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tikifreak1
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|  Posted: 2007-06-16 3:32 pm Permalink
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GMAN
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| Posted: 2007-06-16 3:43 pm Permalink
Craig,
As you go you will find how much room to leave in between your lines to allow you to carve. What works in drawings rarely works in a carving unless you plan ahead for your cuts. I try to do as little drawing as possible and choose to work the piece out of the wood - but that might not work for you. Try starting with a good idea of what you want him to look like, a good picture on paper, and then start working him out of the wood with guidelines on the log as you need him. Get a center line to help with your symmetry and other lines to line up the eyes and other features.
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-06-16 3:54 pm Permalink
Okay, good call!!!
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GMAN
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| Posted: 2007-06-17 6:25 pm Permalink
yep 
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GMAN
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| Posted: 2007-07-03 12:57 pm Permalink
Hey Craig,
How goes the fight? We're waiting on some progress....have you been able to start?
-G
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-07-06 04:49 am Permalink
Hey Gman, I ordered the MC175 set from mountain heritage that you recommended last Friday. I called yesterday to check on the status and they were out of stock and Flexcut takes the whole week off for the 4th every year, so I have to wait a little longer. I didn't give up!! I really can't wait to get started!!!
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GMAN
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| Posted: 2007-07-06 08:19 am Permalink
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| Posted: 2007-07-07 12:39 pm Permalink
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-07-07 3:32 pm Permalink
It's begun!!! Thanks Greentikipat for the reference. Gman (help/advise)
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-07-07 5:04 pm Permalink
Taking a break! Here is some progress if that's what you want to call it!
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-07-07 7:33 pm Permalink
I think I F'ed up!!! I put his ears to far back and now the backside looks funny!
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-07-08 12:38 pm Permalink
 changed up the ears a little bit. working on rounding out the head and back. I just noticed I forgot his lower legs too, hopefully I can still work them in????
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tikifreak1
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GMAN
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| Posted: 2007-07-08 6:01 pm Permalink
Hey Craig, nice start. Keep thinking and trying to work it out. You'll be fine. Cut in deeper and start to think of the carving as a series of layers. The more layers and transitions to layers, the more interesting and appealing it will be. Think and experiment - then repeat!
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tikifreak1
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| Posted: 2007-07-09 2:46 pm Permalink
Had a couple of minutes after work so I started to go a little deeper on the left side and worked on the legs! Gman are the flexcuts going to be easier to use then the bench chisels I'm using now???
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