[squbrigg]

That is great detail for a carving so small Tom. You could switch to power to finish shaping the hands and then a few fine shavings with a detail knife to finish. What ever works for you. The strength of the wood is the real challenge with small carvings, too hard a wood and it takes more force to cut, too soft a wood doesn't have the strength to maintain the small detail.

Ah the joys of carving! Well done.

Bob

[Tom H]

Thomp. Thanks for the tip about the small coffee pot at Michaels. There is one near me, and I still have a few dollars left on a Michaels gift card. After Lynn Doughty brought me back to reality concerning the size of the biscuits I may have to resort to a purchased pot. That is, after I try to carve one. Thanks again, Tom H

[Thomp]

im thinking if that coffee pot is 1/8th" smaller than a dime there is some copper pots at michels about 3/4" across,
some midnight blue paint job & antique white flicked - flinged. flung off a tooth brush should color the copper just about right. as the old enamal pots were, but the dutch oven was black iron cast iron,, not enamel

a wooden dutch oven a quarter could fit in would be just about right.

as to the size of the biscuts, , when at michels look in the pine block derby section they have thin wall brass tubing if they have a good selection you can pick the size of biscuts you want press the brass tubing into the end grain of basswood it will indent, just round over some. or cut the biscuts out of a 1/4" dowell there gonna be in the pot so if there long-taller than normal it would be hardly recognizable.

there is blue enamal dinner ware forks spoons and skillets,,, all just about the right size for a 3" guy

[Lynn O. Doughty]

Come you fellas! You're supposed to carve those things!

[Callynne]

Tom, I think you're doing a great job on such a small carving, can't wait to see the finished piece! Thanks for sharing! Deborah

[Tom H]

Update on status of small chuck wagon cook: Ok Lynn! I'll try the carving on the pots and pans. I have kinda jumped the gun on the finishing. I don't think I could follow the finishing directions on this small carving, so I just forged ahead. I first scrubbed it with soap and water, burned some of the detail, dipped it into sanding sealer, buffed it, painted it. Still have to fit and attach arms, buff the paint, and wax. It has been fun. Tom H

[Thomp]

Great job tom,

wanted to mention, " a poor man's CHEEP SMALL 1/8th" DOWLING" i use schish kabob scewers works nicely for dowells joining the arms on, the skewers are 2 sizes 1/16th & 1/8" at walmarts or dollar store several dozen for a buck or so.

also at the local chineese restaraunt the take out dinners come with bamboo chop sticks, they are round 1/4th bamboo dowell, i usualy get several sets of the chopsticks extra, usualy 4 for $1.00 or i get 4 and toss him a buck....or two..
becise usualy small dowling is hard to find then if your able to find it its culls and leftovers split twisted and has knots.

i keep the skewers and chopsticks around and use them as dowells or pins lots of uses in smaller carvings, even re-attach heads, hands and legs with...
bamboo is a lot straighter grain and harder than regular dowelling, so pinning warren knife blades in place before epoxi in handle works great and insures that little bit more saftey..
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LYNN, i know your suppose to carve all the little add ons, i guess i just got tom in trouble. HAW~!
i am working on it, looks like ill not get much sleep till this project is done.
im going 48 hrs now with 2 hrs sleep,
my coffee pot is done with carving.

posting progress at http://chuckwagoncookthomprogress.blogspot.com/

[Kenny_S]

Tom, That is super!!! Great paint job for a little carving. Took some time for sure. I like it.

Thomp, Good idea on dowell rod cut to size needed for biscuits.
Dutch ovens were seasoned with lard or butter and then cooked to blacken the oven or even skillets. Anyways that is how I did the Scouts dutch ovens and skillets. Wiped lard on them and then set them on the fire. Took a while and even recoated them ever so often and repeated the setting on the fire.

Some fine vittles were cooked in those dutch ovens and taught the Boys that there was more to a cookout than hotdogs. MMMMM MMMMMM MMMMM, still remember the taste of those pies and cakes.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Originally Posted by Thomp

Great job tom,

wanted to mention, " a poor man's CHEEP SMALL 1/8th" DOWLING" i use schish kabob scewers works nicely for dowells joining the arms on, the skewers are 2 sizes 1/16th & 1/8" at walmarts or dollar store several dozen for a buck or so.

also at the local chineese restaraunt the take out dinners come with bamboo chop sticks, they are round 1/4th bamboo dowell, i usualy get several sets of the chopsticks extra, usualy 4 for $1.00 or i get 4 and toss him a buck....or two..
becise usualy small dowling is hard to find then if your able to find it its culls and leftovers split twisted and has knots.

i keep the skewers and chopsticks around and use them as dowells or pins lots of uses in smaller carvings, even re-attach heads, hands and legs with...
bamboo is a lot straighter grain and harder than regular dowelling, so pinning warren knife blades in place before epoxi in handle works great and insures that little bit more saftey..
---
LYNN, i know your suppose to carve all the little add ons, i guess i just got tom in trouble. HAW~!
i am working on it, looks like ill not get much sleep till this project is done.
im going 48 hrs now with 2 hrs sleep,
my coffee pot is done with carving.

you can buy a big bag of those kabob sticks at wallyworld they are only about a 1.50 a bag I think. they also have bags of different sizes.