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Monthly Archives: December 2016
VIKING CHEST FOR A CHILD: CARVING THE LID (PART 2)
I’m back to the carving on the lid of the Viking chest. After wasting away most of the ‘negative space’ material from the background, time to do some further shaping and to put some detail in.
Viking chest for a child: carving the lid (Part 1)
I started carving the lid for a wee chest I have made. I made the chest in oak but, although I punish myself regularly, the carving will get done in black walnut, a very agreeable species to carve. I had a few unusually clear boards to chose from which helped as well.