[Woodcarver] First attempts...be gentle :)

[Denny]

Chris,
You are on the right track to being a good carver.  I would look at a
picture of a fish to see how the body is shaped and carve for that shape.
If the fish is a caricature carving, you should not have any wood showing
that doesn¹t have tool marks.  If you are shooting for realism, you need to
detail in the tail and head at the least.

The relief is starting good.  The background should be set back about half
the thickness of the board deep to give you room for the rest of the design
It does look like your tools are not sharp enough for the wood you are
working on.  They may cause splintering and chipping when you get to the
detail on the flower and can be dangerous to use because they slip instead
of dig in.

Good luck & let us see the relief when you are finished,
Denny



From: Chris <tooker at rogers.com>
Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:39:32 -0500
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Subject: [Woodcarver] First attempts...be gentle :)


Hi everyone,
Here are my first attempts at some carving...not great and still in progress
for flower....pointers and constructive criticism welcomed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59983043@N00/sets/72157603198940032/
see ya later
Chris Huggins
Collingwood, On


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