Grape Leaf Green Man

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Made this a few years ago, early in the days of learning wood carving. It's from a book by Lora Irish. I was handed a piece of tupelo at the now-defunct Woodcraft in Ventura, CA. I was new enough to carving that I didn't know that there are knives for tupelo, and I had a devil of a time with my regular chisels and gouges. I had to be quite careful to not teat out the wood when cutting. Approximately 9" tall.

The Other Steven

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Craftsman Band Saw Pfeil Carving tools

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Eric - the "Loft" commented over 2 years ago

Looks like you did well. I would think faces are difficult to carve.

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shipwright commented over 2 years ago

Gotta start somewhere. This looks pretty good!

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Dark_Lightning commented over 2 years ago

Thanks, guys! That carving provided some real insight into the art of carving. While making it, I noticed that the carving in the tutorial didn't match the carving on the cover of the book. Mistakes can be made in some cases and the carving can be just fine. I used to do mechanical design, and the parts had better match the drawing to within the tolerances, or the final product may not work properly. That was a big lesson for me.

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