Mantel in progress

[bob nelson]

I have been working on this one for about a month now. I decided to show how far I have gone with this one . I think the first row of trees on the right are two thick in the trunk so I need to pay some attention with those. The wood is pine and is 10 inches high and five feet long and is 6 inches in depth . This is the one with the tree that split The advice on how to repair my work was beyond what I expected but for all those who did reply on this forum a great full thankyou. Still a long way to go yet .

Bob Nelson

[toycarver]

Looks really beautiful!

[Josef]

Magnificent!!! I can see why you were shattered to see the two pieces coming apart at the tree you'd carved. A lot of work there and very fine carving indeed. Thanks for sharing. What did you do in the end? Just reglued the tree section, or reglued the lot? Joe.

[bob nelson]

Originally Posted by Josef

Magnificent!!! I can see why you were shattered to see the two pieces coming apart at the tree you'd carved. A lot of work there and very fine carving indeed. Thanks for sharing. What did you do in the end? Just reglued the tree section, or reglued the lot? Joe.

what I did was force the right glue into the crack then rub sawdust in and then weight it down and it worked then I tooled the section to fad it into the work I couldn't tell when I was done . Hopefully nothing else goes wrong.
Cheers Bob Nelson

[brent]

That's one of the nicer ones Ive seen in a while!!

[bigEd_H]

Amazing job you're doing there, Bob. That's going to be quite a mantel when you are finished. Thanks for sharing and keep us updated on your progress.

[Ashbys]

Nice nice work .

[Daryl]

Bob, that is a real good looking mantle. I have done a couple of them and they didn't look that nice. Keep up the good work, ( maybe I mean keep up the good fun).

Daryl

[tomrsey]

Great looking mantel!! One of the nicest I've seen.

[Dileon]

Wow I like this kind of relief work....and it is great that you have the depth to work!