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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Here are the latest photos of my carving.
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As you can see I have started to develop the hair more, trying to give the illusion of a body underneath.
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It's always a bit scary when I start to carve deeper into the legs and arms but the detail comes from ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Here are some photos of my new carving. This represents 4 days work.
I am carving a piece of Syreford limestone which is quarried in the North Cotswolds. The stone has been allowed to weather outside for 2 yrs in order to make sure that it wasn't going to suffer any ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
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The three pieces completed!
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My customer provided me with the names and dates in her own handwriting which I drew as closely as I could onto the two acorns-paying careful attention to match the character of the 2 men with the different acorns!
She didn't want the engraving to be too ...
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Sunday, December 11th, 2011
So the next stage in this commission was to start shaping the acorns so they were no longer just barrels!
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Sandstone is a very brittle stone and if I try and take too much off at one time it has a tendancy to pluck out where I don't want it ...
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Thursday, December 8th, 2011
As promised some photos!
I was given an amazing commission back in July to carve a pair of acorns and an acorn cup. I used the grey/green Forest of Dean sandstone, which is incredibly hard to carve but is very durable and will resist the frost.
They were 2ft x 12 x ...
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