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Ellly first carving attempts
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009 10:41 AM
Hello to everybody here, after months of reading your posts.. and looking at the gorgeous creations you make, I found the courage to come in, starting from the very beginning.. P.S. Paipo, the minimals are replicas of famous longboards of '50's and '60's, Bing, Hobie, Dewey Weber, Jacobs, Yater and so on, that I make for my personal collection, and sometimes I reproduce quivers of sufers that want their boards in a very reduced size :) |
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009 11:34 AM
welcome ellly and nice carving. looking forward to seeing your "pebble" finished. i am always amazed at what the stone carvers can do. keep grinding. bd |
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009 3:02 PM
Nice work!! Welcome to Tiki Central. I am inspired to try some small scale carving. Thanks for the pictures of your work. BUFFBAD |
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009 7:20 PM
awesome welcome love stone carving ,great little designs too |
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Ellly
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 2:34 AM
thank you to everybody here, I need a lot of help to understand how everything works... Starting from the very mysterious burrs... :D About the boards... ehehe, tiny enough to ride them would be nice for some reasons, in this moment I think I had the better historical quiver in the world, included, Alaia, Paipo, Tom Blake Hollow, and Hot Curl, and then all the others... thinking myself riding a wave on one of these boards... a big dream for who lives so far from all your beautiful lands. I like small summer mediterranian waves with my longboard, but a travel would be nice.. So Sirs, go ahead with your comments.. |
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 3:20 AM
Hey Elly, cool work, the Med definately has its days for surfing, my Parents live in Malta this is the break I surf when it works.
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Ellly
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 4:19 AM
Yes! this winter gave us very big sets... in Sicily too, never seen so big waves...if you are interested you find beautiful photos on http://www.sicilsurf.it that has the most beautiful reports on sicilian waves ever seen. Anyway I like warm water, I'll wait a bit more. Beautiful spot in Malta! Does it work in summer too? |
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 5:24 AM
Ellly, Welcome to TC with your fun works, Love the Little boards! Also love that you are jumping into the face carving head first and full bore. I hope this was not boring and that it helps with your questions, now lets see some More of those beautiful pieces! :o :D :lol |
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Ellly
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 7:07 AM
Benzart, first of all... thank you for your words it's a great honour for me to receive your suggestions, and I'll take care , especially for dust mask and everything can avoid iniury during working operations. It's beautiful to have joy while creating something :) |
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 10:03 AM
Welcome you have found the best place to start carving your stones. The surfboard look so real i might have bought one online thinking is a full sized. |
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Clarita
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 11:04 AM
Hi Elly welcome! Nice stuff you do! |
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 11:58 AM
Elly, Your work is great. Carve anything you can get your hands on. Saw a lot of nice lava stone carvings at the Gem show here in Tucson, so go for it. Love your mini boards-great detail. I'm first generation born here in the USA, all my relatives live in Torino. My cousin, Gian Paolo visits your Island during his summer vacations and loves the food etc. |
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Benzart
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Mon, Feb 9, 2009 5:01 PM
Ellly, you will want to adjust the speed of the diamonds as you go as there is no "Set" speed for any media, just what feels good and removed the stuff without bogging down or over heating, You will Feel when it is cutting at the best rate. Every piece and bur is different as is each cut from different parts of the detail. You'll be feeling it soon. |
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Ellly
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Tue, Feb 10, 2009 3:20 AM
Oh, what a warm hospitality here! Thanks a lot Clarita, and..drgoats, never forget your roots..deeper than you can imagine :) |
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Paipo
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Wed, Feb 11, 2009 2:36 PM
You'll develop your own toolset and techniques as you progress - no two carvers would ever use the same burrs to make the same piece. PS that bench looks WAY too clean for a stone carver! You should try and get it as far as possible from your amazing shaping bay so you can cut loose and get the spray flying! |
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Ellly
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Thu, Feb 12, 2009 6:26 AM
Thank you Paipo...
So now I understand why it's better to make sure carves at the beginning. Ciao :D |
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Thu, Feb 12, 2009 6:58 AM
Elly, [ Edited by: drgoat456 2009-02-13 06:51 ] |
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Thu, Feb 12, 2009 5:27 PM
That is amazingly intricate work you do. You have an amazing eye for detail. Aloha! Marcus |
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Ellly
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Sun, Feb 15, 2009 11:26 AM
oh thank you for appreciating my work... Today's work was difficult because I did holes in the back of the little jade I show you: the stone is thick and I tried to make the 'V' holes, the 'netsuke' tipe. |
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Benzart
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Sun, Feb 15, 2009 12:58 PM
Thanks for posting all the photos Ellly. I would use the cylinder and a round bur as you are doing for the holes, with the round bur being able to go around the Corner so that instead of the hole being a V, it will be more like the Smile, a long continuous curve. Also don't worry too much about the diamond burs injuring a finger since they don't puncture skin veery easily like the heavy Carbide ones do. Also for protection you can wrap a bit of cloth tape around your thumb and forefinger, not too thick but enough to prevent damage Should something slip.. |
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Sun, Feb 15, 2009 7:39 PM
Elly, Great work! Your carvings are very impressive especially since they are your first ones. I am trying to get the courage up to try some in clay..we'll see. [ Edited by: Tikimommy 2009-02-15 19:40 ] [ Edited by: Tikimommy 2009-02-15 19:41 ] |
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Ellly
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Mon, Feb 16, 2009 11:40 PM
Oh Benzart, thank you, now I feel better, safety is important. [ Edited by: Ellly 2009-02-16 23:41 ] |
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Benzart
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Tue, Feb 17, 2009 11:37 AM
Ellly, it looks like you are using the 1/16" dental burs in your handpiece, is that correct? Can you use the 3/32 also? HERE is a link to en eBay store selling dental stuff and a lot of 60 burs for $30.
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Ellly
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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 4:33 AM
Ciao Benzart and ciao to everybody... I need to realize if I can use bigger burrs, isn't it? sorry but you see I' m quite starting from the 'stone age' !! P.S: still a mistery how to make rounds for eyes... |
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Ellly
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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 11:40 AM
Ciao ! I post now my hard work of this afternoon... an archaic Athenian owl... |
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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 3:00 PM
Wow Kelly, this owl is great. Nice detail on such a tiny little piece! Keep it up. I still can't believe you've just started carving. These are all nice. Thanks |
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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 4:01 PM
Wow, i really like the Owl! |
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Benzart
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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 7:42 PM
WOw More Nice stuff you have there, You just go with what you have and make it work and end up with Excellent works. |
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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 10:29 PM
elly, it looks great. sorry but can't give you advice or direction but benzart is one of the "ones" to help you. he is great help, learn all you can from him bd |
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Ellly
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Fri, Feb 20, 2009 12:46 PM
Oh Thank you to everybody ... I cannot explain how, but after a starting fear about the 'rotating instrument'now I feel absolutely new sensations..and I'm starting to have pleasure investigating stones.. [ Edited by: Ellly 2009-02-20 12:54 ] |
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Ellly
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Mon, Mar 2, 2009 5:22 AM
Ciao to everybody...
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Aweulekuula
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Tue, Mar 3, 2009 6:06 AM
Wow! Just... wow! Your work is so intricate it is mind-blowing, to say the least. Aloha! Marcus |
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Ellly
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Wed, Mar 4, 2009 10:58 AM
sometimes too much, Marcus... and making good photos is a mess too. ciao! |
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Ellly
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Wed, Mar 4, 2009 11:00 AM
Quite ready, but needs more details, and sanding... work in progress |
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Ellly
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Sun, Mar 8, 2009 2:36 PM
Hello to everybody!
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laojia
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Sun, Mar 8, 2009 3:15 PM
congratulation!!! That's good work in progress! he look small. How it measure ? Maybe 1 inche(2.5 cm)? |
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Ellly
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Mon, Mar 9, 2009 1:13 PM
Thank you! Yes it's exactly 2,5 cm :) and it's thick. I don't find jade slabs here and I don't have instruments to cut stones. So I have to adapt my subjects to the ready shapes. |
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Ellly
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Thu, Mar 12, 2009 1:46 PM
cIao! I post my first 2,5cm hei tiki quite ready. I'll take other photos in day light. |
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big daddy
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Thu, Mar 12, 2009 2:23 PM
wow elly. really nice work. love the nipples (guess that's where the thong or string goes through). keep up the great work. bd |
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Ellly
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Thu, Mar 12, 2009 2:50 PM
ciao Big Daddy! Thank you |
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laojia
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Thu, Mar 12, 2009 9:58 PM
Hi Elly, what a nice continuation!! Sanding small part and angles is very long and difficult especially on stone, you need to show courage and patience... http://www.dick.biz/dick/product/830827/detail.jsf the conditions of this seller are correct and the service is perfect. J. |
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Ellly
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Fri, Mar 13, 2009 7:08 AM
Ciao! thank you for your words Laojia, yes, I'll sand with patience :). You suggested a nice place where to find a lot of materials, I saw they have bone too and other stuffs.. |
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Fri, Mar 13, 2009 8:33 AM
Elly, Really nice Hei-Tiki and he is SO Small! Too bad you can't slice the little rock in half. It would give you 2 pieces and help the piece look better. BUT, You are getting such fine detail an the sanding part is the hardest. :lol |
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Ellly
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Fri, Mar 13, 2009 2:07 PM
Ciao Benzart, so happy to read your words again! I feel better, so now I know I'm on the right way. Yes too bad but so it is, maybe I should ask to some jewellers but I don't think they like to do such favours..I'm looking forward to find some greenstone jade slices ready for carving and some pieces of paua shells.. |
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Fri, Mar 13, 2009 4:06 PM
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Fri, Mar 13, 2009 7:50 PM
Good to see you have The Master back to point you right. Keep up the good work on your stones. |
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Ellly
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Sat, Mar 14, 2009 2:56 PM
Oh, yes, it's a confort and a great help to have a Master helping you improuving. I thank you Benzart, and all the friends here always ready to give a hand :D |
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Ellly
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Wed, Mar 18, 2009 10:45 AM
After sanding Here I'm, back with my little stones. |