Post #349799 by tok-tok on Sun, Dec 16, 2007 5:05 AM

Hello,
time for updating. Here are some pictures of wasting time on saturday afternoons. :P

benella: you are right. Sooner or later one stumbles upon the marquesa-style, so I thought I try one myself. I love this style too and there are some great examples to find around here, including yours.

trader tark: thanks for the kind words. I was not sure, if my humor is understood right, cause I not a native english speaker and was thinking, it might be kinda harsh, how I was doing my postings. And... I found out something about "santa central". Take a look.

It is coming closer. Watch out.

I wonder if there is a comparable cult in other countries. Feel free to show some pictures, if you find some of these santas.

seeksurf: Thanks again. I was not sure, what to do with the back of the head last weekend so I just sanded it. Hair is not the right description for what I finally planned now, it is more like a shield . But I won´t stretch your patience any longer.

Here are the results of saturday:

rough cuts.

A bit of sanding in between and some more details.

I also finished burning the other guy.

Tark: I think, I forgot to tell you, what I´m using for this. It is a small gas torch, which is normally used to caramelize sugar. It has got a very small flame and it take hours to burn the log with it, but the results are finer.


benella: I think, I going to stain both after some more sanding. And perhaps, if the wood is dry enough ( same problems as with the boar) I will use either some wax or maybe varnish for the first time to get a shiny surface.

At least, I asked if I could take some photos of both, and they agreed, but didn´t want me on the picture. I think, I ask again, when they are finished.

I hope, you enjoy my little photo - stretch. I off now for some advent family-meeting .
See you soon with some more updates.

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[ Edited by: tok-tok 2008-01-03 05:18 ]