Steve Cuth Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hi folks Had a go with my new carver and came up with these two. I wanted to try something delicate to start with, the one on the left is a `Morning glory` and on the right is a `Hibiscus`. The excellent book I worked through was `Creating realistic flowers` by Wanda Marsh. I think I`m a long way from `realistic` but fairly happy with these first carvings although my painting needs a lot of work. Wanda advises some exotic wood called Tupelo but I used the next best thing ie whatever I had in the workshop which was some bits of fine grainedTulipwood. The Foredom is a dream to use but WARNING don`t let your clothing get too near to the rotating bit, I did !! and the inner shaft snapped costing me a tenner for a new one. Fortunately I was ok but these machines take no prisoners. I think because they are so easy to use you get lulled into a relaxed way of working , LESSON LEARNT!!. Speaking purely as a novice I have no idea how you would attempt carvings like these with chisels but no doubt more experienced carvers than I would be able to do it. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas M. Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi Steve, I am also a novice but i guess files and chisel should work pretty well in order to do this "powerless". But anyway, for a first attempt, this is quite nice and not that far from the truth!! Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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