Blackswanwood
Old Oak
Tudor Rose in oak …
More attention needed on consistency of depth!
More attention needed on consistency of depth!
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A bit more carving…
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I think it's only when you actually do some carving that you begin to understand the "defects" that 99% of us never notice. To me, that just looks like a nice, bold Tudor rose.
One day I should get round to doing some. I've had a couple of little attempts, just enough to find out how hard it is...
Lons
Old Oak
Nice. 
The trouble with carving is deciding when it's finished. Just another sliver off here, a refine there and so it goes. As Andy says the rest of the population wouldn't see it.
The trouble with carving is deciding when it's finished. Just another sliver off here, a refine there and so it goes. As Andy says the rest of the population wouldn't see it.
Mike G
Petrified Pine
Well done Robert. That looks great. The interesting test with a Tudor rose is that the same detail occurs in 5 different orientations relative to the grain, so the skill/ technique changes every time. It's tempting to just go around in circles doing the same thing, but you can't, quite.
Looks good to me too. How long did it take?
would a closer grained wood not making learning the craft a little easier?
The missus was given blanks of lime when she took evening classes many years ago.
would a closer grained wood not making learning the craft a little easier?
The missus was given blanks of lime when she took evening classes many years ago.
Blackswanwood
Old Oak
Thanks Andy.
It has probably taken me about 10 hours of actual carving time.
I have been using a range of different types of wood (lime, sycamore, cherry and oak) to learn with. Oak definitely needs a lot more concentration and is less forgiving than the others.