Spiral block
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Very good job!!!
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Re: Spiral block
That's impressive! Basswood?
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Yes. Thanks.Doc B wrote:That's impressive! Basswood?
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Wow, that is pretty neat. A lot of work too!
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Thanks. It sure was but I think I could cut my time in half now that I have made one.OLDE CUTLER wrote:Wow, that is pretty neat. A lot of work too!
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Very cool! I'm impressed!!
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"I'm impressed!!" Me too !
It must take a lot of determination to take on and complete what looks to be a difficult carving.
I would like to know if you started a few, 'wrecked' them and then started over ? "wrecked" = carved out wood that should have been left in place.
And, about how many hours from block of Basswood to what we see in picture ?
Did you use all 3 blades on the Seahorse whittler ? Did you re-sharpen part way through ?
thanks, kj
It must take a lot of determination to take on and complete what looks to be a difficult carving.
I would like to know if you started a few, 'wrecked' them and then started over ? "wrecked" = carved out wood that should have been left in place.
And, about how many hours from block of Basswood to what we see in picture ?
Did you use all 3 blades on the Seahorse whittler ? Did you re-sharpen part way through ?
thanks, kj
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I got lucky on the first try to make one. I thought I was going to break it a couple of times.kootenay joe wrote:"I'm impressed!!" Me too !
It must take a lot of determination to take on and complete what looks to be a difficult carving.
I would like to know if you started a few, 'wrecked' them and then started over ? "wrecked" = carved out wood that should have been left in place.
And, about how many hours from block of Basswood to what we see in picture ?
Did you use all 3 blades on the Seahorse whittler ? Did you re-sharpen part way through ?
thanks, kj
I had to resharpen once. I used the main blade on the seahorse. I have reprofiled the edge a little knocking the shoulder off to make it carve better.
It gets very delicate torwards completion. I didn't do all the carving to once but I have about 4hrs in it. I can probably cut the time in almost half now that I've learned a lot from making one. There was what seemed like a hard spot in this block that gave me fits that made it a challenge to not break it.
Thanks to everyone for all the compliments. I post on here to learn from others and share what I've learned with anyone else who might be interested.
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Great job Doug. I kinda enjoy doing the spirals as well but they can be fragile. You did a great job on that one. Congrats.
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Thanks. I learned a lot. Hoping to try something different for the next one.doglegg wrote:Great job Doug. I kinda enjoy doing the spirals as well but they can be fragile. You did a great job on that one. Congrats.
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Nice job but way beyond my skill level! I marvel at people that carve things like that!
I'm happy if I can do a half way job carving up a prime rib, enough to get it in my mouth.
I'm happy if I can do a half way job carving up a prime rib, enough to get it in my mouth.
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Thanks. Prime rib is some of the best things to carve!orvet wrote:Nice job but way beyond my skill level! I marvel at people that carve things like that!
I'm happy if I can do a half way job carving up a prime rib, enough to get it in my mouth.
I'm just a beginner learning as I go. I think you would be surprised at what you could do. Prime rib is good practice