What's in a name?

[wetcoast]

My email address - or was. Now have moved. Should probably try to change my username I suppose

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I almost went with "Drewcifer". While working at a high school boys' dormitory at a boarding school overseas, I received that name. I could be tough, and when I was....watch out for....the Drewcifer. Mwaaa haaa haaaa...

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by woodcarver

Great poster Tony . The two shots show quite different colours on the poster .Which is closest to true ?

I never thought much of that but yeah wow that's quite a different hue to it. I think the picture of the one of my wall looks basically like the real one on my wall, but the linked in photo was from a website that sells the posters so you'd think that would be pretty accurate. Maybe mine has faded out over the years (it's just drymounted, no frame or glass, so I guess the odds it being not faded after 15-16 years or whatever it is, are not that good.. )

[woodcarver]

Hey Tony ,Could also be the ambient light in the room amazing how different the colours appear under ,natural ,fluorescent or tungsten lighting. Just painted a bedroom and all the walls look a different shade !!!

....................Dave

[woodcarver]

Nick , With respect I don't think you would want to put one on your deck
Though I might be wrong ................................
They take almost a month to make as ,after the carving process and contouring the feather groups , each barb of each feather is burned into the wood as close as possible with a pyrographic pen and then painted with repeated thin coats of acrylic paint until a deep hue appears !!
The carvings need to be handled almost like a real bird as even the moisture from your hands can spoil the finish .
Sorry Ruth , Did not mean to make your thread a carving course

............................Dave

[Ruth]

Originally Posted by woodcarver

Nick , With respect I don't think you would want to put one on your deck
Though I might be wrong ................................
They take almost a month to make as ,after the carving process and contouring the feather groups , each barb of each feather is burned into the wood as close as possible with a pyrographic pen and then painted with repeated thin coats of acrylic paint until a deep hue appears !!
The carvings need to be handled almost like a real bird as even the moisture from your hands can spoil the finish .
Sorry Ruth , Did not mean to make your thread a carving course

............................Dave

Carry on with the carving course - not that I will ever attempt it as the entire carving would just be BLOOD RED. Now let's talk cutting horses

[skylord]

Why would you want to cut a horse.....carving a tree branch sounds more humane.

Scott

[andsoitgoes]

Originally Posted by woodcarver

Nick , With respect I don't think you would want to put one on your deck
Though I might be wrong ................................
They take almost a month to make as ,after the carving process and contouring the feather groups , each barb of each feather is burned into the wood as close as possible with a pyrographic pen and then painted with repeated thin coats of acrylic paint until a deep hue appears !!
The carvings need to be handled almost like a real bird as even the moisture from your hands can spoil the finish .
Sorry Ruth , Did not mean to make your thread a carving course

............................Dave

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THAT would explain why they look so beautiful, hatchai matchi, well good work, maybe one day I'll add one INSIDE the home!!

You have a website with more pics??

[woodcarver]

Hey Guy's , This attention could become addictive
Thanks again Nick. ( No , Sorry I do not have a website )
Ruth , You seem to be very attached to cutting horses ! Do you partake of that discipline ? My brother -in -law is an addict and takes part in many competitions.
Strangely enough ,if you used my method for carving, you would probably be quite safe . After cutting out the profiles on a band saw( side view and top view) I then do most of the detail shaping with a Dremel using different shaped burrs and cutters . I find I have more control this way,although traditionally carving knives are used.
One of my posting names was painter and I include an acrylic of my daughters' house in Toronto that I recently finished .


................................Dave

[Ruth]

Hey Dave - yeah a recent addict to the sport of cutting. I have been to a few competitions this year and am heading out to one this weekend near Edmonton.
I am quite sure that I could manage to mangle my hands if I tried anything like that but WOW you have amazing artistic talents.
Do you frequently sell your work? And like mentioned above do you have a website?