A face of a different type

[wisardd1]

I guess you call this relief carving, I am not sure. 7 inches high 5 inches wide. Basswood. Stained and sealed, but needs to be fine sanded and sealed again.

dale

[Phyllis Singer]

Hi Dale, Just looking at him he seems life size! You really got his expression just right. Good work!

[Kenny_S]

Looks good to me!

[wildhare]

Hi Dale, what did you use to stain him with? I like the expression on his face.
Wanda

[Mark Dellinger]

Dale,
Very nicely done.

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

[Merle Rice]

Hi Dale, Nice carving,like the color and detailing. Merle

[Dicky]

Nice Job Wisard. The proportioning is so good that without a reference point, you can't guess at the size. Well done.

[wisardd1]

I searched for a long time to come up with the mission furniture I am trying to build until finally I started mixing some different colors. This real simply is minwax chestnut brown mix about 30-50% minwax red chestnut. On the furniture I now dye the wood brown first, sand it off, and then use this mixture. I really really like it. You can go more brown or red depending on the ratio.

And many thanks for all the priceless feedback.
Sidenote. A lady walked up to me as I was resanding this piece and asked me if I gave lessons. I said, er, uh, gee, I never thought about it. She wants her artistic son to learn how to carve. I told her to let me think about it. Crap, I don't even know how to do this myself let alone teach someone. Here is a knife and a couple gouges, remove everything that doesn't look like what you are trying to carve?


dale

[Iowa Carver]

Nice work Dale, good looking carving.

Corey

[chuckt]

Nice job Dale. Like the stain. Thanks for sharing the formula.

ChuckT