MCallieri Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Hello all... As I said in my introductory post, I'm a complete beginner in carving.... but eager to experiment. I ordered some tagua nuts from eBay, and tried carving one. I cut it in half (snapping at least three blades of my hand saw... I need to get a band-saw), and improvised a design... just random flowing elements. Since it was the first time of working with this material, I didn't know what to expect... But in the end I'm happy with the results. I found the hardnes of the material pleasant... I did some experiemnts with alabaster found it too brittle (but is just an opinion, and may dapend from the fact that I'm an absolute beginner) I did some error here and there, and could not remove completely some scratches I did where the tool slipped away. Polishing was easier than expected. better resolution mages are at: http://cuntraria.wor...ant-birthday-1/ As usual, I end up taking the photos in a hurry, with poor results. Now the piece has reached its destination (it was a gift).. so no more photo opportunities :-( With the other half of the nut I'm not having much luck.. The inner, softer part is exposed, and is making the piece almost unusable... I started again freehanding a design, but i'm somehow disappointed so far... bah... I'll see where it will go.. if nothing else, it would have been some exercise... Comments are welcome ! Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Hoshield Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 That's some nice carving and finish on targa nut! Sounds like it ws well dried, if this piece was hard. I have always been dissapointed in the voids .. cracks, fissures, etc .. found inside. It would be grand if I could just slice it and go to work! :-) Yes .. a bandsaw would make this work much easier for you! IF you want nice straight cuts, then a wide, high tooth count blade might work well for you. If you want to do scrolly cuts, you would want a very narrow blade, or better yet, use a very fine scroll saw. Your jewler's saw would work well for the latter, also. Nice polish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Doesn´t look like a beginner at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine LM Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 You did great for a first attempt at carving a tagua nut! Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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