I know this project is WAY Off-Topic but I had to post it to give you all some idea of big project on which I have been working.
Back in 1993, I took a week long, hands-on course in carving of carousel horses and I started my horse then. At that time I was working full-time and the project was shuttled into a corner to have a place for dust to settle and not touched for many, many years.
In Feb 2008, our first grandchildren were born, identical twin girls. I decided to turn my much unfinished carousel horse into a rocking horse for the girls and any other grand children that may be coming. Since I now was retired, and I had the time, I went back to work on the horse. I figured that if I got busy on it, I would have it done while there were children and not completed when they are teens! Pictured below are the results of about 1,900 hours of work.
This horse was my very first wood carving effort and I think it turned out very well. The wood used was basswood as it an excellent wood for carving. The parts are made from many smaller pieces of wood glued together to form the parts and to ensure the wood grain is properly oriented. The body is hollow while the head, neck, tail and legs are solid. The horse is 56” tall from the floor to the top of the mane on the head and the rocking base is 74” from end to end. The color paints are acrylic and it has about total of 12 to 15 coats of primer, color and sealer. It is going to be kept at Grandpa’s and Grandma’s house for the grandchildren to play with while they visit.
Now I can get back and spend full-time on the restoration of my SB 13” lathe!
Thanks for looking.
Back in 1993, I took a week long, hands-on course in carving of carousel horses and I started my horse then. At that time I was working full-time and the project was shuttled into a corner to have a place for dust to settle and not touched for many, many years.
In Feb 2008, our first grandchildren were born, identical twin girls. I decided to turn my much unfinished carousel horse into a rocking horse for the girls and any other grand children that may be coming. Since I now was retired, and I had the time, I went back to work on the horse. I figured that if I got busy on it, I would have it done while there were children and not completed when they are teens! Pictured below are the results of about 1,900 hours of work.
This horse was my very first wood carving effort and I think it turned out very well. The wood used was basswood as it an excellent wood for carving. The parts are made from many smaller pieces of wood glued together to form the parts and to ensure the wood grain is properly oriented. The body is hollow while the head, neck, tail and legs are solid. The horse is 56” tall from the floor to the top of the mane on the head and the rocking base is 74” from end to end. The color paints are acrylic and it has about total of 12 to 15 coats of primer, color and sealer. It is going to be kept at Grandpa’s and Grandma’s house for the grandchildren to play with while they visit.
Now I can get back and spend full-time on the restoration of my SB 13” lathe!
Thanks for looking.
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