Friday, August 21, 2009

My Second Carving Attempt...

This time I decided to try going with the "Get me a Beer" Wood Carving Pattern.
This is a side on view of how far I got in my first night (only using hand tools, no power tools).
This took a very long time, only using various chisels, and a paring knife.
This is a front on view of the same carving, as it currently is. I will probably be working on this for some time.
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2 comments:

  1. Hayden,
    its tougher to carve with bad dull tools you loose lots of wood to tear out and miss cuts

    using a knife only and making stop cuts and parting cuts will help you, along with a good carving sharp blade..
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  2. Thanks for the tips.
    I plan on getting hold of a whetstone shortly to sharpen my tools.

    I am using a paring knife, as I can't find anywhere locally in New Zealand that seems to have carving knives.

    The chisels I used for removing the large sections of waste wood are pretty dull, but the others are still pretty sharp.
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