Another newbie here

[twig]

Hello! I'm twig and I've been lurking for a little while now. I'm totally new to carving of any sort. I got a really nice Dremel with the Flex Shaft for my birthday in April and have been learning to carve with it. I've been doing it all on my own with no instruction and having a great time with it. I would like to learn more about carving and especially learn more about finishing my pieces.

I'm learning to carve hair forks and hair sticks for my own personal use. I use the Dremel to basically just cut out then rough cut my pieces and carve close to the lines, then sand paper mostly to finish it with. I also love using the sanding bits with my Dremel .. I use those to bevel edges and such.

Here's the first and second hair forks I made. The finny fork isn't finished yet, I'm just trying to figure out what color I want to stain the wood. I'm liking this warm gold, though. These are both made from poplar. I really like the wood grain.

firstfork.jpg finnyforklg.jpg

[Mottles]

Hello and welcome, well this is different from what we usally see on the boards.
I love them, wish I had long hair I'd try my hand at powercarving some too.
Hope you will continue to share your hair pieces with us. Or anything for that matter you carve.
Kathy

[Marci MN]

Hello and Welcome to WCI Twig!! What neat avenue of carving you've taken! The possibilities would be endless! My hair is just about long enough to use hair forks.

Marcia.

[squbrigg]

Welcome aboard Twig, and well done on the hair forks. For someone who says they don't have a clue about carving, you have a great eye and perhaps some natural inclination to it. Keep on doing what you're doing, that is learning how the tools work and what they can do. Have fun with it and practice lots.

Bob

[Irishman]

Sure wish I could use a hair fork Welcome twig. All sorts of carvers on this board so hope you fine us as helpful as I found the group when I first started.
Patrick

[Gear Dog]

Nice work Twig. Those forks look great, that is something my daughter would love to have.

[Dylan]

Welcome to the board Twig! I really like how the woodgrain shows in your hair forks.

Dylan

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Hellol Twig....stickman, logman and knothead are around here somewhere, watch your back, there are some twig carvers on here!

[Al_Hillis]

Welcome aboard Twig , good to have you here. really like your new ideas for items to power carve. Thanks for showing them to us

[Sharon of the Dell]

welcome Twig, I like your hair forks.