Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

Try apple wood Paul, I made a few detailed things from it. Search for an old piece, hard and with small grain. Cheaper than boxwood and with rotary carving no problem. I search ebay for boxwood and you pay for a small piece of 3000 grams about 300 Euro???? 3 kilo is not much wood, because it is very heavy wood.

With apple wood You don't have to sell your family. Or you just need a good excuse.
 
Maarten said:
Michelangelo's first work wasn't David :-)
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Legendary advice.
Herman said:
Wow, first your Porsche and now your grandchildren. As I don't have a Porsche and my wife protects the grandchildren I use pearwood. ROTF
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I don’t have a Porsche nor any grandchildren - I tried selling my body and that didn’t go too well- stuck with Cherry wood ROTF

Good afternoon Paul. Wow. Bravo and Kudos . You owned that figure head.
Cheers Grant
 
Steef66 said:
Try apple wood Paul, I made a few detailed things from it. Search for an old piece, hard and with small grain. Cheaper than boxwood and with rotary carving no problem. I search ebay for boxwood and you pay for a small piece of 3000 grams about 300 Euro???? 3 kilo is not much wood, because it is very heavy wood.

With apple wood You don't have to sell your family. Or you just need a good excuse.
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I noticed earlier that you were using apple wood but subsequently forgot. I looked it up at that time and learned its hardness does approach that of Castelo. Applewood is popular around here with people who use smokers for barbecue. I have a small bag of it in the garage - I'll look for a good piece and give it a try.

Herman said:
Wow, first your Porsche and now your grandchildren. As I don't have a Porsche and my wife protects the grandchildren I use pearwood. ROTF
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Oh yes, one sideways glance at a grandchild brings out the wrath of the grandmother... Pearwood on my boxwood model would look out of place but I know it carves nicely.

The Porsche problem has been solved :).

Daniel20 said:
You have a very fine figurehead now Paul. I think as long as you have the desire to create great looking carvings you will only get better.
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Thanks much, Daniel.

GrantTyler said:
Legendary advice.

I don’t have a Porsche nor any grandchildren - I tried selling my body and that didn’t go too well- stuck with Cherry wood ROTF

Good afternoon Paul. Wow. Bravo and Kudos . You owned that figure head.
Cheers Grant
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Thanks for the nice post, Grant. Your body is too beat up to get a good value at market...

BTW: you will only try to carve cherry a few times before you learn it has a ceiling...

The Gavel said:
Paul! Your figurehead came out brilliantly - as per usual! In the end it reminds me of some brass rubbings from English knights' crypts - a good thing IMHO. I particularly admire the subtle way you achieved the impression of his underlying bone structure. Bravo!

Blessings.
Chuck
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Thank you kindly, Chuck. A dead English knight as a figurehead feels about right for the Kingfisher...
 
Congratulations Paul on your carved figurehead and for having the courage to do the job and share your emotional journey.

My opinion, it looks fantastic and further evidence of your not so hidden craftsmanship.

I have just finished a holiday in Italy where the skills of many a historical peoples was in every corner of ones view. Maybe you are a returned Italian master.

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Hi Paul. Great figurehead you carved from Boxwood. Doesn’t matter if you had to sell one of your grandchildren. It’s the cause that matters, sacrifices has to be made. :cool:
True boxwood is much harder and denser than Castello and thus for carving on a small scale so much better to hold an edge and to get all the details in your work. I like the warm gold/ yellow color of boxwood. A very good alternative is to use cowbone. Much chaeper and was used in the old days on shipmodels as well, next best thing to ivory, to made carvings out of. Yes, the carvings will be white of color but can be stained with a die to give it another tone.

Regards,
Peter
 
Ptèr said:
Hi Paul. Great figurehead you carved from Boxwood. Doesn’t matter if you had to sell one of your grandchildren. It’s the cause that matters, sacrifices has to be made. :cool:
True boxwood is much harder and denser than Castello and thus for carving on a small scale so much better to hold an edge and to get all the details in your work. I like the warm gold/ yellow color of boxwood. A very good alternative is to use cowbone. Much chaeper and was used in the old days on shipmodels as well, next best thing to ivory, to made carvings out of. Yes, the carvings will be white of color but can be stained with a die to give it another tone.

Regards,
Peter
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Thanks, Peter. I have gone back and carved some small scrolls using the Castello from the kit, and I can now appreciate more fully the difference between true boxwood and this other species. The Castello seemed very good until I used something better. I'll be saving the real boxwood I have for special applications. I will also try Stephan's suggestion of apple. My exotic wood supplier also sent me a pen blank of ironwood. The color is much darker, but he says it is very dense so it might carve well. We'll see... Cow bone? Hmmm...

I have now been able to buy back my grandchild at a deep discount. She can be a handful ROTF so the buyer decided it best to exercise the 'damage control' provision of our contract. With my Porsche now replaced as well, I am back to ground zero and all is well at the Kattner house. Of course, a new ship project is looming on the horizon...
 
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