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[DiLeon]

Way I see these units are so fragile more watts equal the sooner the sucker will kick the bucket....

[DiLeon]

There are wood carving sets of wood carving eye punches in various sizes. I do have them for shape and I have tried to make my own. I use diamond bits that are a bowl shape ...which work better than the punches. I use these big-time for shaping the eye...and great usage was making the round body coral...

[DiLeon]

Great job on coloring and design is wonderful.

[DiLeon]

The weather is in the seventies perfect to be outside and sunny. Set up an old tv in the woodshop and watching DVD movies as I carve. Which makes the time pass by easier. Rain is to start again in a week. Right now I am chasing a mosquito that got in the house... hate those blood suckers.:confus...

[DiLeon]

I sand as I go also but use sandpaper so I can see what the next step is...although I do use sandpaper. I will have to drag out the files and rifflers and try that way out,....seems like they would work better in the process....

[DiLeon]

This was a four-team process....two master chainsaw artists did the rough out work...and then it was delivered to the owner's site and then I was hired to detail work. I had trouble with this one as it was not my design....and rather than using more real animals it was very Disney-looking. Anyway, I...

[DiLeon]

I have almost all of Ian's books, and videos. I find his work amazing. Great person to learn from. I think in sculpture work we are all self-taught....sure you can learn basics from a teacher but beyond that, your own Do you use your riffler, rasp, and files often in this part of the process?...

[DiLeon]

While we are talking about BLO please watch this video, it shows how easy rags catch on fire. ...

[DiLeon]

I see lots of disease wood, insect wood, most wood is not carvable...but I learned if I want to carve I put my name in....and wait it will show up. Here the good wood is hard to find yes....but it is still out there at least here. I know in mainland USA especial the east tons of land have been cleared...

[DiLeon]

Yes no one way to do anything. That is why we have people who can give different advice....and also experiment on your own. One thing great about this forum tons of different opinions to choose from....

[DiLeon]

This piece of wood a major commission...was approximate 6 ft by 8 ft. across and 4 feet high for a pool bar. The person for who it was commissioned was told that they would have to get and purchase and deliver the wood (which he did) because we did not have the resources. It arrived on a semi tracker...

[DiLeon]

I always wonder why you did glue-ups....now I know why you do not use whole wood. I can get blocks as big as I want including ones the size of a car. I have had wood delivery to my house ...brought in with cranes and five muscled big men to carry it into my studio. Woodcraft here has big blocks that...

[DiLeon]

I spray finish on top of acrylics ....it will hold down almost anything I use, pastels, make-up, color pencils on top of my paint. I use various spray Deft lacquers and various other spray finishes on top of my painted wood the six years. I use matte mod podge which is glue-based also makes a real...

[DiLeon]

Only place I buy basswood in Mainland USA https://heineckewood.com/ as shipping cost is good and so is the wood is the best. The rest of my wood was either purchased from Woodcraft very expensive or from woodturning shop supplies who carry blocks of wood. Today I get throwaways from woodturners...

[DiLeon]

Not cost-effective for me, got my dockyards when they were cheap and affordable......they would have to be tons better than them for investment like that. They sort of look like my clay/ wax sculpting tools which are stainless and cost about twenty bucks. On the video appears to be the same size as...