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I started this yesterday with another odd-shaped piece of burr oak rescued from the tree after the chainsaw crew had mangled it somewhat!
I wanted to try to carve it by hand for the experience and to contrast with turning so I gouged out the inside so far with the trusty gouge and mallet on my knee in the sunny back garden yesterday over the course of a couple of hours.
My partner insisted on the mouse - I didn't really want the hassle but, well, did I really have a choice? It's formed from a large nobbly bit which had a chainsaw cut through one side so I've worked round it - the mouse will eventually be peering over the edge whilst clinging on to the side with it's tail looped over the lip.
Not sure what shape the bowl will be eventually - sort of clam shaped I suppose - still more to do...any ideas? :?
Again, I must apologise for the quaity of the pics - I'm not set up yet at all for doing any of this properly. Please let me know if it's offending some code or other
http://colin89fair.blogspot.com/
I started this yesterday with another odd-shaped piece of burr oak rescued from the tree after the chainsaw crew had mangled it somewhat!
I wanted to try to carve it by hand for the experience and to contrast with turning so I gouged out the inside so far with the trusty gouge and mallet on my knee in the sunny back garden yesterday over the course of a couple of hours.
My partner insisted on the mouse - I didn't really want the hassle but, well, did I really have a choice? It's formed from a large nobbly bit which had a chainsaw cut through one side so I've worked round it - the mouse will eventually be peering over the edge whilst clinging on to the side with it's tail looped over the lip.
Not sure what shape the bowl will be eventually - sort of clam shaped I suppose - still more to do...any ideas? :?
Again, I must apologise for the quaity of the pics - I'm not set up yet at all for doing any of this properly. Please let me know if it's offending some code or other
http://colin89fair.blogspot.com/
