Brett the bonecarver Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 My first wooden Netsuke I carved in 2009 into French Box wood. I carved most of this while on a boat around Ibiza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mc Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Brett, I find your work to be amazing and inspiring Respectfully, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hi Brett, Nice work, I particularly love the "twisting" feeling around the tails, seems so real so skin-like. And btw really enjoyed your mammoth, the fur is ....woaw and the gorilla skull is also nice piece of work. May I ask you which final grit your using when sanding? and what do you use for polishing? I myself use fine car polishing and sand 'til 1200wet, and I'm quite happy with but always good to hear from other people. Thank's for sharing (picture and tips ) Take care Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Nice work Brett. Love it. Sounds like you carved it while doing some hard time....;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett the bonecarver Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thanks for the 'ups' guys. For finishing my pieces I go pretty simple up to 600-800 grit sandpaper and then Brasso on a t shirt rag, Bingo. Often only 400 grit is necessary but 600 is better. Getting a good finish on the wooden carving was attained simply by rubbing the piece with a tooth pick which is great for getting into the corners. Burnishing I think? The owner guided the carving through many stages choseing what he was wanting which is interesting being someone elses hands. What can be the most challenging is to find a good place to carve be it on your knee or on logs on a beach under a cave for shade. I had so many carving spots in fantastic scenery that maybe a bit of the joy came through the carving. Who needs power tools? Glad you like them, Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie K Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Brett: Just wanted to say how good I think all your carvings are. I particularly like this one and the whale and octopus. I like the quality of all three you posted, I like the simplification of the forms. One person referred to it as a cartoon quality (re: the mammoth), but I see it more as eleminating everything but the essentials to get across the idea of the thing. Really good work, and beautiful finishes on all of them. Debbie K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Beautiful lines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Nice Beautiful work, Brett. Thanks for sharing. Yloh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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