Post #218066 by Benzart on Tue, Feb 28, 2006 7:13 PM

Conga, the old PNG carvers are really awesome and I think they Cover up too much great detail with their "Earthy" Colorings. Personally I Like your piese raw. The ONly thind I hate about the PNG Stuff IS the painted surfaces. You are a wood carver, not a painter,Well you are a painter too, but Woodcarvers like to see wood. THey love seeing the beautiful wood grains and all that stuff. Let him be nekkid for a long time, then cover him.
Torching after a sealer is difficult because when you torch a pieceof woot, you Amplify the differences within the grain of the wood and If you seal it Then burn it, you are burning the sealer and not getting the same effect. Try it if you like but if it turns out bad, it all has to be removed. I have to lightly torch my current Maori but for a different reason. after the stain when on and was sanded, a Lot of stringy hairs stood up and dared me to burn them of, but they gotta go.