[Woodcarver] Modeling Clay

[Mike Bloomquist]

Hi Merrilee,
"Keep on Carvin'" does not stand freely.  I will be pegging him to a base
with cobblestones carved into it's surface.  There will be a 1/4" dowel up
through the ball of his back foot and a finishing nail through the heel of
the forward foot (and 5min epoxy).  I anticipated that he would not free
stand... he couldn't strike that pose standing still, he must me moving
forward.  The exaggeration of the drawing and the implication of forward
momentum means he'll need anchored to the base somehow.  Besides... the
cobblestones will give him a little "habitat".

Sorry for the slow response, but SWMBO an I were in Lancaster this
weekend... great timing, huh?

Keep on Carvin'
-Mike B.->

PS
SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed... or as Matt Kelly refers to her, "The Long
Suffering Mrs. Bloomquist"  ;-).


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Modeling Clay


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> Hi Mike!
>    Thank you Chris for asking this question and to those that have
answered
> it also thank you.  Maybe this is asked and answered down the list but
with
> 187 left to read I'm asking now anyway!!
> I see the value in trying out potential problems in clay before starting
to
> carve but can you tell if the carving will balance on its own?  I am
> assuming your truckin' guy will be "standing" when done?? But if this is
so
> how can you be sure it will when you screwed the wire armature down to
> begin?  And I suppose that technically if I can't  make  it in clay I
might
> have trouble with making it in wood also??
>     Lori - What is a free form mount?  I probably should know this just
from
> the words but just to be sure;-)  Thanks!
> Merrilee
>
> >From: "Mike Bloomquist" <m.bloomquist at verizon.net>
> >Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> >To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Modeling Clay
> >Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:05:17 -0800
> >
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> >Chris,
> >Lori already did a great job on covering your question, so I'm just going
> >to
> >add my vote for Plastering as the medium of choice for carving models.
> >It's
> >a bit more expensive, but worth it in the long run because you can
recycle
> >it.
> >
> >I was going to save this for when the project was carved, but...
> >
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%201.jpg
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%202.jpg
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%203.jpg
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%204.jpg
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%205.jpg
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%206.jpg
> >http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%207.jpg
> >
> >shows my latest modeling effort from armature to finish <well, as
> >"finished"
> >as I tend to go>,  I prefer the wooden tools as well as the metal loop
> >tools.  Again, I agree with Lori... no plastic.  From this model I take a
> >photo from the top and side to give me a cutting pattern for the bandsaw.
> >I
> >shoot them from a as far away as possible to get a true a profile.  Then
I
> >print them out scaled to fit the block of wood.  In this case the cut out
> >blank was still so "weird" looking that the clay model helped me even
after
> >the pattern making stage by helping me see what large areas needed
wasting
> >out.
> >
> >Ivan has a great article on clay model making using Plastelina in the
> >latest
> >"carving" magazine.
> >
> >Keep on Carvin'
> >-Mike B.->
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <chrishoward307 at bellsouth.net>
> >To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 5:15 PM
> >Subject: [Woodcarver] Modeling Clay
> >
> >
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> > >   Hi all,
> > >
> > >    Wanted to post a question I think will help many of us. What types
of
> >modeling clay is recommended tools and techniques used.
> > > Chris Howard
> > > Gatlinburg Tn
> > > http://www.gatlinburg-artist.com/
> > >
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