Ko Baas Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Hello all, My last post has been a while ago, but I'm always looking what's going on here. I would like to show a few recent carvings. Of antler and horn. I mostly carve in boxwood but like to try other materials if I can get them. The first is a tip of a horn carved in the shape of a folded leaf with a cicada on it. 8 cm long. Carving horn is not easy I think. Details are very difficult. Finishing is a nightmare. This piece of horn has a lot internal cracks as is often the case. The next is a horn carp carved from the tip of a large black horn. Not waterbuffalo. A very coarse grained sort of horn. I didn't carve a himotoshi, so it's an okimono. 10 cm long. Double inlayed eyes. The last is a dragon in clouds caved from a piece of stag antler. 5,5 cm long. Hope you enjoy them. Ko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Hello Ko! Thank You for posting these interesting carvings! I wonder what kind of horn have You used for the cicada? It looks so unusual and very fine! I know horns are not the best raw materials and to polish details is a huge head-ache! You have done a great work! I do like your netsuke! If it is possible can You show more details of Cicada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko Baas Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Thank you Natasha, I don't know what kind of horn it is. I bought it on a flea market and it looked like a sort of cow horn. It is build up in layers (like an onion) and these layers separate in some places. This piece has nice colors so I carved the cicada from the light part. I made some detail photo's for you. About 3 times life size mind you. Ko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Really nice work, Ko! Thanks for showing it. Horn certainly isn't the most cooperative material, but you did just fine with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Thank You, Ko! You have done very perfectly carved details on this difficult raw material! Very realistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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