hair fork

[Sharon of the Dell]

This is a hair fork I carved out of applewood. It was supposed to be a spoon, but the bowl had alot of checking in it. I did this with no power.I sawed the piece of truck with a pruning saw, split it with the maul, shaved the bark off with my draw knife, roughed most of it out with a coping saw and curved blade exacto knife, and used my dockard micro tools for detailing.I hand sanded it with various grits of sand paper. for the finish I had a jar of natural color minwax products and mineral spirits left over from some wood spirits I did.To that I added some vegetable oil(olive,canola and safflower) that I saved from french frying yukon gold potatos(yummie!), waste not want not! And also added a little walnut oil.I put 3 or so coats of my secret formula on it! It's 7 inches long and seems to hold my unruly hair pretty good.Comments, critiques and suggestions are welcome.Thanks for looking!

[toycarver]

That's really neat looking! You are very resourceful with the finish forumula. I'm thinking it might be good to chew on too, with that hint of Yukon Gold taters. ;-).
Seriously...it's a very cool carved piece.

[wildhare]

What a beautiful hair fork. Makes me want french fries though! You and Keoma really got these hair ornaments down. It isn't a mistake if you can make something out of an oooooopss. Thanks for showing us.
Wanda

[Kenny_S]

I don't have a lot of hair to use one but that is a very nice one.

[Mottles]

Hi Sharon, your 'hair fork' is just lovely and you did it the traditional way. I love the color you came up with and the carving is just wonderful. Is your hair long enough to wear this lovely piece? I have short hair so I can't wear this type of hair jewelry, wish I did. Super work Sharon!
Kathy

[tnartist05]

Sharon,Such a unique hair folk and you did a excellent job carving it by hand saving the old wood turning it into a beautifull work of art. I love the flower you carved plus your finish really ties it all together just right!!

Thanks for sharing your work with us,for I really appreicate carvings and art work creating something from nothing!

Forrest

[Sharon of the Dell]

Thanks,Kris Wanda, Kenny,Kathy and Forrest for all the nice feedback on my hair fork. If it didn't have the minwax in the finish I could probably use it to grab some fries or chew on it! My hair is long enough to use it, even though I had my husband trim about 3 to 4 inches off over the weekend. Thanks again for all the nice encouragement and comments!

[tucker1931]

Move over Keoma, Sharons commin down the road and she's got a winner on her hands. Sharon, that's a beauty, makes me wish I had more hair and I'd be lookin to get me one of those. Ya done good girl.
Cliff

[Sharon of the Dell]

Hey Cliff, that's a nice compliment! Keoma is a great inspiration and help to me and I thank her for that.Darn, I should of saved the hair my husband cut off of me for you and Kenny! That way you boys could be even prettier!

[KeithC]

Sharon,
I really like the hair fork. I think the finish is great! I'm also impressed with the whold process.
Thanks for showing it.
KeithC