Small Butternut Hens Egg

[Tim Balda]

Re: Please! No Threes!

Enjoy!

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[Tim Balda]

Re: Small Butternut Hens Egg

Bob,

The finish is a high-grade furniture varnish.
I learned to use it years ago when I used to build houses for a living.
It just kind of stuck with me and it brings out the grain in the butternut beautifully.

I'll...

[Tim Balda]

Re: Spoons

Very nice work!
Please post more as you have it.

Be good.

t

[Tim Balda]

Re: Small Butternut Hens Egg

Thank you.

I purchased the egg.
Now I wish I had not as it was not symmetrical.
But, making the adjustments to the carving added an extra challenge.

Chip carving on a moving surface like this is one of my favorite...

[Tim Balda]

Re: Small Butternut Hens Egg

Two more coats of final finish with sanding in between are required, but this is essentially complete.










Questions and comments are always welcome.

Be good to yourselves....

[Tim Balda]

Re: Small Butternut Hens Egg

These pics are after the carving was completed and the stain was laid in.
Sanded and ready for final finish.










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[Tim Balda]

This is a hen size egg I'm just finishing up.
The wood is butternut.
Chip Carved with Acanthus motif with a stylized flower on top.

This is practice.

The two difficulties are pattern application and carving in end grain.

I've got some things...

[Tim Balda]

Re: one more

Nice mini.
It's nice seeing your work.
You're making me what to do some whittling!

Rock and roll on that paperwork.
Get that done so you can do the fun stuff.
Good luck. I don't care much for paperwork either.

Be...

[Tim Balda]

Re: best knives



You trying to pick a fight?
First off, all human experience is subjective.
There are no "right" ways of doing things all the time.
That is what makes the human experience so amazing.

Secondly, all makers wax and wane...

[Tim Balda]

Re: Totem Pole Design Question

Do an internet search for "books on totem pole carving."

Lots of good resources available. Some will be at your local library, some available as e-books online, some hard copies used, and then new, of course. For out of print books,...

[Tim Balda]

Re: best knives

I think when it comes to knives, and tools in general, it's very much to-each-his-own.
We are all so different, and our bodies and carving needs change over time.

There have been times when you could not pry me away from a particular kind of knife,...

[Tim Balda]

Re: One Of My New Knives

Purty!

Comfy looking, too.

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[Tim Balda]

Re: Monk

Reminiscent of the night watchman at Rotenburg.
VERY nice.

Be good.

t

[Tim Balda]

Re: New-b at chip carving; which tools do i need guys?

Be careful.
Lots of tools out there for chip carvers, and many of them do not work.

For a beginner, the best is the Wayne Barton Chip knife, or one very similar to it.
It offers the best support and control...

[Tim Balda]

Re: Reminder about power tool safety

Sorry to hear that.

Good advice too.
Power tools move far too quickly and even a momentary lapse in attention, or hesitation, can become a real problem.

I use a band saw on a regular basis, sometimes cutting material...