gesa Report post Posted February 27, 2007 Hi all, This is the largest picture that I carved so far. It is for a friend and I tried to draw his ideas..... not that easy, but it turned out well and he liked it a lot! :biggrin: Because of the flash the vikings are a bit blurry. I left it all natural, no finish or or other color. Gesa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MatthewD Report post Posted February 27, 2007 Very cool... I like it alot also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted February 28, 2007 That's terrific work, Gesa. Lots of precise work in that design, and no wonder he loves it. It's very personal. I think leaving it natural was a good idea, too, because you might lose the detail by coloring it. It's going to darken over time (especially if exposed to sunlight) but a caution- it needs some kind of sealer or wax. I speak from experience. I had a "raw" carving that was 10 years old or so, and when I watered a plant, I accidentally got it wet when the plant dripped. I can't get the spots out, and it is "ruined". It was raw leather, not even very sun burnished. (For whatever reason sun will seal some leather to where water will bead and run off...go figure?) Leather Balm with Atom Wax, Carnuba Cream, something along those lines maybe? I would hate to see that piece get splashed and spotted down the road. Thanks for sharing , Gesa, your work is something we all enjoy admiring. Johanna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrice Report post Posted February 28, 2007 Wow! very beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gesa Report post Posted February 28, 2007 Thank you all for your kind words! I told him that it would be better to seal it a bit, but he is also saddlemaker and decided to let it like that......ok hes only 21 years old and thinks it will not happen that water will hit it......we will see. Gesa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pella Report post Posted March 1, 2007 i love the dragons! Beautiful piece Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chitin Report post Posted March 1, 2007 That's terrific work, Gesa. Lots of precise work in that design, and no wonder he loves it. It's very personal. I think leaving it natural was a good idea, too, because you might lose the detail by coloring it. It's going to darken over time (especially if exposed to sunlight) but a caution- it needs some kind of sealer or wax. I speak from experience. I had a "raw" carving that was 10 years old or so, and when I watered a plant, I accidentally got it wet when the plant dripped. I can't get the spots out, and it is "ruined". It was raw leather, not even very sun burnished. (For whatever reason sun will seal some leather to where water will bead and run off...go figure?) Leather Balm with Atom Wax, Carnuba Cream, something along those lines maybe? I would hate to see that piece get splashed and spotted down the road. Thanks for sharing , Gesa, your work is something we all enjoy admiring. Johanna I was under the impression that you couldn't use carnauba cream on a carving because it would do strange things? Was I wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolvenstien Report post Posted March 1, 2007 I ahve used it without any bad results... I like it because it gives it a matt finish instead of a gloss... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oscar B Report post Posted March 7, 2007 This is great work and nice detail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
