carving/whittling a rose

[The Doctor]

hi everyone, i'm new to carving. im quite keen on the more simplistic methods with just a knife and maybe a couple of other tools (v tool, gauge etc).

anyway, i would really like to make a rose or similar sort of flower. a 3D one that would be like an actualy flower but wooden.

Gene sent me a video on youtube about a guy carving a rose from a potato! that was quite interesting, and definitley one route to explore.
i was just wondering if anyone had any other methods/tutorials for me. would be very much appreciated.

thanks, Aj

[Ron T]

Hello and welcome, Aj. I'm sure a tutorial exists because I remember seeing one several years ago in a carving magazine.

[The Doctor]

hi Ron, i did do a search of the forum, but couldn't find anything unfortunatley.hopefully someone will maybe have that particular magazine!

Aj

[bethc]

Aj, I noticed a book by Wanda Marsh, Carving Realistic Flowers in Wood, in the Fox Chapel Publishing catalog. One of the flowers on the cover is a rose. I haven't gotten around to ordering it yet, but it looked pretty interesting. Good luck in your carving.
Beth

[Mr. Chips]

There is a book by John Hagensick 'Carving the Rose'.
It is carved in segments and held together with a small dowel rod.
I carved a couple using his method years ago. If I can find one, I will post a pic.

Randy

[Robert Cahill]

from fox chapel publishing or check local library

[John_C]

I have done the flowers in the Marsh book, a very good book, I wish she had more. the thing to keep in mind is the flowers are power carved not hand carved. I made several for friends and you do get a very realistic flower with very thin petals. I don't know how you would carve the depth of detail by hand tools.

[Robert Cahill]

John, Thank you for bringing up that it is a power carving book all I do is with hand tools so this is one I will pass up I should have read the google review.

[stillgreen]

Hello everyone
I am also new to carving having just started last winter in Florida. I was fortunate enough to have a really great group of carvers to help me. One of them a great carver of roses helped me along. I finished my first rose while still there and just finished my second rose (in butternut) a couple of weeks ago. If you are looking for something similar to the pictures attached I have instructions for the blanks and would be happy to pass along any other information if you wish.
Stillgreen

[twilli227]

I don't know how you would carve the depth of detail by hand tools.

Well then, have a look at what David Esterly does with hand tools. Amazing.
David Esterly { Limewood Sculpture and Limewood Foliage Carving by commission }

Todd