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    Wood carving I carved the Material blades from Tales of Symphonia but I am really unskilled with paintings. Any tips to make it better ?

    January 24, 2020

    Wood carving I carved the Material blades from Tales of Symphonia but I am really unskilled with paintings. Any tips to make it better ?

    I carved the Material blades from Tales of Symphonia but I am really unskilled with paintings. Any tips to make it better ?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 03:27 AM PST

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    How to 'dig deep holes' in the wood?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 08:37 AM PST

    Sorry for the weird question title, I wasn't sure of the exact terminology.

    I was wondering how to best get a sizable recess into wood, for example, I'm trying to carve candle holders at the moment, and the rest of it seems rather straightforward, but how to create the recession for the candle to go into?

    In other projects I've been taking moderately thin chisel, and using the mallet to tap into the wood, about 5 or 7 times, and then continuing this around the shape, and continuing this for the entire 'shape' of the recess, and then I proceed to hollow it out with gouges. I know this isn't perfect and can sometimes be a little rough, and there's always a splitting risk (I know to make a bit of a channel through the center of the shape so that the wood has somewhere to go when the chisel is tapped in....). But this seems to not work so well with a longer, more narrow recess.

    I've had no luck with a bowl knife. I have a router, dremel, and drill, but I'm trying to avoid power tools for this.

    Anyone have suggestions or a youtube video they can throw my way?

    Thanks so much.

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    I found two nice logs - how do I dry them?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 07:54 AM PST

    I found two nice logs - how do I dry them?

    Hi all!
    I got my hands on these two really nice logs, and I would like to use them to whittle some small items, mostly chess pieces (I am a beginner!).

    Banana for scale

    I know that best wood for whittling is basswood due to its density and softness, and while I am not sure which wood is this, I am hoping it is something similar (soft wood).

    From what I understand, I should dry the logs, and once dry, if wood is indeed soft wood, I should be able to whittle it!

    I did some googling and learned following:
    1. Remove the bark.
    2. Coat the ends (where there was no bark initially) with a sealer (paraffin, shellac or smth).
    3. Put it somewhere dry, above 0 C but below 15 C, out of sunlight, out of bug's reach, and let it dry for at least 6 weeks, but it can even take half a year or a year, depending on the size of the piece I am drying and type of wood.

    Things I am not sure and was hoping you could help me with:
    1. Since I want to carve small items, when should I cut the logs into pieces? Before drying or after drying? If I do it before drying, which sides do I seal -> still just the two ends, or also some of the sides where I cut it?
    2. How will I know when is it done? I understand why the time varies, but how will I know that it is done?
    3. Is there anything else I am missing?
    4. Do you maybe know which wood is this :D?

    Thanks a lot!

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