fkvesic Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 For those lucky enough to be in the vicinity next Monday: http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=35301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Nice to hear Nicks doing well.. he's a top carver imho, I remember a beautiful little ptarmigan he carvered out of stag a couple of years ago.. damn it was sooooo lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 http://www.sculpture-intense.com/ctl_nl_ptarmigan.htm This one from mammoth is gorgeous. I do like these 'pure line' carvings. http://www.sculpture-intense.com/gallery_nl.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clive Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Oh.. my mistake.. thats the one unless he did another in stag. Its simply lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 A photo of N.L. at the recent demonstration he gave - in full netsuke carving gear! http://uwartmuseum.blogspot.com/2009/10/ne...ght-now-at.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thank you Freda! I am immensely curious about what he is carving. The two books, one with a drawing of an eyeball in cross section, and the other with a tail of an insect, perhaps a dragonfly. Leads one to wonder ... The apparatus that makes the carving peg looks like a very practical, portable, solution for demonstration when carving away from one's carving bench. He also has a second Optivisor on hand, so I wonder if they are different powers for different stages of carving. We cannot see any of the carving or his tools, rats. Thank you for noticing the blog posting! Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I was curious about the bench peg, too, and wondered how springy it might be without another strut to bridge the gap between bottom and top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 My guess is that the 1 x 4 at such a short length will not be springy, or only slightly so if the attachments are firmly screwed down. Also, the pressure may be slight with his elbows propped on the bench adding no arm weight while carving. The elevation of the peg will reduce the strain on the neck and back. My chair is adjustable, but I do have to remind myself to change positions so that I am not bent over, stressing back or neck. The elevation of the peg also opens up the bench top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I expect you're right and it's certainly a design worth considering - especially bearing in mind the painful back syndrome. I couldn't have a fixed bench peg on my (also) writing desk, so last week I made a mini pitch bowl, really a tack bowl, but with a lip because I didn't want the carving angle to be all that steep. It holds the piece really well and doesn't slip. The piece on the tack is just under 5cm long: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Barnhill Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Never thought of making a device like that. Of course if it is springy you could put a narrow piece turned vertically under it to stabilize it. Or use a 2 X 4 instead of a 1 X 4. It appears he has it screwed to a 4 X 4. All kinds of possiblities there. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the links to the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil White Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks for the posting, Freda I really like the raised peg idea. I have started to develop neck problems, from 30 years hunched over a bench, and find that I need to have my work raised up a little more than I used to. I like your tack bowl. What did you use for the tacky material? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Following one of Janel's early ideas on the board, I used ordinary stationery white tack, Phil. I filled the bowl about a third full with lead fishing weights first, then put the white tack on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil White Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Brilliant! Thanks again, Freda. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkvesic Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 More of Nick Lamb's work: http://www.antiquenetsuke.co.uk/?page_id=3&page=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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