Wood carving techniques????

[Wayne]

Hi.

I'm looking to improve my carving range from spoons to something more challenging. Can you recommend any good books with techniques and relatively simple projects? I am no sculptor. Just stuff than can be done with a decent knife.

 

[tenbears10]

Try this Wayne ball in cage

It is Hoodoo's but he shouldn't mind me linking it. I've nearly finished mine.

Bill

 

[Wayne]

Try this Wayne ball in cage

It is Hoodoo's but he shouldn't mind me linking it. I've nearly finished mine.

Bill

I hope your going to post a picture when it's completed.

 

[Neil1]

Wayne,
Your just after a noggin like mine ):
Neil

 

[Wayne]

Wayne,
Your just after a noggin like mine ):
Neil

It's certainly an inspiration. Is it a sin to covet thy neighbours noggin?

 

[tenbears10]

it's not a great pic but

I'm having trouble with the ball, freeing it and making it round.

Bill

 

[tomtom]

bill what wood are you using..??
i have just started one last week, funny how things pop up!

 

[tenbears10]

Tom it was just an old bit of timber lying around nothing special, pine or someting I think. It was a bit long it took ages to get rid of all that material and the ball is a bit long hence the time to get it round. I will get on it again this week. I've been concentrating on my handle which is ready for oiling now and then polishing. We'll see

Bill

 

[tomtom]

huum, i cant see daylight through mine yet, is it my eyes or is the one on hoodoo's site made from balstawood(sp)?

 

[tenbears10]

If it is balsa then that would explain why mine took so long to hollow out.

Bill

 

[Paganwolf]

Hi try this book "Carving and whittling the swedish style" by Gert Ljungberg published by lark books isbn 1-887374-40-x its the ideal book to help you though your initial spoon carving exploration :biggthump