davewyo Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 I was messing around with a prototype leg for the next gift box I'm considering on making. I followed video instructions and used templates found online which were produced by Mary May and Phil Lowe. Cheers to them. It's crude and has a way to go, but it was a lot of fun. http:// http:// http:// 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 If this continues to look as good as it started, I'm switching beers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 It ain't the beer Coop. I drink Sam Adams and I can't do work like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Looks awesome Dave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Very cool Dave! Do you have any previous carving experience or you're just a freaking natural?? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 I used to do a lot of painting; was really into the Impressionist movement. Many of the Impressionists dug the Old Master's work with prints; wood cuts, etchings, and engravings. Rembrandt and Durer were freakishly good. The examples of Japanese masters (like Hokusai) which they came across (because prints were used as packing paper to pack exports to Europe) were incredibly influential. All that to say, I have done some carving on flat surfaces for wood cuts. As for the ball and claw, it's surprisingly easier than I expected. Like most woodworking operations, it's a process. If you follow the process, and scribe some good lines, it goes fairly well. Grain direction is challenging, of course. Sharp tools are a must. I recently took up stropping in order to get an edge on curved tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 That's pretty slick, Dave! I've done a little carving in the round, and I can say there is nothing particularly "easy" about ball and claw. Especially at that reduced scale. Sharp tools and patience help a lot, but the work in your photos show a good bit of skill on top if that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Dammit @davewyo, now I'm going to have to get me some carving gouges and try one. Yours is coming out great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 6 minutes ago, sjk said: Dammit @davewyo, now I'm going to have to get me some carving gouges and try one. Yours is coming out great! Definitely give it a try. Check out a couple of Y-Tube videos. There are some innovative ways to do the band saw work without having to use double-stick tape to tack the cut-offs back on. Phil Lowe's multi-video demonstration is worth watching. He reduces the process to a reasonable succession of steps and gives you tips on some of the pitfalls along the way. 25 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: That's pretty slick, Dave! I've done a little carving in the round, and I can say there is nothing particularly "easy" about ball and claw. Especially at that reduced scale. Sharp tools and patience help a lot, but the work in your photos show a good bit of skill on top if that! Thanks Ross! Rest assured, I didn't show the backside of the ball and claw where the ball doesn't line up at all. It's good to do practice sessions, I can tell you that. If I was to continue carving and make the ball line up all the way around with the worse side, I wouldn't have a ball and claw. It would be more like "claw holding a grain of sand". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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