My wood carvings.

reply to post by ObservingTheWorld


Hi OTW, It may be against t&c to talk about that..... So I u2ud u.

I thought I'd see how people liked them, as I was thinking of setting up a stool on a market or something.

Originally posted by Doodle19815
reply to post by Wifibrains

 

Sent you a message.

I like this one to. You do good work.

Merlin, this is one of my favourites, and the dragons/face.

What I hate about this is, I wish I was this talented but heck, I can't even make a straight line LOL. These are awesome!

reply to post by mymymy


Haha, do you want to borrow a ruler? Hehe. I'm sure you could do it. It kind of just came naturaly to me but to learn something does take a certain amount of perseverance.

Thanks for taking time to look.

Very nice work.

reply to post by CT_Flyboy


Your avatar reminds me of orco from He-man back in da day.

Nice work!
I like your sense of design and how you are exploring many different styles.
Funny you should mention Mayan art as I thought it would make an interesting challenge for you to work in that style.

I recognize the lion face as David -somebody, I think.
Thanks for sharing, you have talent for sure.
If I may suggest doing something much smaller and see how much detail you can add in.
Once you start exploring carving textures things get really crazy, exasperating and rewarding.

reply to post by Asktheanimals


I did start by doing staffs and sticks, but yeah I think you are right, maybe I should do some book ends or Door stops. I only started doing these bigger ones a few months ago. It is rewarding as is anything creative. Thanks for the input.

reply to post by Wifibrains


Good stuff!

What is your favorite wood to work with?

I don't belong to facebook so I wasn't allowed to see your artwork there. I'm so happy that others have uploaded some pics here. You are very talented!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!

buddy, that is sweet!!!!!
tou are on your way to being a master!
i just finished carving a wooden samurai type sword for my nephew!
i used a box cutter blade,a wood rasp,sandpaper and stain.
turned out good! your work is really good!
keep it up!

reply to post by Wifibrains


Those are very nice. Thanks for sharing. I like wood carvings. I'm curious how you do them -- a hammer and chisel, sand paper, files?

Those are pretty cool.

What brand are the tools you use?

I've been looking into trying my hand at this but still doing my homework on what brand of tools I should invest in. Had found a few good reviews on amazon but haven't really met anyone that has experience in this field.

Oh wow, those are cool as heck! Doodle thanks for uploading the pics for us w/o FB accts.


Wifi you should get a better site going, or atleast get a photobucket acct going :p Just a suggestion, not a demand :p

reply to post by Lostmymarbles


Thanks lost my marbles.

Marples would be a good brand, with the red and amber handles. I'm just using cheap chissels at the moment but keeping them nice and sharp. I need to get a whittling set really.

reply to post by Night Star


Thank you night star. I was afraid some may not b able to see them.

Big up doodles

reply to post by reficul


A sword? I bet that took some shaving down, cool.

Glad you liked them.

reply to post by MrInquisitive


Hammer chissels and a little sandpaper. I used a little wood dye to make the carvings stand out abit more.

reply to post by Komonazmuk


Thanks komonazmuk, I'm trying to get enough peices together to build a little business,so if it takes off I'll have to get something up and running online. My daughter has made up the Facebook page, I'm not a FB user either lol.

reply to post by butcherguy


I don't really have a favourite, I've not been doing it long enough, I've only used oak with the chissels, and I carved some staffs out of ivy with a box cutter.