Ball in a Cage and my uncle henry

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Ball in a Cage and my uncle henry

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I was so inspired by CarvingDon to try my hand at a carving project, so I decided that ole Uncle Henry and I would try to carve a ball in a cage. Here is a pic of the beginning stage. Hope you enjoy. Will post pics as I go along.

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You are too kind :oops: ... Looking good Keith. Keep on posting. ::tu:: ::tu::
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hey Keith, is that as far as you've got since January of 2005? :lol:

just kiddin' - can't wait to see the results 8)
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Just want to give updates on the ball in a cage project.

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Here is the finished Ball in a Cage and the two knives that I used with the blades that I used to carve it out. As you can see the bottom end of the cage has room for a chain link, that is my next step, to carve a chain link onto it.


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Great job Keith ::tu:: ::tu:: keep the photos comin' on that chain link as well. ::tu::
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Thanks for the encouraging words, Don. Will send pics as soon as I can.
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that's great keith,......but i don't see any bloodstains! ::dang::
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Thanks Johnnie,
Was fortunate not to cut myself, however in due time I am sure I probally will.
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I finally got some wood from the local craft store. I don't know if I'll be posting any pics as I suspect my carving will leave alot to be desired. I might try what Keith did with the ball in cage design.
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Hey Jim,
I hope that you do try to whittle out the ball in a cage, I found it on the general forum here. It has a web site with the instructions to do the ball in a cage. It is fairly simple. I whittled mine out of pine but basswood would be better. I will see if I can find that post for you.
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Hey Jim,
Look in the general discussion forum, page 4, subject is titled An Old Time, a cage and a ball, open it up and there is a web site on that post, just click on it and there you go. Just whittle away. Good luck and keep your knife SHARP.
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lookin' good, Keith ::tu::

hey johnnie, I got some bloodstains on my carvings :D I slit my thumb open last week! Also cut the inside of my left index finger....

keep your knife sharp, and pick up some band aids :lol:
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Thanks for the info Keith, I will have to look that up and see what it says. I will use my favorite Queen swell center whittler in D2, and see what happens. :lol:
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Jim, glad to hear you got some wood, did you get basswood?
Let me know how you like that Queen swell center whittler. I will probably get one eventually along with the serpentine model they make for S&M ::tu:: ::tu:: Enjoy!
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TM, I have carved AND "stained" at the same time on a few occasions :lol: Just try to keep the "serious" cuts to a minimum :lol: . Actually, it's always a good idea to wear a carving glove. It won't withstand a poke or stab, but a glance or slice off the glove will protect you. Here are a couple examples of the carving glove, one has blue "grippy" dots.
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Thanks for the glove tip, Don.

Hey Keith, I started a ball and cage last night - we'll see how it goes....
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How do you keep the ball in the cage? ::shrug::
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That's what makes it a project redferd! Like the chainlink.
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redferd wrote:How do you keep the ball in the cage? ::shrug::

you carve the ball larger than the cage.
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Technically you carve the ball larger than the openings on the cage........I couldn't think of how to say that till I saw Jonet's post.
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