Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-09, страница 48

Step 29. Finally, we ask: Do we sculpt the foreground or not? We left it alone so as not to overdo it. Again, the choice is yours.

Step 25. We glued the toppers in place with the same glue, and countersunk two 1" brads in each one, just in case. We also applied a number of clamps in order to keep everything in proper alignment. Once the glue cured, we contoured the front ends to match the live edge.

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First of all, I am not a very good carver, so we are power carving the overlay because the wood is so thin. Additionally, I think this project would tax even an experienced carver's ability to use chisels without getting some breakout. It can happen with power, too, but by using a light touch with non-aggressive cullers, you can get a decent job. You experienced carvers out there will ask, '^;Why in the heck didn't you carve it BEFORE you assembled it?" Well, I didn't plan on sculpting if until AFTER it was assembled. That's why. The primary danger in doing it this way is that if you ruin the overlay at this point, you have a mess on your hands, and you ain't gunna' be happy, AND I bet your gunna' fell me about it! When I did this part, we were in Florida. I did not have a backup of anything, and it was due at the magazine the day we returned. To say that I held my breath while doing this would be an understatement. I'm still a light shade of blue!

Step 27. Once the trees were lowered, we added some detail with a 1 mm round burr.

Step 26. We started by lowering the detail inside the hoof with a ]/3" cylindrical HSS burr.

For questions concerning this project, send on SASE to: Wes Demorest, 66 Sr.over Road, Sussex, NJ 0746J. Email: wes@woodworksandcrafts.com ^

and smoothing out some of the sharper edges on the trees and mountains. Be sure that when you do the legs that you don't get them out of step. I don't know of any animal that walks by putting both legs on one side ahead at the same time. Once you are done with the sculpting, apply your finish.

fit • Creative Woodworks S. Crafts September 2004