More than once, I've ended up making a background lower than originally intended. After digging a valley to get the knotty area smooth, the valley had to be eliminated by taking everything else down yet more. You make it look easy!
Thanks for another helpful lesson through a difficult part of the carving.
Pretty soon you reach the bench, and carving into the bench is not good.
And there is NO way you can make these cuts with the grain without something coming up and biting you. These can only be cut securely across the grain.
I'll get to working on these. Resin castings are definitely sturdier but material cost is considerably higher than plaster. I'll let you know when these area available.
Autumn,
I did make a rubber mold of this, but will probably need to make the casting with resin so it is more stable, which will make it more expensive. It might be as much as $45 or $50 for the casting. If you're interested, let me know and I will make one.
Yes, please, I would like to have one. It would make it so much easier if I could see the levels right in front of me. Thank you for offering to make it available.
Hi Michael,
That's a tough one because I really don't purchase my own mahogany much of the time. I quite often get my wood from furniture makers that I work for and they normally try to get Honduran (which is very difficult to get these days) or African mahogany. Try not to get what is referred to as sepele, as it can be very dense and grain going in some crazy directions - switching direction about every 1/2 inch or so. African mahogany is a hit and miss - sometimes it can be very good, sometimes not. Ultimately try to be in a position where you can see the wood before purchasing it - get straight, tight grain. Hope this helps.
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