carving challenge!

[humdrum_hostage]

I have been thinking about this for a while and now seems a good time. Its a bit like a picture of the month style thread but it's carving/whittling challenge then every so often once a theme has been exhausted we will change it. Or if someone wants to show something off put it up and everyone else can see what they can do.

We will start with wood spirits as that seems to be the thing at the moment. Post your pictures here even if you have already started a thread, so then all the pictures are in one place. (If you want that is).

it doesn't matter if you are pro or amatuer, give it a go and hopefully we can get tips and ideas off each other.

Good luck guys

 

[humdrum_hostage]

I Will start off with my second attempt at a wood spirit who now resides on my front door step.

 

[mountainm]

Mine from ages ago...

Need to get back into it. ..

 

[Monikieman]

Already posted but..........

1st attempt on the left and newest on the right.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

Mine from ages ago...

Need to get back into it. ..

I like the one on the left.

I am still waiting to see the efforts from Milius2 when he quoted this:

Much better then my attempts because I had none so you can be proud of youself. I'm thinking about woodspirit for years and actually I saw a nice piece of birch laying in the woods that someone has left behind. Soooooooo the competition is on!!

 

[Harvestman]

I sort of had the same idea recently, but your thread seems more successful than mine. My half-baked effort

 

[haytor7]

I gave it a try but mine has the expression that it has just crapped its self.

 

[Monikieman]

Looks good Haytor7

 

[Fraxinus]

Nice idea Chris, so I decided to have a go at lunchtime.......

Piece of branch 35mm dia off a eucalyptus + one coat of finishing oil.

Really like the others so far too.

Rob.

 

[UKDarren]

I've never tried carving but it is something I would like to try some day, I will enjoy following along and seeing what people come up with here.


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[Tony]

Great thread, i've nothing to contribute in the way of carving but keep it up, I'd like to see more...

 

[woodspirits]

some great work, well done.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

I gave it a try but mine has the expression that it has just crapped its self.

That made me laugh!

some great work, well done.

I was hoping you would have given us some pictures for inspiration and motivation

 

[Gary Elson]

Hi Guys great idea
Here's a fellow I found in a branch sometime ago
Thanks Gary

 

[Fraxinus]

Image not found in your post Gary and following a right click we get a possibly corrupted spam/advertising page, shame as the background image I got was promising..what I could see of it that is.

Rob.

 

[Gary Elson]

Sorry just corrected post is that better
Gary

 

[John Fenna]

Not a new carving, nor exactly a "Wood Spirit"...
I carved this for a theatrical production that needed a carving of "an ugly and distorted African Woman giving birth" ... some kind of "Fertility Spirit" ...



I sometimes also carve "Stoned Gods"


the one on the right is called "Gary" for some reason...

 

[Biker]

Here's a couple of mine that are rather old now. Maybe I'l get around to doing another one day

This was my first attempt. I carved this Wood Dryad into a walking staff. Sold the staff at the first Moot I went to.

And here's The Berserker. It's carved into a short piece of very green Lime. The carving area is about 4 inches tall. With the linseed oil finish and it nicely seasoned it's a rich golden brown now.

 

[Harvestman]

Great carving mate. Love the dryad. I always think of the beserker as the viking with the dislocated jaw.

 

[woodspirits]

🛁

That made me laugh!



I was hoping you would have given us some pictures for inspiration and motivation

Thanks but idon't think these guys need any motivation, but here's a recent one of mine