Incised carving involves mostly surface decoration....similar to an embossed greeting card. This slide show shows the steps I use to create this effect.
It moves pretty fast but if you watch it a few times in succesion I think you can see the progression. I've never tried this slide show before as a teaching tool......please let me know what you think of it. Is it better than a step by step with photos and description?
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Boy, Joe, you've sure got down this posting pictures thing. What a nice presentation and what a fantastic carving job. You've broken down the procedure very nicely. Mike Meyer got me to break out the brushes last week, now it's time for the chisels and knives. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your knowledge.
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Joe, it loaded great at the shop, but I had a little trouble on the slower connection. It seemed to repeat some of the slides and miss others. It is a quick and neat way to step someone through it. Thanks for sharing that. You did a great job on the tree, it has a really nice flow to it.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Thanks for the great slide show. It definitely is better than a written step by step, because of the natural flow that you created from one step to the next. Very informative.
Is the slide show difficult to set up? Perhaps that could become the standard for showing how to's.
Regards, Bob C.
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Duncan.....it's all your fault!!!!! Your the one that helped my lern it.....my big problem was that it was too simple
Kelly, I do think this has good potential.....but I think ya gotta keep it simple.
Bob, this is a feature in photobucket. You load your pics into an album then click the slide show tab where it will show you all the pics in the folder....you just click on the pics and add titles (if you want). Hit save.....done. I think you can add music too.
This is gonna be too fun!!!!
I'll do another soon....me with a paint brush!
Thanks again!
joe,
Makin chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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Joe you've inspired me to want a good set of chisels and try my hand.What would be a good selection of chisels and do you prefer a certain brand over another?Thanks Joe.
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Darcy, I like the swiss made tools. They are probly the most expensive but thay have the right combination of quality steel and blade design. The others come up short in the "design" catagory.
Here is a good starter set (all straight gouges)
8mm #1 Sweep Carvers Chisel 20mm #5 Straight Gouge 12mm #3 " " 6mm #7 " " 8mm #7 Fishtail " And the JW2 detail knife from Warren Cutlery (look under industrial knives)
joe,
Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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Great step by step Joe!!! Keep them coming.
I love the look of hand carving... it give me lots of ideas when it comes to routering.
-grampa dan
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How big was the finished piece & how much did you charge for it?
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Joe, All of that was nice, and wow, you have some steady hands! I also wonder what type of wood was that? thanks for the demo and what a beautifully executed labor of love.
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I'm glad I've inspired a few folks to give this a try.
Incised carving is the easiest form of relief and with a few sharp tools you can add some impressive dimension to a sign.
The wood is eastern white pine (5/4 KD). The sign is about 23" wide and 31" long. "Looks soft"......ummmmm it's probly as soft as 18lb HDU. Soft is also a relative term. I'm fond of saying that if it's softer than the steel.....I WIN!!!
In an incised design this size (which is probably the largest I've made) most of my time is spent on carving the textures on the leaf clusters. The chips are no thicker than a potato peal so it goes pretty quick.....it's kinda boring actually. Five hours tops. total production time about 2 days......
Is there interest in a slide show of the basic steps (beginning to end) on how I made this? That would be fun too...
Thanks again,
joe,
Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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