Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: MulchMaker on January 18, 2017, 11:44:00 pm
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(https://i.imgur.com/1omzXwg.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ern4AMz.jpg) guess I need to actually finish it now and make another dozen or so of various sizes and scary maybe some pointy teeth, to put in my workshop. Just a heads up to anyone who needs to roughen up there workshop to have some solitude. Lol... this is some buckthorn I realy like the heartwood sapwood contrast. Woodcarving it's what you do while you wait for staves to dry.
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Maybe try a wood spirit - they are a bit more friendly😀👹! Or is that the object?
Hawkdancer
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This was a first attempt at carving, I showed it to her and she said all those wooden face thingies creep me out!!!
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TIKI!
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She will really freak out with my stone spirit army. John
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Well you better carve her a Brad Pitt >:D
I love it and better yet you are hooked :laugh:
Zuma
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Guess I better find my round tuit and finish the wood spirit on the rain fly pole😀. Looks like a good start on the carving. Just go where the wood takes you. Soon 😀😀 you will be turning out your own " army"!
Stoner, very good carvings, is that soapstone?
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I don't know how the carving will translate to bows, but it sure passes the time while waiting for staves to dry, and it is quite enjoyable. Less wasted wood off of the staves too ,And as I said before if I put enough of these in my workshop I might be able to keep her out of here for a few minutes so I can get some work done! Lol.
Stoner wow wonderful work! Something for me to aspire to
Hawkdancer, Zuma, Augustus, thanks for the encouragement!
Maybe after I get better at this I'll post some more "wife scarecrows" lol
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These garden stones are made of Kansas Limestone. They were fenceposts in they're former life. I have a fellow who picks up broken ones and when he get's enough, ships them out. John
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Stoner, should you mind posting a picture of your tool kit to work limestone? I'd love to know what you use to carve such detail into stone!
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Thats a shame,cause i think they're pretty cool.
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These are only a few, 4 more rolling tool boxes full.
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Pneumatic hammers from 1/4" piston up to 1-1/4" piston that will rattle your fillings loose. 4# Osage mallets, steel hammers 1# to 16#. Files, riflers, saws. I'm kind of a tool freak. John
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Here's a close up of the face. Has a piece of 1800s barbed wire body piercing. John
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lol I guess so!! Stoner you have quite the collection! Might have to mess around with some of my chisels. My wife would just take me out back and shoot me if I brought all that home!!
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Thanks Traxx
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MM, looks like a gooder to me. If you're havin fun is pretty much all that matters anyway. Two thumbs up here.
Like that army too stoner.
dp
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It is fun Bowtarist, plus I get to learn how the wood is going to react to a blade, and if it's gonna check/crack when I peak all the bark off. But the best part is it's a fun thing to do while I'm waiting for staves to dry and a distraction from making arrows.