clan crest beginning

finally making my own clan crest!

fatboy	25/03/2011 20:29:55
169 forum posts 116 photos	thought i would share the first stage of my own clan crest which i will be working on between commissions so may take a while to get done but ill update with fotos when i get any significant progress done
BillW	26/03/2011 11:51:15
711 forum posts 21 photos	Tony, I can't wait to see this in progress, I've tried to imagine it in 3D and how it would be carved, lost, wouldn't know where to start. I've always been an admirer of carving and the skill required in creating them. Bill.
fatboy	26/03/2011 12:05:44
169 forum posts 116 photos	you may not believe it but when i start carving i dont have a plan set in stone and tend to go with what feels right and usually it turns out ok
fatboy	26/03/2011 17:14:07
169 forum posts 116 photos	the first stage of carving for me usually starts with removing the bulk of the waste wood, and i usually use my trusty black and decker powerfile, possibly the most time saving tool i own, now however its onto the chisels and gouges!
paul johnson 2	26/03/2011 18:33:48
197 forum posts 100 photos	I must say im impressed already keep us updated i look forward to the next pics well done. paul.
Andrew	26/03/2011 19:29:58
138 forum posts 124 photos	Its looking good. Will watch this space definitely. Andrew.
George Arnold	26/03/2011 19:37:35
1834 forum posts 191 photos	That is some project , I like Bill always admire carving it is one of those things I would like to have go at, one day maybe, look foerward to the completed crest, George
Simon Reeves	26/03/2011 22:25:58
622 forum posts 227 photos	Tony - this is looking really good so far. I especially like the clan motto . Looking forward to WIP pix. Simon
Doug	27/03/2011 10:18:14
3415 forum posts 35 photos	Looking good Tony, What sort of time scale does a piece like this take to make? Also what timber are you using? Like the others, i`m looking forward to seeing your progress. Cheers. Baz.
Derek Lane	27/03/2011 10:39:56
Moderator 3219 forum posts 1004 photos	Another one for watching this. Look forward to the progress
fatboy	27/03/2011 12:41:22
169 forum posts 116 photos	well Baz it depends on the time i get with other jobs and stuff but if i can get 2 or 3 hours a day then the longest its ever taken me was about 3 weeks, but this time i can take my time as its not a commission for someone else, as to the wood it is a nice bit of rippled olive ash i picked up cheap on ebay, a couple of boards 3 feet by 18 inch for 20 quid delivered, this one had a couple of cracked knots in it but i fixed them with wooden inserts,
Sam	27/03/2011 20:06:10
386 forum posts 110 photos	Well , what can i say , it is an awesome piece of work in progress . I always admire people that have a vision of what they will achieve before they start . I will keep an eye on this piece in progress . kind regards Sam
fatboy	27/03/2011 22:43:33
169 forum posts 116 photos	well sad to say this particular project is over, as once i started with the chisels , in the picture from the top right corner all the way to the bottom is a too far gone spalted spongy streak, needless to say, very disappointed, thought i finally found the right piece of wood for my crest, still never mind i managed to salvage some pen blanks for a turner friend up the road from here, guess i will stick to walnut in future, ive never had problems with walnut, this makes the second time ive had trouble with spongy bits in ash. grrrr think ill use the rest of this timber for shelves for the kitchen!
BillW	28/03/2011 12:16:12
711 forum posts 21 photos	I'm very sorry to hear this Tony, I hope you post pictures when you start again. My wife and I were looking forward to seeing the finished crest, we have a breed of dog called a Lowchen, common name Little Lion Dog, a carved one with our kennel name at the bottom would look superb. Bill.
Simon Reeves	28/03/2011 18:43:52
622 forum posts 227 photos	Aaargh! No chance of saving the wood with superglue, or is the spalted bit just too bit? Ash is great to work with, but the softer bits can be a real b****er sometimes. Simon