Grandad's Head!

[Toffeeliz]

I'm posting this on behalf of my grandad who has taken up carving with me this is the first head he did in oak :d I think it's fantastic and it feels great crit and comments will be passed onto him and greatly apprecaited!
He's working on a relief carving right now, which I'll post when it's finsihed so this is going to be an ongoing thread for my grandad's stuff hopefully

[Kenny_S]

Way to go Gramps. Ya done great.

My grandfather's head was so hard, ya couldn't get nothing in to it for sure.Hmmm, maybe that is where I get it from,eh?

[Sharon of the Dell]

You tell him from me, that's fantastic! I just love that you and your grandpa are carving together. It's so special now, but it will be even more so later on in life. My oldest grandson, Buzz (12) and I are going to carve together this summer when school lets out. I'm really looking forward to it. Real Cool, Toffeliz and Gramps!

[tucker1931]

Hey there gramps, way to go,I'm just a young 77 year old myself, but I am a gramps (grumpy) for sure. I just started carving a short time ago and am so sorry I didn't start many years ago, good for you and your first carving looks pretty dang good.
Cliff

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Geez, his first and he starts on oak? What would he do if he had some really good carving wood lol.........tell him "well done"!

[Toffeeliz]

Originally Posted by Kenny_S

Way to go Gramps. Ya done great.

My grandfather's head was so hard, ya couldn't get nothing in to it for sure.Hmmm, maybe that is where I get it from,eh?

well grandad said he'd been wanting to give carving a shot for a while - he's been a builder/joiner all his life. He's been really useful in telling me what tools do what

Originally Posted by sharon cottrell

You tell him from me, that's fantastic! I just love that you and your grandpa are carving together. It's so special now, but it will be even more so later on in life. My oldest grandson, Buzz (12) and I are going to carve together this summer when school lets out. I'm really looking forward to it. Real Cool, Toffeliz and Gramps!

We don't carve in the same room so much as we'll both carve seperately and then look over the results together . I used to be in his garage all the time when i was little though lol. Hope Buzz makes some great stuff I'll keep my eyes out for the posts!

Originally Posted by tucker1931

Hey there gramps, way to go,I'm just a young 77 year old myself, but I am a gramps (grumpy) for sure. I just started carving a short time ago and am so sorry I didn't start many years ago, good for you and your first carving looks pretty dang good.
Cliff

We call Grandma "Grumpy Gran" even though Grandad is more grumpy than her! He's 69 this year, so you have the head start on him. He's already on his second carving and is so enthusiastic about everything.

Originally Posted by Hi_Ho_Sliver

Geez, his first and he starts on oak? What would he do if he had some really good carving wood lol.........tell him "well done"!

We're having trouble getting some limewood, so we're using whatever we can stick together. This is some oak he had and I think he treated it really well, especially considerig that he gave me the good tools and used these cheap tiny ones he got in the market. He gave one to me and then asked for it back becuase they actually sharpen up pretty well.

I'll be sure to pass the comments on ASAP guys! he's on holiday in Scarborough at the moment and apparently it's chucking it down