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This is a relief carving of a young eagle that I made in my woodcarving class. It is roughly based off of a design in the Marine Carving Handbook, but I altered it to make it without the arrows or the ribbon, because this was one of my first projects. I used a variety of carving chisels but I mostly used #2 and #3 chisels, along with a sharp skew chisel and a v-tool. I made it using basswood, because it is so forgiving. I used a linseed oil finish on it, because I hate the nasty fumes from most normal finishes. Also I planed off the edges of the wood with a box plane to make it less sharp. This project took me about 40 hours, but an experienced carver could maybe do it in less than 1/4 that time. Hope you like it!
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Aug 20, 2011. 9:50 AMpixie-weavelle
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It's fantastic. I made my first relief carving today, yours has put me to shame :)
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Jun 23, 2011. 6:33 PMburnerjack01
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Pandadude, you should be very proud of this piece. You sound like an outstanding young man. I'm glad you're from my state. By what I have read and seen, I am assured you will do very well with whatever you try. Great job, well done indeed.
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Apr 26, 2011. 3:22 AM
PentaSoul
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PentaSoul
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Nice! After my own heart!
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Apr 26, 2011. 3:25 AMPentaSoul
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PentaSoul
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BTW you have one of my vote too!
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Apr 25, 2011. 6:34 PMpoofrabbit
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poofrabbit
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I once carved out a wooden bowl from a block in cherrywood, I think you did a great job, keep it up!! BTW, you got one of my votes :)
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Mar 13, 2011. 5:57 PMzazenergy
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zazenergy
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Absolutely stunning!
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