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| New Projects and Works in Progress (WIP) | 
08-18-2007, 07:33 PM
| | Runs With Scissors | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan
Posts: 108
| | geese landing WIP This is a piece a friend asked me to carve for him...not clear whether it should go in Bird/Animals or here. When finished it will be two geese landing, and small scale so it can go on his desk. Birds are about 4" long with a wingspan of about 7". The rough sketch has already changed, with the bird higher in the air recalibrating his landing-pulling up to glide across his buddy. At least that's what I have in my head! | 
08-18-2007, 07:36 PM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 1,449
| | Re: geese landing WIP Looking good! Keep up the great job. | 
08-18-2007, 09:34 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Texas
Posts: 4,205
| | Re: geese landing WIP Treever .. those are looking good .. especially the positions of the geese ..
please show us the finished work when your done ..
Gene | 
10-17-2007, 11:32 AM
| | Runs With Scissors | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan
Posts: 108
| | Re: geese landing WIP Well, this took forever, and I hate the acrylic stands. I'm thinking of knocking them off and starting over. The whole idea was to have the stands be "invisible" and not intrude on the piece, but I seem to have failed miserably. I think I will remove them and carve stands from basswood and stain them the same color as the base. | 
10-17-2007, 12:00 PM
|  | Doug Ridley | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paducah,Ky.
Posts: 861
| | Re: geese landing WIP How about replacing them with some carved cattails or deadwood stickups and attach the geese as if they are just brushing the tops as they land? | 
10-17-2007, 03:35 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Walla Walla WA
Posts: 445
| | Re: geese landing WIP I like Doug's idea but I would do it out of brass for a strong yet delicate look imo
nice carving btw I like it! | 
10-17-2007, 08:54 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Elizabeth, Colorado
Posts: 259
| | Re: geese landing WIP I have to agree good carving but, not sure of the base, I like Silver and dust idea brass. Bill | 
10-18-2007, 05:42 AM
|  | Forum Mentor | | Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: central la
Posts: 2,612
| | Re: geese landing WIP if you made the cat tails you could run brass to mount the geese, Copper sulfate, is used in the industry to make copper - brass - bronze looked aged, it puts on the green patina, used with heat, it prematurely ages the brass,, cheap heavy brazing rod could be bent so the geese could be mounted, and be virtually invisible in the cat tail leaves. which could be done of thin brass almost like a foil..
Nice job on the geese | 
10-18-2007, 07:48 AM
|  | NationalWoodCarversAssoc. | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Tn
Posts: 3,638
| | Re: geese landing WIP Just black wire or paint it to match the cattails,then it wouldnt show that much and seem the geese are landing in the marsh. Just a idea,one thing for sure your geese look great! Tn~
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