Redgum Kanga

[Niemmy]

my new kanga I,m quiet proud of it god knows why

[Ironhorse119]

Hi. It has a nice topline. Did you use power tools or hand ? Has a lot of energy. Karenetta

[Niemmy]

Hi and Thanks Karenetta

Yer I used a bandsaw to cut out the general shape, then I used a die grinder fitted with kutzall bits to round of the general shape.Unfortunatley Australian timbers are like rock in there hardness to the only real way to work them is with powe tools


PS a die grinder is like a big dremel

[karenetta]

Have you ever heard of basswood or linden wood? Very soft ,fine grain and very easy to carve.
Ever year the tri-state wood show is about 40 miles from here and I go . I got a block of bass wood there once. Very nice ,but not much in the way of color. Another nice wood to carve is the very butt of the cypress tree. . The guys in the deep south will try to get that to carve some of the lovelist ducks.
I build more than carve. I do carvings on the stuff I build. So far I have made a bunch of boxes and the stand we keep the microwave on.
My sisters son used to work at a place they put veneer on cabinets and he would bring me home the bottom of the veneer order. Wherever they got it from would slice the wood into vener and leave the last inch or two to make the bottom of the crate . He got me some really pretty stuff and some leftover vener called lacewood . Never did use it . Strange lookin stuff.
I could not get the picture of the marlin to come up. Would like to see it.
We have sweetgum here ,never saw redgum before . nice color. Ever see osage orange? Its a weird green color. Kinda cool. Katz aka Karenetta.

[Niemmy]

Hi Kat



Um yep have I heard of basswood or lime I think they call it in england,Very soft and easy to work soI'm told,But Unfortunatly I don't think it's avaliable in Australia. But we have Huon Pine from tasmania, Wich is very easy to work But it cost a fortune.So I'll probably stick to the hard timbers for the time being.

Ever see osage orange?

Nup can't say that I have.
But I think my next preoject should be some Horse head bookends they might look good.But before I do that I want to have a go at making one of the war of the worlds tripods in 3d "That could be fun!"
;D
Ok CYA LAter Kat

[Karenetta]

That would be cool. What scale would you do it in? This is a neat fish. Never saw a real one. I have seen the spoon bill cat and some 30+catfish.
The Marlin is a solid piece except for the fins right? the head is good . Lots of details. Seen sharks. Don't like those dead eyes on them.
Is that wood oily or hard to glue? I know some woods you have to run acetone over them for the glue to hold.
Have you seen the chainsaw wheels you can get for grinders. They are just for the very careful.Not me. Don't fit my dremel.
Hubby is lurking asking if I am goin to be much longer he wants to look at more stuff.
You could get some pretty neat wood from the coastal areas could'nt you ? Like drift wood? I had a friend in college who picked
up drift wood and carved butterflys and mounted them on the drift wood and sold them.
Have you ever tried super sculptie? Look up the price of the dolls in the ooak elves and fairy areas . The good ones make a nice profit. And since you do have a good eye for line and form .
Hay for all I know you are a rich hermit living in a cave with millions of dollars. ttyl I want to see pictures when and while you are working on the 3-D WoTW piece. back later. Karenetta

[Niemmy]

G'day Kat

How is life treating ya?I was thinkinking of a fairly large scale 14-15 high 8 inches wide for the horses head, I was thinking of a flame main,I think it would look good in red gum or even better better dark brown jarrah. As for the Marlin it's about 24- 30 inches Long about 4-5 wide.

Is red gum oily

?Nup! you can even work it when its wet,But it cracks like a bugger!But I get old railway sleepers and that is my main reserves of wood,Since Australian railways they are changing to concreat, So cheap timber, But most ppl use it in there bloody gardens as retainers I think I could maybe change it to valuable art rather than cheap $20 sleepers. "It make you sad in a way"


[qoute]You could get some pretty neat wood from the coastal areas could'nt you ? Like drift wood? [/quote]

No! I don't live buy the coast!"I'm what you yanks call a hillbilly " well not in the hills so much as the low lands of victoria "we are going through a massive bush fire at the moment so the air is rather acrid and hard to breath"

ttyl I want to see pictures when and while you are working on the 3-D WoTW piece. back later. Karenetta

Your on mate! I have about %35 of it done "its rather harder than I thought it would be!Its sorta like modelling a car with 2000 bits & pecies It won't be totally accurate but it will pretty close to the original "I hope!"

So what you up to Kat?