The Wayland Kista ( Old Norse Chest.)

[paulnb57]

Bloody hell! I really like that, nice work!

 

[Wayland]

I am finding noses difficult to get right. She's no beauty is she.

I think I set the eye too high as well.

I may have to skim her down a bit and have another go if I get time.

 

[Wayland]

OK, the next scene.

Here we have the sticky ending for the Princes that I promised you.

I've also reworked Blöðvildr a little. She's still no great beauty but at least it's a bit more flattering.

 

[DanielCoffey]

I know you said the faces are hard to do but the fabric is really effective. You should be proud of this!

 

[Wayland]

I am starting to feel a sense of achievement I must admit.

So far it's worked out far better than I expected.

 

[GGTBod]

I think you are definitely going to have drop any thoughts of woodworking not being one of your proficient skills

 

[Wayland]

I must say that oak has been a surprise.

I expected it to be really hard to work but once the tools are sharp enough, it carves like cheese.

You have to keep your eye on the grain of course but you can carve within 80 points of the grain direction which is far better than I expected.

I've had remarkably few breakouts, even when I've pushed my luck.

 

[GGTBod]

I have been playing with the idea of doing some relief board carvings to mount on the walls, watching this thread and your work develop is very inspirational, mine won't be Viking based but it would be very cool if i could make them tell a story, the only idea i had so far what i'd like to try was to do a version of the Game of Thrones 4 families thing

I have a better picture of it but currently can't find it

 

[Wayland]

Sounds like that could be cool.

I've taken a fair bit of time over this job but the longest part of it was deciding to start.

 

[GGTBod]

My major procrastination at the minute is i keep saying when i get a bit better at carving i'll start some of my more adventurous project ideas, then when i get a bit better than the better i just got to ........ i guess that procrastination could run to infinity. I'm still a relative novice in the wood carving game i've only been at it since July last year.

I noticed earlier in the thread you mentioned a rotary tool, can i ask what this is please?

 

[Wayland]

I've only been at it since July this year...

I used a router to get the real depth. I had been experimenting with Forstner bits and power drill but the router did a much better job.

 

[Wayland]

And now, the final scene.

 

[Wayland]

The one you've all been waiting for.

Not quite finished yet.

I'll give it a coat of Lookinat before doing any final changes and then finish it with oil and Stockholm tar.



.

 

[JohnC]

It is more of an heirloom than a project! Ive admired things in museums and pew ends that that wouldnt look amiss alongside...

 

[John Fenna]

Magnificent!

 

[DanielCoffey]

You will have to get little cards with copies of the relevant parts of the story on it because you will be 'splainin' to folks everywhere you take that box.

 

[Gary Elson]

That is truly lovely and you should certainly be having a sense of achievement
So how do you feel about wood and your associated skills now?
Inspirational
Cheers
Gary Elson

 

[Mesquite]

That's stunning work Gary.

 

[Tengu]

Thats truly marvelous.

I cannot say more.

 

[Wayland]

It is more of an heirloom than a project! Ive admired things in museums and pew ends that that wouldnt look amiss alongside...

It's a bit of a shame it will only be used occasionally. We haven't got room for it in the house really, that is full of bookcases, so it's going to spend most of it's life stored away, ready for the next event.

You will have to get little cards with copies of the relevant parts of the story on it because you will be 'splainin' to folks everywhere you take that box.

One of it's uses will be as a bench seat for a storytelling project I am working on. In the mean time, telling people the tale of Wayland wil be good practice.