[xsailer]

Had to share the fun. Much time invested, much more to go.

[Thor]

Holy Cow! that wasn't what I expected!
Wonderful. Please share more information like where it will be placed, what kind of wood, commission or for yourself?
I find it interesting that you are working from one end to the other instead of carving it all to the same level of completion and working it all at the same time. Is that because of working station constraints or because you just prefer it that way? Just curious.
Great details showing up already.
What an inspiration.
Thor

[xsailer]

I'm going to make it fit an 8' ceiling. Yellow pine, I think(at least 75 yrs old). Right now for myself. Will probably make a steel frame for it and either put it on a stand, hang from a hook or use it as wall devider. ?? Not sure yet. I started at where I thought it would be the most difficult therefore the flower. To keep the board from warping I'm also carving the back as I go. Not carving all over so that I may consider how the reverse side will look and fit. When I get it all "roughed out" I'll then go over the whole thing.
Now I'm curious. Why did you say "that wasn't what I expected!"?

[Thor]

Thanks for the answers. It is fun to know how this project came about. The carving is going to be terrific, and I hope you'll post a lot of work-in-progress photos.
To answer your question, I didn't notice the heading, and expected a chainsaw carving in a log....nothing as detailed as this.
Again, great project.
Thor

[Sharon of the Dell]

I second that Holy cow! that is really going to be awesome.Keep us posted.

[Ed Redwine]

WOW Bob. Are you going to bring this to the club meeting when finished? I would love to see it entered in the "Carving of the Month Competition". Sure beats my piddling little 2x2x4 stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Ed

[xsailer]

Thor, Auhhh. Garage sale wood.

Sharon, I will keep a posting update.

Ed, can you imagine walking thru the diner to the meeting room with this in tow? By the way I wouldn't call your stuff "piddling". Good things come in small packages.

[Ron T]

Wow, Bob, that is an awesome undertaking. It is progressing very nicely. I'm looking forward to the finished carving but will enjoy watching you proceed.

[Keoma]

wow
wow
wow
That is a most amazingly beautiful Sunflower! It looks so real already! You really captured the seed head and the petals.
This is just astounding

[xsailer]

Thanks Keoma, I've just roughing in at this time so the seed head is just the shape as are all the other areas. Haven't figured out yet how to do the head but I'm sure it will involve the V tool.