Would love to see some progress photos, David! I'll learn with you 
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What’s on your carving/embellishing bench?
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Loving it!
These are fantastic! Great forms!
This was the first process for me. I’ll try to post some progress pictures, if I’m happy with itWould love to see some progress photos, David! I'll learn with you
.Need to clean up the bottom carving, define the flowers more, add a couple more flowers, and figure out what I want to do with the band around the middle. Pyro will take a while to complete.
Estimated completion date summer of ‘26. Still long ways to go. Have not completely decided on the band embellishment and if I will add color to the flowers and bottom half.
. Still long ways to go. Have not completely decided on the band embellishment and if I will add color to the flowers and bottom half.
Really like your idea about “ dishing “ out the petals. Yeah stippling takes forever! Looking great ! An unfinished band is a good option also.Estimated completion date summer of ‘26
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Very nice! Love the form. I'll send you my address for shipping. I'm in no hurry...Estimated completion date summer of ‘26
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I'd think carefully about the colors and the band in the middle. To me, the conundrum would be balancing the elegance of the black stippling/natural wood against what might look a bit too busy.
JKJ
Need to go back over the dishing out a little. Still not decided on the band embellishment, if I do anything to it, it won’t be much.
I thought about dishing out around the petals but now that I’ve done the stippling there is no way I’m going to do that and have to start the stippling over
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That’s what I’m trying to avoid. If I use color it would be very light and the band would also have very little embellishment. Since this is my first attempt at this type of carving and embellishment I want to take my time and make the right decision.