A very small gnome

bygeorge · #1 02-20-2006, 10:04 AM

This is about the smallest carving I have ever done.

Chuck

AlArchie · #2 02-20-2006, 10:34 AM

That's really quite impressive, but By George, I did one even smaller. It was carved on one of those hair sized rasberry bush thorns and I carved it using some steel shavings I sharpened up after they were cut of a lathe turning. The carving was a complete replica of Michaelangelo's "David". Unfortuately, before I got a chance to photograph it, I sneezed, and it was wafted, sneeze-bound, back into the rasberry patch. I've been looking for it for several years now and have just about given up, but hope springs eternal, and if I ever find it, I'll be sure to post a pic!

By the way, how'd ya DO that?

Al

wade clark · #3 02-20-2006, 10:42 AM

Bygeorge,
Very nice work in such a small scale!
AlArchie,
It's about time to fertilize those raspberries again, I can tell!
Wade

Kenny_S · #4 02-20-2006, 10:47 AM

Wade, I think ALA has already fertilized them or something!

Good one ALA. Rate right up there with Rick on the story telling. Had me going for a minute. Till the metal filings.

Opsss forgot. ByGeorge, outstanding gnome/Santa.

Ron Davidson · #5 02-20-2006, 11:39 AM

It's gettin to where a person needs to wear rubber high top boots to read some of these replies.

Thor · #6 02-20-2006, 11:39 AM

How tiny! Great little knome!

I have been wearing 2 pairs of reading glasses at the same time lately to see my small carvings, and they are huge compared to that! I guess it's time to go get the stronger magnification level. I can't imagine how you could see that clearly to carve so small!
Thor

bygeorge · #7 02-20-2006, 02:39 PM

Al, I've been wondering how to make some really small tools. Thanks for the tip

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Wade: Thanks, and yes, I agree. There's plenty of the stuff to go around!

Kenny: Thanks for your kind words.

Thor: It was just a scrape piece of white pine left over from another project. I do use a magnifier and reading glasses.

Ron: I gotta find out where you get those things! I love it.

Chuck

Mark N. Akers · #8 02-20-2006, 05:15 PM

ByGeorge that is what I'd call a very small gnome.

Lightningbolt · #9 02-20-2006, 06:48 PM

By George, that's really a nice one there Chuck! I've always loved putting gnomes, woodspirits 'n such into pencils then giving them away but even with two pairs of glasses they still put such a strain on my eyes... whine, whine, whine :-)

Here's a link to someone who does some impressive carvings in toothpicks. That's just too much for me!
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/mrkei/english/youji.htm

squbrigg · #10 02-20-2006, 07:46 PM

Nice job Chuck, you are really getting into some small detail there!

Bob