carving/whittling a rose

[A_Swope]

I think there is a few articles in some old issues of Chip Chats.

Alex

[robm5129]

Originally Posted by stillgreen

Hello everyone
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

Nice work! I am new to carving and I would like to make a rose for my wife. Any chance you could pass those instructions along.

[torpidhummer]

Aj,welcome aboard,it's always great to see young people decide to start carving,you will
always find the help you need with this great and some very famous carvers availabe to you.
Oscar

[Buffalo Bif]

Aj, I'm a whittler too- I don't have any insructions or tutorials to share, but i do have a couple pics of roses I do on a regular basis- in my gallery here at WCI.

Black Rose - Woodcarving Illustrated Photo Gallery

[Wb7whi]

Originally Posted by 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

I should think a number of us would be interested

[Hrotti]

Originally Posted by Wb7whi

I should think a number of us would be interested

It looks like I'm not the only one who came across this old post and found myself wishing there was more info. I am hoping to do one for my sweetheart this Valentine's Day, but I may just have to stumble along on my own.

If anyone does happen to know a good means of creating petals like this with a rotary tool, please let me know. It would be very much appreciated. =)

[bob easton]

Mary May just made a post to her blog about using a Camelia flower as a model for a recent relief carving class. While not a rose, the concept is similar. If you learn to carve this, you could do a rose ... just give it a bit more depth.

See: Mary's post, with pattern and instruction.
See: My interpretation.