Bruce Bird Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Bird Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Hi all I'm new to the photo thing . This is a sea lion skull that I'm carving in the same style as I carve leather. I freehand draw the flowers and leaves and power carve the outline. I then file and cut away at the bone learning as I go along. Takes a long time but I like it. What do you think ? The scratches are hard to scrape away but the bone polishes up nicely Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Looks great mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Lepine Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Interesting results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strom Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Don't know how I missed it but am glad that I found it. What a fantastic carving. I have a large skull collection with some duplicates and your peice is definitely an inspiration....it is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Bird Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks for your comments. This is my first attempt at carving a skull. Mark watch out for very thin spots. I looked up thru the neck hole to see where it was thin and drew a circle at that spot. Have fun. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomi Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 lovin'it ! we use the same technique and yes, skulls are tricky to crave indeed (not talking about the hours ... what do you use to carve appart from powertool ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hi Naomi, I have posted a response to a question about gravers and scrapers for use on bone posted by Josh G., here. I have only carved one bone piece, but my wood tools worked very well for it. It shows one versatile hand position for a larger piece I was working on. The key is the fulcrum and wrist action, which can also be finger action as well depending on what needs to be done. I hope that information can be helpful to you. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomi Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 it is indeed helpfull, thanks, and sorry for the misplaced questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Hi Naomi, Do not worry about it. I don't know why I used caps, for the link (it looked a little shouty which I did not intend, so I edited them). How is the carving going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomi Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 hello Janel Working and learning ! I did a post here for our latest skull : http://www.thecarvin...l-step-by-step/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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