• From Steve Cofield on What videos would you like to see?

    Hi Mary. I really enjoyed the deep relief carving lesson with nuts and leaves. Do you have any plans for a deep relief lesson for scroll style acanthus leaf patterns? Thank you, I'm learning a whole lot about carving from you!
    Steve

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    2013/01/24 at 3:03 pm
  • From Tom Hollis on What videos would you like to see?

    Hi Mary,
    I would like to learn how to carve the pie crust edge on a tilt-top tea table.
    I'm enjoying the other great videos!
    Thanks,
    Tom

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    2013/01/21 at 8:07 pm
    • From Mary May on What videos would you like to see?

      Tom, I'd love to do a video on this. Do you have a particular design you were wanting to carve?

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      2013/01/25 at 10:00 pm
      • From Tom Hollis on What videos would you like to see?

        Hi Mary,
        I was thinking along the lines of Philadelphia or Chippendale style, something like the one here:
        https://www.artandantiqueemporium.com/table_tea/images/table_tea_carved_chippendale_top-detail.htm

        Tom

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        2013/02/18 at 3:53 pm
        • From Mary May on What videos would you like to see?

          Hi Tom,
          Ooooh. Pretty! I'd love to do that. I'll put it on my list but can't guarantee this soon. Hey, I've got an idea. Why not commission me to build the table and then I'll film the process (the only way I get to work on things these days).

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          2013/03/05 at 9:09 pm
  • From Jerry Palmer on Carving a Leaf & Nut Design in Deep Relief - Episode 1

    Wonderfully done and very beautiful! I am curious with all the trouble of using the hot glue why didn't you use newspaper or some other method to secure the piece down better? The newspaper worked great on the dragon carving and it was far more delicate. I absolutely love this carving!

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    2013/01/17 at 8:42 am
    • From Mary May on Carving a Leaf & Nut Design in Deep Relief - Episode 1

      Hi Jerry. That project was completed quickly and my client was expecting to have it that afternoon. The 3 or 4 hours that was needed to wait for the glue to dry was just too much time to wait. So, the main reason I used hot-melt glue was that it was fast. Some drawbacks with it, but it generally holds pretty tight - even with the heavy mallet work. If I have more time to work on it, I definitely would have used the newspaper/glue process.

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      2013/01/18 at 11:40 am
  • From Mary May - Woodcarver | Woodcarving Journeys on Carving a Leaf & Nut Design in Deep Relief - Episode 1

    [...] Learn how to carve in this video posting [...]

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    2013/01/12 at 3:47 pm
  • From Michael Thomas on Carving a Leaf & Nut Design in Deep Relief - Episode 1

    It's beautiful Mary. When you use the shallow gouges to form the curvature(up and down) how do you make a radius at the transition point? I am crazy about leaves and am trying to carve better leaves. Been looking at some pictures of Mark Yundt's as a guide but your videos are much more useful. Keep posting them, they are great.
    Mike

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    2013/01/12 at 10:14 am
    • From Mary May on Carving a Leaf & Nut Design in Deep Relief - Episode 1

      Thanks Mike, I'm not sure what you mean by "transition point". The trick with this carving is make small cuts to create the shape - whether it is a curvature or hollow. Just take small cuts, and find the shape in a very methodical way - bit by bit. This is very similar to finding shapes in stone carving - the slower you can go with the shaping, the easier it is to discover curvatures. If you try to go too fast, the shape can be lost quickly.

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      2013/01/15 at 8:07 pm