So...You like small pipes
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I've been kicking around a design idea in my head to carve a man with a pipe, but without the pipe being a separate piece. I think I've got it figured out, I just have to actually sit down and carve it. Pretty covered up in owl carvings at the moment.
It's so much easier to do the pipe separately. It's small and thin and I'd guarantee you that I'd break it if it was integral in the carving.
That's a good point. I still want to give it a shot and see if I can pull it off. If not, it won't be the first or last carving of mine to hit the burn pile. ?
What tools do you use? I currently have an OCC tools 1 3/4" detail knife and a 1/4" Drake V tool. Looking into picking up a set of the dockyard tools micro gouges here soon for finer detailing.
I'm a big fan of the OCC Tools knives. 95% of my carving is done with a 1 7/8" roughing knife and a 1" detail knife. A V tool once in a while, but even beards and hair can be done with a knife and quite honestly, I prefer to do it that way.
Oh, and you're not alone in creating kindling wood on a regular basis...I've always found it hard to put the wood back on after I've made a horribly wrong cut ?
Please share. I've been fascinated with wildlife carving for years now but never took the plunge.
Thanks Cosmic, The grain in the wood was a happy accident and I'm thinking of leaving this one unpainted because of it.
These are very cartoony. I was trying to come up with a Christmas ornament design that would sale. I used Doug Linkers owl as a starting point and made a few modifications.
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So You Like Small Pipes?
Listen. It’s not like those of us with this affliction have much choice.
Some days it’s like tossin a hotdog down a hallway.
But those with small pipes gotta play the hand we’re dealt.
Question. Who hijacked this thread with these woodcarvings? Although they are very well done.
Listen. It’s not like those of us with this affliction have much choice.
Some days it’s like tossin a hotdog down a hallway.
But those with small pipes gotta play the hand we’re dealt.
Question. Who hijacked this thread with these woodcarvings? Although they are very well done.
@solideogloria86 ... Are these available for purchase?
Join the metric world....at least it got me into double digits.