Project by Roger Strautman | posted 05-27-2012 02:54 AM | 2743 views | 4 times favorited | 15 comments | ![]() |
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Ever year I try and make something different to chip carve on and this year was no exception. I made a basswood 24” x 24” x 4” raised star. The ridges on this created unique challenges in both design and execution. I made the 5 points and carved them before I assembled them. I bleached the wood before carving and sealed it with lacquer.
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
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Karson
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#1 posted 05-27-2012 03:29 AM
Roger: Your mind and your hands do fantastic and magic work.
Beautiful.
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randomray
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#2 posted 05-27-2012 03:53 AM
Really nice carving . I could never get those joints to work so nicely , I would have had gaps everywhere . Great project .
-- Anybody can break something it takes skill to make or repair stuff .
deon
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#3 posted 05-27-2012 04:18 AM
Great work!
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BarbS
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#4 posted 05-27-2012 04:39 AM
A very beautiful piece! That took a great deal of skill. Very nice job.
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MsDebbieP
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#5 posted 05-27-2012 09:09 AM
I looked at the star on the projects page and it looked like . a star… and then I see the first picture here and say “wow” .. and then I click on the next and my jaw drops .. and then the next and the next.
That centre star—first of all, to think of adding that star!! What a surprise it was to see it.. and then the intricacies of that star added to all the details of the rest of the piece… man oh man.. extraordinary!
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Lee A. Jesberger
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#6 posted 05-27-2012 10:32 AM
Hi Roger,
I believe Karson said it the best. Absolutely amazing work.
Lee
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Roger Strautman
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#7 posted 05-27-2012 12:25 PM
Thanks everyone! It is a good feeling to know that the carving has potential for a blue ribbon at the woodcarving show I sent it to.
If you use your imagination a little you will see arrows that run out to the points of the star. The inner star points are used as the feathers. ;-)
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
Woodbridge
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#8 posted 05-27-2012 01:01 PM
Wow is right. That is such a fabulous carving. The design is amazing and the carving is so detailed, intricate and crisp.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
michiganmark
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#9 posted 05-27-2012 01:20 PM
Seriously, immensely Intricate.
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spunwood
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#10 posted 05-27-2012 04:07 PM
an amazing design and execution…the first thing i thought when I saw it was ‘how in the world did he do that?’
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Jim Jakosh
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#11 posted 05-27-2012 05:04 PM
Beautiful job on that star!!
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eddie
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#12 posted 05-27-2012 05:20 PM
just an awesome build ,
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lightweightladylefty
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#13 posted 05-28-2012 05:01 AM
Roger,
Such perfection! Simply amazing! Thanks for sharing. A blue ribbon for certain.
L/W
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Roger Strautman
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#14 posted 06-04-2012 01:57 AM
Thank you everyone for the kind comments. I have around 10 hrs. in making the star and 20+ carving it.
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
Chipaway
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#15 posted 06-20-2012 01:52 PM
Great work. I like the use of the texture on the center star. It’s good to see something truely different—and original.
-- Ron, Gainesville, Georgia, http://www.HandCarvedPlates.com
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