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Latest Carving Project - Retirement gift for a friend

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May 01, 2022, 05:38 PM
GrumpyBiker
Latest Carving Project - Retirement gift for a friend
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Originally posted by techguy:
That looks great, he will be very pleased with it. What wood do you use? I follow a guy who is a wood carver and on the first step he will use a router to outline everything then chisel away everything else. Is that how you do it also?



For anything that will have multiple color stains or dyed portions like the sign below I alway use poplar as it’s a light color & allows the colors to be brighter.
No I refuse to use power tools of any kind.
All by hand with hand tools.


I picked up a set of these, they’re a new company and have impressed me so far.



Some of the smaller & micro tools I use






A restroom sign & bracket I made for our friends winery




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May 01, 2022, 06:04 PM
Texas Bob C.
That's some serious talent.
May 01, 2022, 06:45 PM
TMats
Yowzuh!


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May 01, 2022, 07:10 PM
bgouker
That is quite a talent. I can't carve worth a crap, great job.
May 01, 2022, 08:13 PM
Rey HRH
I think I've seen a post of yours where the carving started out not so impressive looking and ended up spectacular. This is another one. Impressive.


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May 01, 2022, 08:37 PM
Jupiter
Amazing work Sir.


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May 02, 2022, 09:09 AM
rsbolo
Grumpy...you really do amazing work. Thank you for sharing.


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May 02, 2022, 09:54 AM
joel9507
That's some outstanding stuff! Smile
May 02, 2022, 05:25 PM
TRIO
Amazing craftsmanship! Love the results and a great way to invest (vs. spending) your time.


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