Canadian Woodcarving Championship

[4stichesl8er]

Hello everyone...
Hi am a noob to carving..I'm almost finished my first carving and I'm entering it the Canadian Woodcarving Championship in january...Question is,what do Judges look for in a carving?
I'm doing,i call it extreme relief.its 4in thick,i got the background down to 1/2in.It 's a carving of a goblin his tail has two loops and hangs over his head.most of the tail is off the back ground.theres a bone going threw the hat,11/2inches from the back ground....
my Buddy's come over and the first they say is "wheres the carving" i love it its so good.......
Oh and about my nick name.....SAFTY FIRST.....nope i didn't do it carving i did it taking a new set of small chisels out of the package...you know how some come dipped in rubber.....well one hand pushed the other did a jerk and wham i got stung...ouch its healing good now.... thanks tony

[4stichesl8er]

hummm 66 views and no replys.....what, did i post in the wrong place..do i stink..well later all

[squbrigg]

Welcome Tony. Sorry you didn't get the reception you might have expected, but sometimes things start out that way. When you say you are a newcomer in one breath and then talk about entering a National Championship in the next, folks get the impression that you might be overestimating your own skills or underestimating the competition, thus the craft itself.

Perhaps this will put it in perspective: A new carver came to a carving class one day to register. The instructor asked if he wanted to sign up for the one week or the two week class. The newbie said: "I want to become a Master Carver, do I really need the two week one?".

Welcome and enjoy. Just take you time.

Bob

[wade clark]

Hi Tony,
Welcome! Just found your message.
some pictures of your carving.
Wade

[slivers&dust]

Hello Tony and welcome

Can we see your project? it sounds interesting

[4stichesl8er]

hey but if i upload a pic of my carving,no one will show up for the championship once they see this noobs work...lol all the masters will drop from competition..hehe.....ok ill re size it lol.....

[4stichesl8er]

well here it goes....an advance viewing of my carving...this pic is about a month old..ive done a lot since then....the little chunk of wood on his hat is for a little goblin looking over..tony out thanks all

[Mark N. Akers]

Tony:
Very nice job on the carving,will it be entered in a relief class?

[4stichesl8er]

hi folks.....Bob sir....im a noob at carving...lol. i like your site you got some really nice stuff there bud...i really like your tall ships...well i have been making tall ships since i was ten years old with my grandfather...i got one here thats over 4 feet long, 3 mast all rigging and sails.It has a working wheel and rutter....my next ship I'm gonna do will have original wood stamped with the kings stamp from the HMS Victory.its kool the piece of wood cost me an arm...
sorry got pictures but i have to get them scanned and installed in puter....well got to go daughter needs me to be a CSI experiment.....later all.....
tony

[whitecree]

Whooooshshhh!

Who was that masked carver?

That is an interesting piece of work. A month old? Well, how 'bout an update?