jeanluc83
Omono
I started carving on my second root stand. This one is much bigger. There is about an 80% chance that this is going to become a piece of firewood by the end but it still gives me a chance to get a feel for the tools.
The wood is a chunk of white cedar. For hand carving it is pretty good but not the best for power carving. It tends to splinter and "fuzz". This is especially true when cut across the grain. I may try to get a piece of hard wood to work on next.
I started by drilling holes at random. I may in the future alternate between carving and drilling holes as the carving progresses. Once the holes are there I’m stuck with them even if they don’t really fit with the carving at that point.
From there I’m opening things up and trying to make it into some kind of cohesive design.
The wood is a chunk of white cedar. For hand carving it is pretty good but not the best for power carving. It tends to splinter and "fuzz". This is especially true when cut across the grain. I may try to get a piece of hard wood to work on next.
I started by drilling holes at random. I may in the future alternate between carving and drilling holes as the carving progresses. Once the holes are there I’m stuck with them even if they don’t really fit with the carving at that point.
From there I’m opening things up and trying to make it into some kind of cohesive design.