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Whimsical Wood: The Tools I Use
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The Tools I Use. I use a band saw and scroll saw for much of the preliminary work but hand tools do the detail work, in most cases. I have a Dremel but I rarely use it, because it is less convenient to use inside the house, and I prefer the more familiar chisels and knives. Stubai, Pfeil and Flex-cut Palm Tools. Some of the New Profiles Ground on Cheap Bench Chisels. It is t...
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Whimsical Wood: October 2012
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Cherry Blossom (Wedding) Lovespoon Finished. The Cherry Blossom Lovespoon. Has now been completed and awaits the return of my daughter, Jessica and her husband Brad from their honeymoon. This spoon was carved from a single piece of english cherry and finished with danish oil and wax. Cherry Blossom Lovespoon Back. As is often the case, the wise thing is to try and surpass...
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Whimsical Wood: January 2013
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Friday, January 25, 2013. Ship and Horse Lovespoon – Front. It has been a while since I have added any posts so I am posting these photos of a recently completed love spoon. This lovespoon was carved on commission for a couple with interests in the sea and horses. Ship and Horse Lovespoon – Back. Ship and Horse Lovespoon – Front detail. Ship and Horse Lovespoon – Back Detail. Ship and Horse Lovespo...
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Whimsical Wood: March 2012
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. My plans are then to carve a number of simpler lovespoons, perhaps focusing more on the timber. However I think that for the most part I will still tend more toward the complex and intricate designs partly because I always begin with a drawing to which it is so easy to add. I like to work this way however, at least in part, but it is a brittle and edgy way of working that n...
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Dragon Fragments: Week 27 - Hidden dragon at Hawkesbury
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The chronicles of Erica, a textile and mixed media artist living in Sydney, Australia, as she meanders her way through a life filled with fabric, clay, paper, glass and dolls . and dragons. Monday, July 09, 2012. Week 27 - Hidden dragon at Hawkesbury. This weekend our miniatures group displayed some work at the Hawkesbury Hobby Show at Richmond Showground NSW. David is from western Sydney and has a web site called Whimsical Wood. Here is Davids "Young dragon hiding" and here is the link to his pattern.
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Whimsical Wood: May 2011
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Thursday, May 26, 2011. Horse at Petra Pyrography finished. I have now finished the 'Horse at Petra'. Pyrography and now I am ready to continue with the carving of the small dragon commenced earlier. It's a bit of a long shot to expect to get it finished for The Sydney, Timber and Working with Wood Show. The following images show some closer detail with the. Horse at Petra' piece. Was manning the s...
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Whimsical Wood: May 2015
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Work Holding Bench-Hook and Board. Using palm tools while holding the work in the other hand is very much my preferred working method. However after starting a few carving projects that seemed to call for heavier cutting and also re-discovering some larger carving tools I had acquired earlier I constructed some work holding aids that would help with that work. The bench hoo...
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Whimsical Wood: August 2012
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Whimsical Wood Blog Pages. This blog features the current woodcraft, Art and Graphic work of David Stanley. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Cherry blossom Lovespoon and Home-made Tools. I have now continued with carving the front the celtic knot section and some more of the cherry branch above the cherry branch cage. I will have to decide on the thickness and three dimensional form of this section as I approach work on the back of the spoon. T is a good idea to swing the light source into various. Positions f...