Dimensions

[OldNineFingers]

Hey folks, I don't know if this has ever been suggested before but if not I will do it now. I love seeing all the neat carvings that you all have done. What is the possibility of maybe showing or listing the size of the finished carving and the size of the block that it was carved from. The pictures are great but there is no size reference or comparison. I want to try my hand at some of the stuff you all have created but I have no dimensions to start with. Am I making any sense here? I think maybe we beginners would all be appreciative. Any feedback?

Thanks,
Ray

[Merle Rice]

Hi Ray I agree with you and that's why I always put the Dimentions and Finishing proceedure when I post my pieces. Merle

[Robson Valley]

I put a 6" ruler in with the Animal Family, the Ookpik Project and the Raven Project pictures.
Science career background makes me do it.

However, I do agree: everybody should put something, like a ruler scale, etc in beside pictures of work. Digital pictures are dirt cheap. Take 2, +/- the ruler.

[Tom Ellis]

The nice thing about this sport Ray, is that you can make your pattern whatever size you want. Some people like to work on smaller projects, and some a little larger. So go for it.

Tom

[fly fisher]

I agree with Tom in a way...carve it the size your most comfortable doing.

[OldNineFingers]

I am not very imaginative or creative but I am good at copying so if I have something to go by size-wise it makes it a bit easier. Thanks for the feedback though. I will try to work it out.

Ray

[fly fisher]

I see where you are coming from Ray and it would be a help if you knew the scale of the carving.

[Robson Valley]

Carve it any size you want, who is to say what you did? Match sticks or fire logs, how big is your carving (or do you need to keep that a secret?) This is the issue.
You see, Fly Fisher can pull this off without thinking = always a bit of the pencil in one pic or another, maybe fingertips, to show us all the astounding scale of the piece.

What prevents (MOST) everybody else from revealing the secret sizes of what they carve?
Life-sized elephants or Celtic spoons in pencil lead, it's the skill which impresses me, the size is of no importance.

[rare yellow zebra]

I agree with Ray. I like to know the size of the piece I am looking at, not in any attempt to reproduce it, but to help my mind wrap around what has been carved. If I were holding the piece in my hands, the size would be obvious, but as here it can only be displayed as a pixelated 2 dimensional copy, I lose perspective. What type of wood it was carved from is again not always easy to figure out online.
Jay

[OldNineFingers]

I guess I have sort of opened a can of beans here. I guess what I am getting at is that I have a box of odd sized blocks of basswood and I look for projects that will make use of what I have. I don't want to build an odd shaped house out of scraps just because that's what I have. It is just a lot easier to know beforehand what the finished size is and what size block of wood the carver started with. Maybe once I get a bit more experience it will be easy to pick up a block and start carving and whatever blossoms from it is what I get. But for now, I like to know what I am working with. I don't want to have to buy basswood to make something if I can use what I have. Am I making sense here?

Ray