What's in a name?

[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?

[Snappy]

I was a Snap-On Tools dealer for 15 years (and still was when I registered on Canreef) and many of my customers called me "Snappy" so I thought I would use that on most of the boards I frequent. Easy for me to remember.
I agree, nice stuff Dave

[woodcarver]

Thanks Greg !
Good wishes for this week -end in Edmonton ,Ruth .
No I have not sold any paintings yet , just the carvings , and I don't have a web site .
........................Dave