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Here are three shots of this Sleigh: 1) carved no finish 2) sealer followed by light acrylic paint 3) antique finish added
(1st picture) When I'd finished the carving, I felt that the snowflakes needed to be accentuated. Adding a sealer makes the basswood a bit golden in color, and followed with some acrylic paint that has been thinned just a little should do the trick.Â
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(2nd picture) I felt it looked good. But...Some of the red paint bled into the surface
while I was wiping it off. Others probably wouldn't notice it, but I sure did.
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(3rd picture) Antiquing the surface would not only mask the light red but it would also make it look like it's been around a while and make the Sleigh a bit more subtle while at the same time making the carving stand out.Â
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To accomplish this look I dabbed a bit of gel stain in various spots and wiped it
off. The goal is to make it look dirty. Really! Like its been handled by many people over the years.Â
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Marty, Recognizing that there is nothing new and you have probably heard it all, I have a tip that might be worth passing along.
Like most folks, I download your patterns and print them on an ink jet printer. I take the inkjet copies to a copy center and make laser print copies and transfer the laser copies to wood. I find that if I use the darkest setting on the laser printer, the image transfers more easily to the wood. This is particularly true for the shaded areas on the pattern.
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Marty,
I’ve been working through your rosette course. My results are just OK, but I’m learning from my mostly minor mistakes. Before much longer, I think I will be ready to move from practice boards to real projects.
JohnT
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Hi John, Your plan to work on practice boards is the way to go. Carving the same pattern multiple times will help as well. Keep me posted! Thanks for reaching out.
Neil is Playing Games!
Hi Marty,
You asked us about what we are doing lately. Well I got a card box from you and chip carved one for my granddaughter. Five Crowns is a game we play. It has 5 suits from 3 to Ace. It is a modification of gin rummy.
The pattern I think is obvious, but the inside is lined with a very thin leather on the bottom, and a thicker piece on top.
So what do you think? (Platinum Member)
Non-chip carving carving 🙂
Werner was busy carving this before the spooky time last week.
Here's one of many amazing pumpkin carvings from Lundy Cupp. @lundycupp
