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"Hans Schoedel"
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Favourites: 246; Deviations: 278; Watchers: 33
Watching: 45; Pageviews: 14087; Comments Made: 2145; Friends: 45
# Comments
Comments: 144
It's been a while so I thought I might drop by & say HI
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No Problem, I love your work. I used to work as a network admin and I always wanted to do something with all the old cable we pulled from buildings...You found a perfect use
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Hey Hans forgive me for calling You Karl the other day--one of those days you know--I so enjoyed Your feedback & eyes with these mirrored photos--lol
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I laughed so much just seeing what You saw
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Thanks Hans --some strange trees around here Hey!!
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the tree is amazing the timber from figs is white with no grain
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Hey Hans--Howz it going?--have You sold ALL those bowls yet??
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I wish! Sold a bunch but now that my work is "professional" I need to get my art on the market. Me make things good. Me sell things bad!
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Draems are good things... Thank you for adding "The Tikiβs first Ride" to your favorites
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No problem, great work! I agree, my dreams are amazing but I tend to forget the details
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Thanks so much for the faves. Hope to have some more woodwork soon but I'm having too much fun with the camera.
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I haven't been able to turn anything for months. My lathe is in my dad's basement and my brother and his wife/kids moved in so I couldn't make any noise for fear of waking the young ones up. I helped them move last weekend and was hoping to get back to work. Alas, I broke my drive pulley yesterday and now I have to hunt down a new one
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If at any time You want to paint anything of mine go for it ok--thanks for the faves--the latest Torimba Wood Festival has just finished --If You want to see some stuff let me know OK
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Some day I will paint some of your beautiful landscapes. I promise...I hope...I'll try my best!
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I'm sure You will do a top job
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Thank you for adding βDeerskin Bowl Drumβ to your favorites.
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You're very welcome. You have many more that are worthy of favs but I only choose the very best!
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Abby!
Remember me? Think you knew me as Soulkeeper on WoW... could be wrong though, its been so long. How have you been?
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Hey Hans a favour Mate when you have time could you look thru my gallery & choose 10 pics not carving/ wood related coz I am putting some photos in a new gallery Hope to hear from you soon--RICK
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Beautiful art! 
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No Problem whatsoever. Hope life is treating you well!
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well ty, but unfortunately i cannot say that's the case. hope all is well in your neck of the woods ;]
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No rainbows and puppy dogs here either. If you need a shoulder to cry on I understand! I've been through a lot lately and am still struggling...still good to hear from an old pal. I'm here for you man!
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Not a good day for wood.
Yesterday morning, I tried to paint a basswood tiki I have been working on for two years. It is a commission piece. I ruined it when I first put a brush to it. The paint ran and got all blotchy from the get go. And then I started picking up a red blush all over it and I did not even have any red paint out. I have reread all the books I have with anything on how to paint carvings and I do not what I did wrong.
I needed it done by Saturday so I let it dry and try to sand it off to no avail. So I tried to carve it off and got the lips so thin they broke. I spent much of the night last night reworking the mouth and got it to look okay (but only just okay).
The thing had deep (and I do mean deep) scales and ridges along both sides and the back of its head. When I got one of these so thin that I broke it off I realized that the paint has followed the grain all the way through the ridges.
This was very possibly the best carving I have ever done (if not the best then the most detailed) and now it is nothing but trash. I do not think I can even salvage the remaining wood for something else. On top of this I can not afford another piece of wood to start over. Even if I thought I had strength right now to start over.
I am sorry to say that I sat down and cried for 4 soul crushing, agonizing hours. Then I went to work and struggled through the rest of the day. I found myself just randomly crying at work and was ask what was irritating my eyes so much by several coworkers. I could not focus on things. My director yelled and screamed at me for things I did not do and/or did not have any control over. He is treating to quite and I do not want his job.
This morning I climbed up into the attic to check on 6 drums blanks I had up there curing and all 6 of them have deep cracks and can no longer be used for drums. I do not know what I am doing wrong or what to do differently.
I did not kill myself nor will I but I am feeling very crushed and defeated just now, hell of a way to start the year. And now I get to go back to work and explain to my friend why she does not have a carving.
Any thoughts
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NP, I don't mind watching you at all
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Got any advice on how to keep log from cracking?
I am trying to green carve a large drum and I can not seem to get beyond skinning the bark off.
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Boy, that's a tough one. The logs I use for turning will check almost immediately without Anchorseal. Even then they usually check slightly after a few days. However, the wood I use is extremely green whereas Texas trees are probably a bit drier. Since most checks start at the pith and spread out I almost wonder if you could use a very large (and long) drill bit and try to core out the pith before it can start to check. You'd need one hell of a powerful drill though. No idea if it would work..just thought of it right now. In theory you could test it with a smaller log/drill. Good luck at any rate!
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I can only wish good luck. If the shit fails send me pictures lol
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still looking for a drill
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Heh, don't try too hard. It was just a theory on my end.
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Grats! There still could be some radial checking but I hope it doesn't reach the perimeter. My guess is that if you carve/turn it ASAP it just might work...and if it does I'm sure it will sound sweet!
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cool
How much do you think it will coast to ship to me?
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No Problem, you deserve it.
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