Post #498013 by mijaba on Tue, Dec 8, 2009 6:21 PM

my way is to map out the circumference of the wood and the height you want the timi to be on a piece of paper (scaled proportionately) and then draw a VERY blocky cartoon- minimalist- with thick outlines. Then I carve the basic rough form with bigger instruments and work my way down to finer ones. Sand, stain, clearcoat, voila!

[ Edited by: mijaba 2009-12-08 18:21 ]