some is not so it depends on what you want. I am not super knowledgeable in this area, I have made a few food-grade items from fruit trees. The wood was from word by mouth I wanted...

[Dileon]

Construction wood here is no good ...get that carving roughed and one hit can knock out a section of wood most likely the nose and goodbye nose, or you making a simple eye and you hit another pop-out piece this time it is a big splitter. So you try little hits, that work until you get another knock-out...

[Dileon]

Beautiful work, if you make another, I see as flying in the air attached to the ceiling via a clear fish line. In fact about three of them with various flying positions. Or another one with a fish in his mouth perhaps. Just pondering ...creative side of me is always turned on. But you got the...

[Dileon]

One of the best things I like about working with wood, its amazing the beauty of wood and its grain patterns. Your piece super shows this off. Great job....

[Dileon]

Agree with Joe, learn the skill with basswood, then progress with other woods. My first woodcarving bought a cheap bunch of tools and a block of walnut. Got few books...unlike the other arts such as painting and drawing, the books did not talk about the basic skills plus the best woods to use as...

[Dileon]

Think what gets to me, is the times I bought the next new tool or woodcarving power tool. Most of it was expensive and a lot of it broke down easily, most of it comes with a year or few years warranties. Today those tools are either in the trash can or sit on a bench staring at me as ....I was looking...

[Dileon]

Your right I missed it, ...after looking at a mass of wood craftsmen tools and machines I gave up on the video...so I will give the guy one brownie point. And your right the video really displays a false display of how real chip carving is. I did chip carving a few times and did not like it one bit...it...

[Dileon]

All hat and no cattle and aren't known for being big talkers. But when they do ... It's better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than open it and prove it. . Dis brother is in the wrong place....we ain't got any cows. Better stop drinking that moonshine when going into the wrong forum with his...