Re: Folk art or fine art
Ahh - the debate rages on. This is another one that will never end.
These concepts depend on the use of words to describe convey them. Words are often nebulous and imprecise - even if everyone has the patience (which we usually don't) to stick to...
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Re: Lord of the Rings, Tolkien Walking Stick
NICE!!! I LIKE it and now you've made me want to go by a woodburner. GREAT execution! There are SO many things you could do. You could add the Tree of Gondor - I use that as my iPhone background. I LOVE the "not all who wander are lost"...Leave a comment:
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Re: David Esterly's memoir - The Lost Carving
What David said!!! Thanks for the link to his blog. I just got his Gibbons book from the library and there is a LOT there to chew on with spectacular photos.
Esterly was headed for a strong academic career (he was a Cambridge...Leave a comment:
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Re: David Esterly's memoir - The Lost Carving
Larry - I am not really a Kindle person - still prefer the old school book in hand. BUT - that said, there is not a lot of illustration and it's not a how to type of book, so to save the $ and get started on it sooner you'd probably be fine...Leave a comment:
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David Esterly's memoir - The Lost Carving
Hey gang! Just thought I'd pop a quick note up here to alert folks who are interested in the more formal decorative arts style of carving that David Esterly has a new memoir out about the year he spent in Hampton Court Palace in London - doing a replica of a lost Grinling Gibbons drop that was destroyed... -
Re: Does "hand carved" imply hand tools?
Actually - one of my first (if not my first) on this thread essentially did take that same position.
Then I went more towards the "precision in language" approach whereby to my mind the most "ethical"...Leave a comment:
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Re: Does "hand carved" imply hand tools?
Wow! I am shocked that years later this thread is STILL getting posts. My views have evolved on this. I now firmly in the camp that says if the tool is guided by hand whether power or not - it's "hand carved".Leave a comment:
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Re: is vee tool Pfeil's weak link?
Thanks Rick - that's a very good point. My concern had more to do with my lack of skills at the grinder and fear of ruining a nice gouge. But what you say makes sense. I agree it would be interesting to see what Brienz carvers think of Chris Pye's thoughts...Leave a comment:
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Re: is vee tool Pfeil's weak link?
Jumping in late here. I have Pfeil tools and Chris Pye has a specific reason for his dislike of their V tool. It has to do with the shape of the keel being conical where the two sides meet on the underside, rather than a sharper edge where they come...Leave a comment:
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Re: Cottage Among the Branches
Beautiful design. Love the trees & leaves concept. Don't think I've ever seen anyone do that for a bark house before. Very unique. May have to steal that idea. ;-)Leave a comment:
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Re: NON 'how to' movies & books?
Don - that sounds very interesting. Do you know if was recent (last 10 years) or older? No idea at all of the title? Or who was in it?Leave a comment:
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Re: NON 'how to' movies & books?
Thanks Sharon! I appreciate the kind thoughts and hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving too.
Cheers!Leave a comment:
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Re: NON 'how to' movies & books?
LOL - not quite what I had in mind, but clever! :-)Leave a comment:
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NON 'how to' movies & books?
Hey there folks. Been away for a long time due to work & lack of time. Haven't touched the gouges & knives for far too long. Was planning to carve gifts for Christmas this year but broke my wrist. In cast for next 6 weeks.
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George Reinfried - NEWR Organizer
I've not posted here in quite a long time due to work being very busy and having set aside carving for the better part of the last year, however, I found out this morning the George Reinfried passed away. George with his wife Ann was the driving force for the annual Northeast Woodcarvers Roundup in...
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