I finished up the Cook this morning. As a lot of you are having difficulty visualizing the finished product I thought it might be a good idea to show you how it finished up on my end.
I am a little hesitant to do this as I'm afraid some of you will ignore the posts still to come. But I'll take that risk. One thing I will ask is don't come at me with questions on areas that haven't been covered yet. I'll try and answer those as we move along.
So.....I think he turned out pretty good. Remember my comment earlier about plastic surgery? Well, here's the story.
I completed the head and thought it was going good. Unfortunately, once it was painted I was not satisfied at all at the outcome. Hmmmmm....what to do. Carve a new one or try and save the one I have. Could I recarve it even though it had been painted? Hmmmmmm....Well, what the H***! If it doesn't turn out it was headed for the woodstove anyway so here goes.
I shaved all the eye detail completely off the face and redid them. It worked! Later on you will be able to compare the first face with the one here. I'm not going to show you how the first one looked painted. I'll keep that secret.
To be continued......
I haven't seen anything on how you made the firepit etc...have I missed it? thanks Dave
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ReplyDeleteLynn, I've been away from the WCI site for a spell (retiring and moving) and stumbled onto your post and then to this blog. I'm a little new to blogs and I am taking my time reading all of your posts and viewing the pics. Once we get settled into our new spot I plan on giving this project a go. In the meantime I just wanted to thank you for the time and effort you are putting into this. I am impressed by your simplistic(nothing compicated) and common sense approach. Using a box knife! Wow, this is refreshing! I'll follow up with some more feedback once I get started. Thanks again.
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Myron.......Watch out about what you start collecting!! Horses aren't cheap!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of metal rods did you get at Lowe's? what is the size and lenght for the fire place irons
ReplyDeleteThe metal rod is 3/16" and you will need about 18" of it. Cut it in three pieces. I used part of an old clothes hanger to make the little circles at the end of the uprights and the one end of the crosspiece.
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn, I am just starting the cook, been carving quite a while (about 40 years) and am anxious to try the cook!! Your work is spectacular and I check your blog daily for updates..really appreciate you taking time to show us these type projects. I hope to do several of your type projects in the future. Please keep up the great work so that us mere carvers can continue to improve!!
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