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JIm Geisert@jgeisert
61 Posts
Quote from JIm Geisert on July 27, 2017, 12:08 pm
I play the guitar and have been wanting to incorporate a guitar in a carving for a while. I got this idea from a photo of Canadian folk singer Judy Collins I found on the net. I modeled it in clay first so I could get an idea of proportion and how everything would fit together. The clay model was very helpful in the initial roughing-out stage.
Wood is butternut though I wish now I would have used basswood. I still have quite a bit of detail work to do especially in refining the facial features. Probably the hardest carving I've ever done.
I play the guitar and have been wanting to incorporate a guitar in a carving for a while. I got this idea from a photo of Canadian folk singer Judy Collins I found on the net. I modeled it in clay first so I could get an idea of proportion and how everything would fit together. The clay model was very helpful in the initial roughing-out stage.
Wood is butternut though I wish now I would have used basswood. I still have quite a bit of detail work to do especially in refining the facial features. Probably the hardest carving I've ever done.
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Quote from JIm Geisert on July 27, 2017, 12:10 pm
Sorry the above picture came out sideways.
Sorry the above picture came out sideways.
Tim Rauch@timrauch
49 Posts
Quote from Tim Rauch on July 27, 2017, 11:36 pm
Just click on the picture to see it oriented as the original was
Just click on the picture to see it oriented as the original was
SmokyRick Crawford@smokyrick
72 Posts
Quote from SmokyRick Crawford on July 28, 2017, 8:11 am
Very nice job. Really looks like a lot of work to me.
Very nice job. Really looks like a lot of work to me.
MaryMay@marymay
453 Posts
Quote from MaryMay on July 28, 2017, 12:16 pm
That's looking good... and a lot of work! Sometimes it's easier to carve something larger than smaller, as this carving is. I'm guessing you have had to pull out the micro tools. Clay modeling definitely helps with something as complicated as this - just to get the proportions correct.
That's looking good... and a lot of work! Sometimes it's easier to carve something larger than smaller, as this carving is. I'm guessing you have had to pull out the micro tools. Clay modeling definitely helps with something as complicated as this - just to get the proportions correct.
JIm Geisert@jgeisert
61 PostsTopic Author
Quote from JIm Geisert on July 30, 2017, 11:20 am
Micro tools, Dremel, rifflers, probably every tool I own has been used on this. Certainly has been a learning experience.
Micro tools, Dremel, rifflers, probably every tool I own has been used on this. Certainly has been a learning experience.
