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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: madcrow on February 27, 2015, 10:03:06 am

Title: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: madcrow on February 27, 2015, 10:03:06 am

I want out in the wood pile stocking my moms shed, and came across a maple burl.  At first I thought it was too far gone, and almost thru it in the fire.  Most of the inside of the burl had rotted out, and what was left inside was a swirling twisted mess that none of my tools would carve thru. 

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/CAM00197_zpsjo29myww.jpg) (http://s408.photobucket.com/user/madcrow_2008/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/CAM00197_zpsjo29myww.jpg.html)


My original idea was to bore a series of holes into the twisted mess, to make it a bit easier to chisel out.  Once I cleaned out all of the dust from making the holes, I was left with something that looks like a nest.  So I left it, for now.  I may end up chiseling it out, since Kathy doesn't want to have anything to do with it.   She said it looked like some of the freaky stuff people like to post on Facebook and she wasn't looking at it.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/CAM00199_zpspngcejcm.jpg) (http://s408.photobucket.com/user/madcrow_2008/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-02/CAM00199_zpspngcejcm.jpg.html)

Title: Re: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: JacksonCash on February 27, 2015, 11:59:02 pm

Trypophobia?

Title: Re: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: missilemaster on February 28, 2015, 01:24:35 am

Now you have to put a dead wasp crawling out of one of those holes. ;)

Title: Re: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: Del the cat on February 28, 2015, 03:52:00 am

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Del

Title: Re: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: Knoll on February 28, 2015, 09:11:32 am

Quote from: missilemaster on February 28, 2015, 01:24:35 am

Now you have to put a dead wasp crawling out of one of those holes. ;)

yeah!

Title: Re: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: half eye on February 28, 2015, 09:21:31 am

Now ya know why the Eastern NA used 'em for poggamoggins. They are HARD. Personally looks beautiful to me.
rich

Title: Re: I finally carved something my wife won't touch, or look at.
Post by: crooketarrow on March 02, 2015, 11:08:38 am

  Looks good to me also. I love to carve on burls. I carve whole sences around the sides mostly.