duckkisser Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 ok so here is a sad little carving of a turtle. ugg i hate having to learn a entire different style of wood working with no training. so was looking around for wood that i can carve thats soft and picked up this chuck of mahogany and spent a good part of saterday carving this turtle. learned that i can wittle better if i turn the blade away from me and flck my wrist away. that way my wrist does not get tired as quickly. i cant cut as deep this way but i have better control. it also eliminates the risk of having the knife cut my thumb. im not happy with this turtle but i dont know what more i can do without practice lots and lots of it. need to stop thinking about perfection and just carve and see where it leads me. and then ill develope both a style and techneque over time. perhaps next ill carve some gargoyle type monsters out of glued up white pine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdale51@yahoo.com Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I kinda like it; makes me smile. And by the way I LOVE learning different types of woodworking. It keeps me from getting bored, which I do easily with most things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 i dont mind the learning new wood working its the frustraition of not nowing what im doing and then spending months-years trying to learn how to do this. plus the fact that it takes me hours and hours to get anywhere. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i miss my lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Woodworking is an art of patience and practice. Most techniques are not completely learned over night, and often can take years to master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Duck, it looks like you've made a good start. You are a lot better at it than you think. I've seen some first projects that are unrecognizable for what they are supposed to represent. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 TR this is just first thing i have put on herer the rest i have burned to keep me warm this winter. with a dozen or so carvings onlyhad two that i kept and didnt throw out. this and the monk i made earler in the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 You don't want to see my burn pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 i know man we all have a pile. just frustraiting to start feeling good about your skills and then get slaped back down to noob status.................i actuly would like to see your burn pile im freezing down in the basement now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwroten Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Don't throw the turtle in the burn pile. He is cool. If you don't want him, I have a nine year old that would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 thanks im giving it to my sister for her birthday. thanks for the words of encouragement guys sometimes ya need it when your frustraited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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