new addition to my woodspirit family

[woodspirits]

picked up a nice piece of hawthorn at the last north wood meet during a tidy up, so i thought i would have a little carve. its 1 3/4" wide and stands 16" high, hope you like him















harvestman, just for you i re-worked his 'borg' eyes ...

[Dannytsg]

Very good work.

[Harvestman]

Wow, a Borg woodspirit!

Very nice work indeed.

[mountainm]

You have surpassed yourself, best yet.

[woodspirits]

ha! borg eyes huh?

thanks MM i did spend a bit more time on this one and tweaked it a bit

[Fin]

Every now and then I pass a piece of art work which makes me stop and stare.

Whilst staring, I'm usually thinking "How on Earth, did he/ she do that?"

This is one such piece.

[woodspirits]

i'm honoured Fin, thank you

[Chiseller]

Off the scale!!!!!

...... Failed dogger and alleged bigot!

[dwardo]

Stunning stuff as usual. Think you could carve one into the handle of a bow? Front or back?
Would have to be a none bending handle but would be a stunner.

[Mafro]

Incredible work. I want him

[bb07]

Simply superb...

[bushwacker bob]

That is very good. What tools did you use?

[woodspirits]

thanks fellas appreciate your support

Stunning stuff as usual. Think you could carve one into the handle of a bow? Front or back?
Would have to be a none bending handle but would be a stunner.

its possible, not sure i could get the depth i need though without compromising the strength of the bow?

[woodspirits]

hiya BB, mainly my flexcut traveller set and a few dremel type bits

[mountainm]

I think if you made some casts you could easily knock out candles that would sell.

[woodspirits]

I think if you made some casts you could easily knock out candles that would sell.

blimey theres a thought! havnt a clue about candle making though

[mountainm]

blimey theres a thought! havnt a clue about candle making though

I suspect there's a fair few people on here who can help with that.

[dwardo]

thanks fellas appreciate your support



its possible, not sure i could get the depth i need though without compromising the strength of the bow?

If it doesnt bend it doesnt take any load Yes you could in theory compromise strength if you removed too much mass but it would have to be a lot. The formula if I remember right is one to eight so 1cm thicker is as good as 8cm width in mass/bending terms so you should have plent to play with.

Gotta be worth a try at some point, i am game if you are

[British Red]

Yep,

candle making is easy

Thats a stunner - you should sell those! He's your finest yet

[Dreadhead]

phwaw you truly are the master at these things, 10 out of 10 on the gnarly scale love that knotted beard oh aye

[silentbob]

Fantastic work.

[woodspirits]

hiya dwardo, if your sure you trust me with your bow! i could give it a shot. you ever get down my way to a north wood meet?

[woodspirits]

thank you, really do enjoy carving these little fellas, hamish, i nearly tied myself up in knots doing his beard!

[mountainm]

Do the candles, i'll buy one. Some really nice drippy wax would look awesome. I wonder if you could make the mould out of sugru?

[titanius anglesmith]

Hi all,
Woodspirits, just love the nose detail on your latest carving.Oh hell i like everything about him.Must be your best one yet.
Regards Chris.

[woodspirits]

Do the candles, i'll buy one. Some really nice drippy wax would look awesome. I wonder if you could make the mould out of sugru?

i'll take a look on you tube see how its done, maybe i will give it a go. only trouble is they wont be original. same sort of thing with those resin and concrete casts ive seen of woodspirits, very good but not the pukka job.

[TurboGirl]

He's absolutely gnarly!

Candles are easy- The biggest problem is you'd have to sacrifice the mould as theres too many returns so it'd need cutting out of it or a good bit of hand finishing. You can buy latex rubber- I think dentist suppliers sell it for impressions or you could just buy a 'mould yer own bits' kit *chortles* then you put a length of wick through the top with a knot in it, put the mould neck upwards and tie off the wick to a suspended chopstick/ similar. Melt candlewax in a bainmarie, pour in, leave to set, chop off the wick at the bottom and it's flame on time! I wonder if any of the producers of candle kits would be interested in producing it... a licenced commercial artist, spreading woodspirits in disguise to take over the world

[mountainm]

You could have one character as the candle and the other as the candle stick. A married couple. Which one burns would be up to you though

[woodspirits]

we'll have a chat about it at NW sal'

[British Red]

Now, a wood spirit candle stick is a great idea....lathe turned the top (with a hole from an auger or spade bit) and bottom for stability....bark on wood spirit for the stem.