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soupcan13 — Evolution of a bone carving
Published: 2011-03-03 17:59:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 1946; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 204
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People have asked me "Dave....how do you turn a block of bone into a carving?" I thought it would be easier to show then tell.....thank you all for the kind words, likes, and favs!
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just heard that pure white corian countertop material can be carved like bone. also boone trading company has pre ban elephant ivory, hippo ivory, mammoth and few other selections.
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Do you or have you ever considered streaming or posting videos or something similar?
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Hi!
Yeah I have thought about it....I tried doing a timelapse thing one time but the camera shut off about 15 minutes in and I didnt discover it until around 3hrs later.......maybe Ill give it another shot one day.....be warned though....i tend to sing and hum when I work and say some really strange things.....
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I think some of us might be concerned if you didn't sing and hum and say weird things while you're making art.
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Ha ha ha ha, a very valid point!
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believe it or not, most of them start out life as humble dog chews in the pet store. I just got ahold of some exotic woods and composite materials so I think I am gonna venture out of my normal comfort zone and try something new soon.
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ive been checking out a couple different types of exotic wood and stones....i found a guy they other day that sells composite mastodon tusk slabs.....choices choices.....
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That's so cool! Where in the world do you meet these people?
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What you do with bone is amazing! These hooks are so lovely
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Thank you so much! Glad to hear you like them. I'm in the process of moving so I've been too busy to do any work lately but keep checking back, Im hoping to get some new stuff up this weekend.
Thanks again!
S
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Thats great man.. Have you used one of those mini scroll saw machines ?
I had a go on my mates yesterday for the first time.. Brilliant!!!
There realy accurate like a jewelers saw but saves so much time and effort cutting the shapes. and blades!!!
Im going to buy one next week
Pretty cheap aswell can get a decent one for under a hundred pounds.
I prob spend that on blades alone just for my jewelers saw ha
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Yeah I have one made by Proxxon, its nice and fairly quiet....I snap blades on that thing like crazy though...half the time I just use the dremel cutting wheel...but the scroll saw is great for hard to reach curving cuts....
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Do they snap a lot then? can you buy different make blades ?? or just ones for that same machine?
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yeah depending on what type of blade your using....so far Ive gotten lucky once on a fairly simple pattern and snapped 3 but it just takes practice.....managed to break 6 on the dragon pattern....fortunately the blades are pretty cheap....
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no way thats crap
how much are the blades around ?
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they are super cheap,the saw can fit anything you can slide into it, so you get alot of options, high grade blades can hit around 2 bucks a piece but the cheap coping saw type blades are around 5 cents each if you buy them in bulk on ebay.....its more of a hastle taking the saw apart to switch them when they bust......
some days when i have more patience and focus i can cut a whole design on one blade but theres days when im just tired or excited about a design....
snap snap snap!
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Thats cool
Im defo going to buy myself one next week
Ive been using Eclipse fretsaw blades 18TPI
There realy good ..Ive cut 7 designs out of bone with just the one blade and it still hasnt snapped yet still going strong
Best ive used so far anyway!!!
Have you tried them?
Cool Ink you have aswell... Ive done a lot of tattooing myself
Have all the Equiptment here but rarely use it any more because of people mivering me all the time.
Put me off !! ha
But i guess if some fit ass woman wants one ..well shel get it!!! haha
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Wonderful creative stuff buddy. I'm insanely jealous you talented swine!
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ha ha ha ha ha ha oink oink carve carve carve!!!
glad you like it man!
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