Oak carving (pic heavy)

[Jimmy Bojangles]

Hi all

Thought I'd post some pics of some carving I was recently commissioned to do. Not very bushcrafty, but I thought you might like a look anyway.











Hope you like them.

Mat

[British Red]

Thats well past like - superb work! What type of building / use is it for?

[shaggystu]

that's superb......what is it?

[Hoodoo]

Fine, fine work! Thanks for sharing!

[HillBill]

That truly is an excellent piece of work.

[Erdbeereis]

Wow, that's nice!

Erd

[WULF]

Wow....thats fantastic!
I'll bet that smells wonderfull

[Jimmy Bojangles]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

They're actually pediments to go above the doorways in a study that the client is having fully panelled in oak. I'm hoping to get some pics of the room when the job is complete, but I'm not doing any on site work so I'll have to wait and see.



They are meant to be different sizes, it's not just my shoddy measuring! Lol

Cheers

Mat

[JohnC]

They are very good, will the wood panelling be stained or stay natural colour?

[John Fenna]

I realy like those!
My Nephew-in-Law (?) does a bit of furniture decoration carving (including Vladimir Putins desk legs ... so you can see he is no beginner...) but I do not think I have seen carving that apeals to me as much as those pediments!
Keep up the good work - and post the pictures!

[bushwacker bob]

They are excellent. Do you stick tracing paper on and cut the verticals before the chiselling starts?
Is that American white oak? It looks too clear to be English.

[bilmo-p5]

Beautiful.

[Tiley]

Stunning! Simply stunning...

[Baggy]

Excellent work, that's what I call talent

[Mafro]

Incredible.
That's going to be one hell of a study!

[British Red]

They're actually pediments to go above the doorways in a study that the client is having fully panelled in oak. I'm hoping to get some pics of the room when the job is complete, but I'm not doing any on site work so I'll have to wait and see. Mat

Clearly a man of excellent taste - I wish I could run to that!

[Bearded Bugs]

Fantastic work! A study panelled in oak is going to cost a lot to finish, but I'm sure it'll be worth it. Thanks for sharing.

[Toddy]

Those are beautiful
Sounds like a dream of a room too

Do you do many architectural carving commissions like this ?

cheers,
Toddy

[Seoras]

Fabulous carvings Mat.

Thanks for sharing.

George

[ZEbbEDY]

amazing work man, would love to be able to do stuff like that, ive just started

[Erdbeereis]

How long do those take to carve?

Erd

[Jimmy Bojangles]

Thanks again everyone for your comments, they really are appreciated.

JohnC, I believe the room will be coloured to a warm medium oak colour. I'm hoping it won't be too dark as I did a large job in London last summer which was (at the customers request) stained almost black. It made it very hard to make out the detail in the carving, but the customer's always right I guess! Lol

John Fenna, Thats very kind of you, I won't tell your nephew-in-law you said it though! Lol Is he self employed, or does he work for a firm? And do you have any links to his work? I'd love to see some! You know it's going to be quality work when someone's asking the ex head of the KGB to part with money for it! Lol

bushwhacker bob, it is English oak, I think it's the lighting and my cr#ppy phone camera making it look lighter than it is. And yep, exactly right, stick the paper on and cut out the waste back to the lines. Then shape and detail the rest. Despite the dramatic look of the finished piece, I think most people who are competent with a chisel could accomplish something similar.

Toddy, I've done quite a few jobs like this over the last 2 or 3 years though I still consider myself a beginner with regards to carving. I'm actually an antique restorer by trade specializing in 16th-18th century oak furniture, so most of the carving I do reflects the styles of these dates and is in period houses. I think the study will look quite spectacular from the plans I've seen, wish I could afford it too, I'll have to wait till I retire and make my own! Lol

ZEbbEDY, it just takes practise mate, if you're ever in north Derbyshire you'll have to pop in for a brew.

Erdbeereis, with the design and making I think about 15 days (8 hour days).

I forgot to show some close ups of the punch work in the background, I'll dig some out and post them tomorrow.

Cheers

Mat

[Dreadhead]

those are fantastic Mat, some true skills you have!

[bushwacker bob]

Are they all hitting chisels or do you use pushers as well?

[the interceptor boy]

Just absolutely fantastico my friend, you must have the patience of job, very very very carvings.
Cheers the interceptor boy.

[Whittler Kev]

[woodspirits]

truly skillfull, thank you for sharing

[bikebum1975]

Serious skills there lovely work Mate

[Jimmy Bojangles]

Thanks very much guys.

Bushwacker bob, I just use hitting chisels, but I use them to pare back the wood too. Being self taught I pretty much do whatever seems to work!

Thought I'd put some pics on of how I punch decorate the background. These pics are from some carved panels that were for the same job.





This sort of decoration was used extensively on carved furniture from the 16th onwards with various styles of punch.

Thanks for looking

Mat

[John Fenna]

Sorry - no links...
I think he is self employed but we are not a close family and I have only met him once
I did have a look through his stunning photo album once though - wow!
Oh - I dont think Putin put his own hand into his own pocket to pay for the desk....

Thanks again everyone for your comments, they really are appreciated.

JohnC, I believe the room will be coloured to a warm medium oak colour. I'm hoping it won't be too dark as I did a large job in London last summer which was (at the customers request) stained almost black. It made it very hard to make out the detail in the carving, but the customer's always right I guess! Lol

John Fenna, Thats very kind of you, I won't tell your nephew-in-law you said it though! Lol Is he self employed, or does he work for a firm? And do you have any links to his work? I'd love to see some! You know it's going to be quality work when someone's asking the ex head of the KGB to part with money for it! Lol

bushwhacker bob, it is English oak, I think it's the lighting and my cr#ppy phone camera making it look lighter than it is. And yep, exactly right, stick the paper on and cut out the waste back to the lines. Then shape and detail the rest. Despite the dramatic look of the finished piece, I think most people who are competent with a chisel could accomplish something similar.

Toddy, I've done quite a few jobs like this over the last 2 or 3 years though I still consider myself a beginner with regards to carving. I'm actually an antique restorer by trade specializing in 16th-18th century oak furniture, so most of the carving I do reflects the styles of these dates and is in period houses. I think the study will look quite spectacular from the plans I've seen, wish I could afford it too, I'll have to wait till I retire and make my own! Lol

ZEbbEDY, it just takes practise mate, if you're ever in north Derbyshire you'll have to pop in for a brew.

Erdbeereis, with the design and making I think about 15 days (8 hour days).

I forgot to show some close ups of the punch work in the background, I'll dig some out and post them tomorrow.

Cheers

Mat