Wood Carving - New in 2012

So my previous post explained that I had taken up wood carving.

Trouble is... that was in 2011 - and I haven't gotten serious with it until about 3 months ago. I also joined a local Wood Carvers group.

Here is the results of my new hobby. So much to learn - but definetly a break from drawing on the computer all the time!

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I've Taken up Wood Carving

Okay... so my wife, Renee  bought me a  beginning Wood Carving book a while back, and I would like to do some projects, if for any other reason, to see if I can. I actually was interested years ago, when my sons were small - I still have a bag of Bass Wood!

So... I found the bag and took out a small block of wood. I immediately realized that Bass Wood is a lot harder than I anticipated - so instead of using a knife, I used my Dremel.

So I wanted to start with something simple - I decided to carve a mushroom.

Here is a series of photos showing my progree - this actually took me half a day!

 

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I had my wife do a final touch and give it a paint job - she says she can't paint - I disagree!

And here is the final carving!

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Once I get a better handle on my wood and tools - I would like to do more carving I think.