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Red Oak Box for...
Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 Posts
Quote from Matthew Mizner on October 23, 2017, 10:55 am
...my DMT stones! ? Had some scrap Home Depot oak from an old project, so I thought I’d clean up my stack of sharpening stones and put them in something. I’m hoping to carve a rope around the lid and base, and put some kind of diaper on the front and sides. I have no clue about the top...still thinking about it. Any ideas?
...my DMT stones! ? Had some scrap Home Depot oak from an old project, so I thought I’d clean up my stack of sharpening stones and put them in something. I’m hoping to carve a rope around the lid and base, and put some kind of diaper on the front and sides. I have no clue about the top...still thinking about it. Any ideas?
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MaryMay@marymay
453 Posts
Quote from MaryMay on October 23, 2017, 9:39 pm
Oooh. So many possibilities. It really depends on how thick the top of the box is. Look at the dragonfly video and the butterfly video on carving simply with the v-chisel. This is if your box top is very thin. Maybe try staining it first and then carving away the stain? Do you have a family motto? How about a portrait of a beloved pet?? Acanthus leaf?? Endless possibilities...
Oooh. So many possibilities. It really depends on how thick the top of the box is. Look at the dragonfly video and the butterfly video on carving simply with the v-chisel. This is if your box top is very thin. Maybe try staining it first and then carving away the stain? Do you have a family motto? How about a portrait of a beloved pet?? Acanthus leaf?? Endless possibilities...
Robert Allingham@bobabob
25 Posts
Quote from Robert Allingham on October 24, 2017, 9:36 am
Nice work. I need to do someting like that foe my stones as well.
Nice work. I need to do someting like that foe my stones as well.
Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Matthew Mizner on October 24, 2017, 3:44 pm
Mary, the lid is 3/4” thick...plenty to work with, and like you said, sooo many possibilities! Here’s where I am so far...the scales are carved on the other side also, and I’ll start on the flowers tomorrow most likely. All that will be left is the top! The feet are just a large rounded dowel that I made from some scrap glue-ups.
Mary, the lid is 3/4” thick...plenty to work with, and like you said, sooo many possibilities! Here’s where I am so far...the scales are carved on the other side also, and I’ll start on the flowers tomorrow most likely. All that will be left is the top! The feet are just a large rounded dowel that I made from some scrap glue-ups.
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SmokyRick Crawford@smokyrick
72 Posts
Quote from SmokyRick Crawford on October 25, 2017, 9:10 am
That is a lovely piece of work. Should be great when finished. Will the top be without decoration? By the way, I like the ropework edging.
That is a lovely piece of work. Should be great when finished. Will the top be without decoration? By the way, I like the ropework edging.
Robert Allingham@bobabob
25 Posts
Quote from Robert Allingham on October 25, 2017, 11:55 am
Inspiring piece! Very nice.
Inspiring piece! Very nice.
Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Matthew Mizner on October 25, 2017, 1:01 pm
Thanks Rick and Robert. Rick, right now the top will be left blank. I’m having a creativity block right now and don’t know what I should put on the lid. I’ll probably leave it unfinished, or just run some BLO over it. And thanks, im glad you like the rope...they are fun to carve.
Thanks Rick and Robert. Rick, right now the top will be left blank. I’m having a creativity block right now and don’t know what I should put on the lid. I’ll probably leave it unfinished, or just run some BLO over it. And thanks, im glad you like the rope...they are fun to carve.
Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Matthew Mizner on October 25, 2017, 4:52 pm
Flowers are done. Last are the feet on the lathe...and I’m no lathe master for sure.
Flowers are done. Last are the feet on the lathe...and I’m no lathe master for sure.
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Quote from MaryMay on October 25, 2017, 9:15 pm
So nice! Have you been hanging out with Peter Follansbee? He does some great oak carving in that style.
What have you concluded for the top? How about make it personal with some nice lettering for a special someone for Christmas??
So nice! Have you been hanging out with Peter Follansbee? He does some great oak carving in that style.
What have you concluded for the top? How about make it personal with some nice lettering for a special someone for Christmas??
Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Matthew Mizner on October 25, 2017, 10:06 pm
Thanks Mary!
Ha! I googled Peter and what a beard that guy has!! I got the idea from a couple pictures in a Dover book. Glad it looks okay and like something a seasoned carver would do...I was worried it would look like a wood patchwork quilt.
I decided to draw up a monogram for the lid. This oak has been pretty crumbly in spots, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get good detail. I might just do a block font of sorts.
And the special someone will be me...and my DMT stones. ?
Thanks Mary!
Ha! I googled Peter and what a beard that guy has!! I got the idea from a couple pictures in a Dover book. Glad it looks okay and like something a seasoned carver would do...I was worried it would look like a wood patchwork quilt.
I decided to draw up a monogram for the lid. This oak has been pretty crumbly in spots, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get good detail. I might just do a block font of sorts.
And the special someone will be me...and my DMT stones. ?
