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Old 05-03-2009, 04:57 PM
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Is anyone here into wood carving?
 
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i want to be a carpenter "when i grow up" but since there isnt much demand for it im going to try my way for shop teacher. but i love wood wrking. everything in my room i made in my woods class. my senior year i had 5 classes of woods. 2 i was independent study, one was lunch, 1 i was the teacher "kinda" and 1 was my actual woods class. so yeah i like wood carvings. what you got?
 
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Old 05-03-2009, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by inssanity21
what you got?
Nothing yet, LOL.
I want to try my hand at it and just wondered if anyone here did it. I mainly want to try ducks but maybe I'll try carving a Monte too
 
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haha a monte would be cool. its very hard to do. i tried to make a cool handle for my potatoe knife. didnt work out. but i did make a chair with a chain saw.
 
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Haha, I love ducks. And if you make custom wooden montes, I so want one.
 
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CONCEPT CAR CARVING


If you cannot afford the latest computer equipment and don't have 3 months to learn Autocad, rendering, etc., why not just carve your dream concept car from a block of wood.




A 1:50 and 1:24 scale wooden blank



It's far quicker and much more economical. The only drawback is you'll need a modicum of skill, a good eye and a 1/4" (6mm) wood chisel. You'll also need some masking tape, a pencil, a sharp knife and patience; while your paint dries. The whole exercise will last 12 hours. About 2 hours will be carving and detailing. The rest is masking and a long wait while the paint hardens.




A 1:50 scale wooden blank



I used these models to visualise the concept and for preliminary wind tunnel evaluation. If I liked the look of the car and the airflow was acceptable, I might build it. In fact I did build the Borzoi below. It became the prototype joystick car, for which I eventually attained my first patent (GB 2218187). If I were you, I'd not bother with the patent bit, just build the car and enjoy it.




A 1:50 scale model of the proposed sports car: Nelson Wolverine



The Wolverine above is not that far removed from several production performance two seat muscle cars - see Bugatti and Maserati. The Wolverine, which was to use a 2.8 liter V6, was designed in 1983.




A 1:50 scale model of the proposed sports car: Nelson Tomcat



The Tomcat above is the one car I wish I'd built, but never found the time. To my mind this car designed in 1982, would still be a viable limited edition production sports vehicle. The Tomcat was to use a 2.5L V6 engine and a 5 speed box.




A 1:50 scale model of the joystick prototype car: Nelson Borzoi
 
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