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Hi from Down Under - Woodcarving Illustrated
Welcome Nich. I've read a few articlesand seen one or two examples of kolrosing. Really interesting artform but I have been able to find the tool or any clear directions so I'll be watching your posts with interest. jimjim Junior Member Join Date:Mar 2008 Posts:14 Share Tweet #4 04-22-2008, 08:00 AM Re: Hi from Down Under
Knife - Woodcarving Illustrated
The way to know if your knife is sharp, if you can shave toward the grain, across the grain and if you have felt no pain and your carving starts turning red.
Labor Hours - Woodcarving Illustrated
The snow extraction is done, the horses are watered, and the bird feeders are refilled. Big pot of soup is about 1/2 gone, and now get ready for the next snow event. All is good here, hope everyone is doing good. Carve On, Kadiddle Tags:None Gulf Coast Handyman Senior Member Join Date:Oct 2007 Posts:12613 Share Tweet #2 02-10-2013, 08:05 PM Re: Labor Hours
Seeking advice re: coloring a simple linecarving
There are some wider grooves in the design, so I didn't think kolrosing would work well, but a dry method is appealing. I need to keep the coloring relatively contained, as it is a decoration on a larger "thing" and I don't want to mess it up too much.
Missing PMs - Woodcarving Illustrated
I've noticed lately that incoming Personal Messages from other WCI members are not put in the In Box. The message in the In Box is often the PM I sent to the member which caused them to answer. Sometimes I can find the incoming message on the WCI member's Profile page.
Come by Here! - Woodcarving Illustrated
"Kumbayah" (Gullah, "Come By Here" — "Kum ba yah") — is an African-American spiritual song from the 1930s. It enjoyed newfound popularity during the folk revival of the 1960s and became a standard campfire song in Scouting and nature-oriented organizations. The song was originally associated with human and spiritual unity, closeness and compassion, and it still is in many places around the ...
scrimshaw - Woodcarving Illustrated
He has information on kolrosing as well as a knife he makes just for that activity. Also, look at powder horn making, the kind used by muzzleloaders. The cow horns used (hardly endangered) are inexpensive. The tools and techniques used to decorate them are the same as ivory scrimshaw. They can even be cut, steamed and pressed flat. Jeff ...
Stropping woes - Woodcarving Illustrated
So far, the compounds I've tried: Lee Valley CrOx bar, White Gold, .5u CBN emulsion. Substrates I've tried: thicker cow-belly leather, 5oz horsebutt, cardstock from the back of a legal pad. All glued to 3/4" plywood. Application methods I've tried (with the bars): "crayon"-style, chopped up and mixed into a
Couple projects - Woodcarving Illustrated
I thought I might post a couple projects I did awhile back, most of my projects go out in the W3E carving club exchange headed up by Matt Kelley and I didnt think at the time of taking pictures. Burnings 001 is a lord of the rings carving in Mahogany 3 ft x 2 ft - 1 inch thick. Scene where the ring wraith got off horse and leaned over tree looking for hobbits. The second one img 0369 is a ...
Hello from Sweden. - Woodcarving Illustrated
My mother just presented me with what I think is a bread board that was carved in the style of kolrosing in Sweden and given to my Grandmother as a gift when some of her family came to visit her.
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