Robodeulippo In reply to Habbazutt [2012-01-07 15:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you .
My favourite wood is a Walnut. If you want to try craving and don´t want to use to much strenght of you, try the linden wood. With sharp chisels is carving to it like cutting the butter .
But before you start, make shure, that wood you use is dry, because wet wood may do some cracks in it after cutting.
Do your best

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Habbazutt In reply to Robodeulippo [2012-01-07 16:12:31 +0000 UTC]

Aha! Thanks a lot for the info! I will definitely try it some time!

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Robodeulippo In reply to Habbazutt [2012-01-07 21:14:10 +0000 UTC]

Don´t forget to send info about your outcome . I would like to see it . Every new woodcarver is good to know .

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Robodeulippo In reply to Pure-Symphony [2011-03-23 20:04:50 +0000 UTC]

It is pleasure for me to hear or see so sweet words from the wonderfull person like you are.
My heart will keep this work up to see you smile, to end of my life.

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Robodeulippo In reply to CDrice [2011-03-17 00:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I have just visited your galery and your paintings are great, but the most of all I like your Midnight Lake, that is wonderfull art. Keep on the good work

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CDrice In reply to Robodeulippo [2011-03-19 00:51:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! It means a lot.

And keep up the good too!

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Robodeulippo In reply to andr3ferreira [2010-11-05 20:11:41 +0000 UTC]

My woodcarves are made of the Walnut on avarage. This wood is my favourite, strong, stabile, full of colours. You can use many types of wood. Better on this job are broad-leaved tree, but you have to let them dry. If you cut a tree, it has much water inside. It takes years to get the wood on the acceptable humidity. But if you cut it on the small pieces and let it dry on the hot air for few months (it depends on the wood you use, on each exist different time of drying)
But the problem of cracks in wood is complicated, it´s the natural feature. You can only cut the wood on the smaller pieces and it will crack less then in the strong mass. If there are cracks you can only saw them out. Or use the glue (Polyvinylacetate) to connect small pieces together and get one of the good dimensions without cracks to fix your idea.
When you finish your job apply some type of varnish or wax on the surface of the wood, it fills the capillars and close the wood of the air humidity so the wood stop "works" and doesn´t make any other cracks in it.
It takes hours and hours to talk about this . If you want to ask me something about the woodcarve, or another parts of the woodmworking, it will be pleasure for me to answer.

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andr3ferreira In reply to Robodeulippo [2010-11-06 05:01:22 +0000 UTC]

Obrigado/Thank you for the tips!

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