Post #415395 by Lake Surfer on Sat, Oct 25, 2008 4:16 PM

Benjamin, thanks for your kind words!

I do understand what you mean about crossing the grain, and yes I did do that.
That was the goal of a circular piece. To get away from the comfort zone and try some different shapes that might be a bit more difficult to carve.
Cross grain demands an extremely sharp edge, so I'm constantly sharpening.
I've got some other things brewing in my head that I hope to try our in the next month.

Big T, I really appreciate the compliments! I'm having a lot of fun with these pieces and I've been doing a lot of research to keep them on the traditional side.

The thickness of most of the pieces is between 3/4 and 1". Some of my new work for the Tiki Mag show consisted of different planes of wood to create layers.

Benz, crisp is what I've been striving for, and I've been doing a lot of experimenting behind the scenes with color. Some are happy accidents and some have been thought out.
I've got quite a few simple test pieces in the studio and have been writing down color formulas for all of the work I do.
Thanks so much for your compliments on the new stuff!
I've been watching your work on your thread... the detail and the scale that you are working at is amazing!
Impressive carvings!