I found my redwood at a recycle yard near Eureka, CA. I think the pieces (roughly 12x8x24 inches, had been used as spacers between concrete and the floor joists on an old house or factory building.
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Claude
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This looks really great, Phil! Well done!
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Great little carving!
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Hi, Bobbi. Those are nice carvings, but unfortunately, very few people will ever see them. The visitor message are is meant for other people to send a message to you. Hardly anyone every reads someone else's visitor messages. I'd suggest re-posting your photos here where a lot of people will see... -
Becky; for some smaller carvings, say 7-10 inches or more, I sometimes use an F clamp to clamp it to my workbench. I place a piece of that "net-like" drawer liner between workbench and carving to prevent movement from the force of a mallet or push on gouge. You can see the clamp and drawer...Leave a comment:
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I've carved several items from old growth redwood. Here are a couple: You can see the carving tools I used for them. The wood can be splintery, and carving against the grain is not possible, no matter how sharp your tools are - it will split and run on you. I didn't put any finish on these, just...Leave a comment:
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Randy is right - high temps and high humidity. I had to swim out to mailbox today to get the mail...
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I think that approach to a background is excellent!
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Very nice little guy!
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I think this is one of your more expressive carvings, Joe! Well done!
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Looks great, Joe!
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I agree about the brick painting - really well done!
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Well done, Joe!
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Santa Bottle Stopper
@GFHWoodWerks asked me to show how I attached the corks to bottlestoppers. I put together this series of photos showing how I carve a bottle stopper.
First, I start with a block of wood. This one is 2 x 2 x 3 inches. I sketch the outline of the design on the block, then sometimes cut out of... -
Those look great, Becky!
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Excellent work, especially on such a small piece of wood!
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My suggestion is https://www.flexcut.com/home/product...nners-palm-set (but you can get them cheaper on Amazon...) I bought this set around 20 years ago and still use all 5 today. I carve mainly handheld caricatures and these are great for that. The most used one is the 3/8 #3, followed...Leave a comment:
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Great carving, Wayne! I love the plaid shirt!
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One thing that I have done is to coat the iris area of the eye with a little mini-drop of a "Modge Podge" or clear fingernail polish. The MP is used in scrap-booking, etc., and dries totally clear, as does the fingernail polish (I use Sally Hanson Hard As Nails - because my wife had some and...Leave a comment:
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I have 6 fans in my home, and bought the extension pull cords at Home Depot with a bunch of the little fasteners. My lights are controlled by the longer pull chain and the fans by the shorter.
BTW, if you want to carve some chain pulls, Steve Brown has some ideas and rough outs at ht...Leave a comment:
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