Members Leather2 Posted February 24, 2023 Members Report Posted February 24, 2023 Hi all toolers. Please share all your critique. This is about my 5th major tooling attempt. thanks Quote
Members Burkhardt Posted February 24, 2023 Members Report Posted February 24, 2023 One of the DG tooling patterns. Follow the shading on the vines and petals and if you don't have a wiggler use a veiner on some of the stems. You can watch the videos multiple times and pick up things you missed. Good start. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted February 24, 2023 CFM Report Posted February 24, 2023 take your time!! What i see is you hurried through your work not even tooling some of your stuff. What i do when using a pattern from someone is make sure i have all the correct stamps first and a picture of the finished pattern. Most patterns that are sold have both a list of stamps and a finished picture. Then after studying the picture and the initial beveling do one thing at a time like one flower, study the way the tools are used in each petal from the picture take your time your in no hurry, if you make a mistake note it and make the change on the next petal always striving to make your work more precise smoother and clean you only get one shot at each stamp so be precise as possible to the picture before swinging the maul. Most folks do each stamp at a time and work through the whole design and is what i do now but for practice i suggest you finish each leaf, flower or whatever so you can see your progress and make corrections as you go. Also work form the top down so you don't mush down everything under your arm lol. As you get more practice you will get better seeing the way the stamps create the effects of dimension and form in your work. Good luck we all look forward to seeing your progress!! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Burkhardt Posted February 24, 2023 Members Report Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said: take your time!! What i see is you hurried through your work not even tooling some of your stuff. What i do when using a pattern from someone is make sure i have all the correct stamps first and a picture of the finished pattern. Most patterns that are sold have both a list of stamps and a finished picture. Then after studying the picture and the initial beveling do one thing at a time like one flower, study the way the tools are used in each petal from the picture take your time your in no hurry, if you make a mistake note it and make the change on the next petal always striving to make your work more precise smoother and clean you only get one shot at each stamp so be precise as possible to the picture before swinging the maul. Most folks do each stamp at a time and work through the whole design and is what i do now but for practice i suggest you finish each leaf, flower or whatever so you can see your progress and make corrections as you go. Also work form the top down so you don't mush down everything under your arm lol. As you get more practice you will get better seeing the way the stamps create the effects of dimension and form in your work. Good luck we all look forward to seeing your progress!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKarsdhVDQ Quote
Members doubleh Posted February 24, 2023 Members Report Posted February 24, 2023 Practice swivel cutting to make smooth and uniform curves and eliminate the over cuts I see. I also see places where your pear shading doesn't follow the curves of the petals in your flowers. You also left too much of the design with nothing except the shape. With practice it will all come together for you. Quote
Members Leather2 Posted February 25, 2023 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2023 Thanks everyone Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted February 25, 2023 CFM Report Posted February 25, 2023 20 hours ago, Burkhardt said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKarsdhVDQ yup Don makes it look easy, he has a lifetime of experience and watching his videos is a must but i still however like a still photo that i can set down next to my work and study as i tool. my pc is upstairs plus i did this video watch a bit stop it, re-watch, stop it, work a bit, watch some more, repeat learning to paint till i about went nuts. i found using a still photo brings back the memory of the video so I don't have to re-watch a dozen times. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Burkhardt Posted February 25, 2023 Members Report Posted February 25, 2023 5 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: yup Don makes it look easy, he has a lifetime of experience and watching his videos is a must but i still however like a still photo that i can set down next to my work and study as i tool. my pc is upstairs plus i did this video watch a bit stop it, re-watch, stop it, work a bit, watch some more, repeat learning to paint till i about went nuts. i found using a still photo brings back the memory of the video so I don't have to re-watch a dozen times. I hear ya, that's why as soon as I seen it I recognized the pattern because I've watched the video ten times. Quote
Members sinpac Posted February 26, 2023 Members Report Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/23/2023 at 9:43 PM, Burkhardt said: One of the DG tooling patterns. Follow the shading on the vines and petals and if you don't have a wiggler use a veiner on some of the stems. You can watch the videos multiple times and pick up things you missed. Good start. I believe he has a 4 part series on tooling with a free print out of the design so you can follow along Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
Members Burkhardt Posted February 26, 2023 Members Report Posted February 26, 2023 33 minutes ago, sinpac said: I believe he has a 4 part series on tooling with a free print out of the design so you can follow along ????? Quote
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