Carved Hemlock root~

[tnartist05]

This hemlock root had a really big crack in the back so I couldnt carve him that deep. Hes a little olde shy druid and has curley locks,course his name is Mr. Curley~Hes 3 x 9 inches I like the nice wood grains you can find in olde wood or roots.

your comments are more than welcome..thks' Tn

[chuckt]

I LOVE how you can take these gnarly old roots and knots and turn them into things of wonder and whimsey. Nice job!

Cheers!
ChuckT

[Joy]

Ditto what ChuckT said!

How did you finish the wood? Is hemlock naturally that color?

[Irishman]

Never carved Hemlock before. It looks like you did some highlighting with a burner or is that the stain getting in the crevices. Very good.
Patrick

[DADDIO]

yep i do to!! i have a hard time just looking at a piece of wood and coming up with something like that,some folks just got that knack and you do my friend good job on that one there fer sure.

[Kenny_S]

Nice one. Are you using Hand tools or power tools or a combination of both. I Like it.

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by chuckt

I LOVE how you can take these gnarly old roots and knots and turn them into things of wonder and whimsey. Nice job!

Cheers!
ChuckT

Thanks Chuck~ I dont waste any type of wood that I can carve.Theses hard roots are neat once you get them cleaned up and sanded and then ready to carve! Thks again~

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by Joy

Ditto what ChuckT said!

How did you finish the wood? Is hemlock naturally that color?

When I get theses roots course hard mud has dried on them,totally covered. I wash them and when dried I sand them off the smoothest I can. Yes the color is the same as you see on the finish carving I posted. I use natural Minwax stain & sealer on it which makes the colors really jump out.

Im gald you ditto'd{lol} and liked the little druid Joy! Tn

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by Irishman

Never carved Hemlock before. It looks like you did some highlighting with a burner or is that the stain getting in the crevices. Very good.
Patrick

Theses roots are really hard wood,they have aged and once dry turn super hard,even harder than the wood in the tree.
I dont have a burner[lighter] since I quit smoking in 97',the stain ran and jumped in the cuts.I did paint his eyes. Thanks Patrick for your questions~ Tn

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by DADDIO

yep i do to!! i have a hard time just looking at a piece of wood and coming up with something like that,some folks just got that knack and you do my friend good job on that one there fer sure.

I wash & dry some wood,like pine saw mill knots{course sanded them also}today I carved a cute blk bear in one{painting him now} This knot cut off from lumber Im sure should have been burned as kindling butttttttttt I will post it tomorrow. Thanks Daddio Im glad you liked this little shy druid.