Ya'll are carving me crazy!
Beautiful work Herman! The hull planking is excellent and the carving is great too. She is going to be a real beauty!
Beautiful work Herman! The hull planking is excellent and the carving is great too. She is going to be a real beauty!
Thank you for the compliment Dean.Ya'll are carving me crazy!
Beautiful work Herman! The hull planking is excellent and the carving is great too. She is going to be a real beauty!
As a prelude to more difficult carving I replaced the ornament, which is used as inlay in the bow, because I found the earlier version too massive. And now was the right moment to correct that, before all the bow parts are joined together.
First of all a piece of wood was made to fit the housing; then the shape to be cut out was marked, holes drilled and the carving was made. I used both gouges, files, drills and my new nail drill.
First of all a piece of wood was made to fit the housing; then the shape to be cut out was marked, holes drilled and the carving was made. I used both gouges, files, drills and my new nail drill.
Excellent job!
Wonderful work, Herman! I love it!
Another carver with improving skills in no time! That looks very nice, Herman.
Regards, Peter
Your carving work looks beautiful.
Bill
Bill
Thank you Stephan.
You take the words right out of my mouth.
The former carvings were more relief carvings, done flat on the table. This 3D carving work requires a more careful approach.
First of all you have to take care not to cut in your fingers and the ornament is too small to use protective gloves.
And second it is very fragile, you can hardly use force, otherwise it will break (learned it the hard way and started all over again).
Thank you Bill. I am glad I took the time to replace the first version; I am quite happy with the result.
Wow! This is a heck of a job. It's just amazing, Herman!
Thank you Jim for your very kind words. Although time consuming, carving the ornaments is a very rewarding job.
Nice job!
I used to glue the wood with rubber glue on to a supporting piece of triplex. Then I cut out the carving, finished it as far as possible and dissolved the glue with paint thinner. At least it reduced the danger of breaking during carving.
But you apparently did not need any suggestions.
I used to glue the wood with rubber glue on to a supporting piece of triplex. Then I cut out the carving, finished it as far as possible and dissolved the glue with paint thinner. At least it reduced the danger of breaking during carving.
But you apparently did not need any suggestions.
Thank you Ab.
Suggestions are always welcome. I learned most, if not all, from picking up all sorts of guidelines, tips and tricks and suggestions from our forums. And I will also need the necessary suggestions in the future when I am ready for a new chapter of the build. After all, most of what I do, I do for the first time so without suggestions I would certainly not get far.
Suggestions are always welcome. I learned most, if not all, from picking up all sorts of guidelines, tips and tricks and suggestions from our forums. And I will also need the necessary suggestions in the future when I am ready for a new chapter of the build. After all, most of what I do, I do for the first time so without suggestions I would certainly not get far.
Good afternoon Herman. Yep you totally owned this. Wonderful. Cheers Grant
Good afternooon Grant. Thanks.
I think to gather more experience in carving I will proceed with the decorated ventilation ports and maybe the name plate on the stern before I venture into carving the figurehead.
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Wonderful carving work! I love it!
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Dear Shota, thank you for stopping by and your kind words.
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Hi Herman, Sorry to be late to offer my condolences on the loss of your Mother. I'm just getting caught up on your beautiful ship. All of your work is just top-notch! The most difficult, the carvings, are executed wonderfully and make me excited to see more.
You've seemed to have gained back your momentum.
You've seemed to have gained back your momentum.