Got a little relief farving going on

[Comfortably_Numb]

Actually spending a little time in the shop!

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Relief farving......

 

[Edm]

Yeah I was confused… what a relief.


Looks fantastic.

 

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Some folks and their natural abilities/talents?

 

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Actually spending a little time in the shop!

You're good. You're REALLY good.

 

[SDSmlf]

Relief farving......

It’s been known to occur.

 

[Nazgul58]

Made a big pot of chili yesterday.....lots of Farving going on right now....

Don

 

[Norman Brooks]

Hope you post pictures of the finished product. That is going to be a nice one.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Mike is the best relief farver I know!

 

[PathfinderNC]

That’s goodly farving

 

[Rob M.]

Thats farvalous ! I wanted to do it too !

 

[TDM]

Looks great Mike, whatever you want to call it.

 

[Nazgul58]

Looks like we have a new forum word.

FARVING; verb. : Used in muzzle loading rifle builds to describe the interaction of removing wood to create a pleasing decorative pattern and the results of a good meal on the human digestive system.

Somebody call Funk and Wagnalls...

Don

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Well, what ever I was doing I need to do it more often. Winter is coming so that should drive me inside.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Your good! I could only wish.

 

[Col. Batguano]

Try using a very small needle file on those scallops on the tang carving to straighten out the lines. You want a tool with a relatively long sole or bearing surface so it doesn't get pushed around and dig with the alternating hard and soft spots in the wood. Likewise, using a flat file on the rear of the scalloped design to even out the curve.

Doing symmetrical designs can be very frustrating at times. It's really easy to dig too deep and make your relief wind up being too high. You're not there right now, but it's something to be on watch for starting to happen.

The picture looks like there is a slightly lesser margin on the right side vs the left side at the rear of the tang (slightly lopsided) you may wish to address.

Also a very slight flattened spot in the curve margin at about the 7:00 -8:00 o'clock position.

A couple of flattish spots in the pencil drawings yet, but it looks pretty good overall.

Try flipping the camera angles 90 and 180 degrees when examining your work and drawings. That often helps identify problem areas. Blowing up a small 2" x 3" area on the computer to full screen like you have really helps doesn't it?

Overall, you're doing great so far. Keep at it!

 

[WALT53]

Well, what ever I was doing I need to do it more often. Winter is coming so that should drive me inside.

It’s gonna drive lots of us inside.lol

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Try using a very small needle file on those scallops on the tang carving to straighten out the lines. You want a tool with a relatively long sole or bearing surface so it doesn't get pushed around and dig with the alternating hard and soft spots in the wood. Likewise, using a flat file on the rear of the scalloped design to even out the curve.

Doing symmetrical designs can be very frustrating at times. It's really easy to dig too deep and make your relief wind up being too high. You're not there right now, but it's something to be on watch for starting to happen.

The picture looks like there is a slightly lesser margin on the right side vs the left side at the rear of the tang (slightly lopsided) you may wish to address.

Also a very slight flattened spot in the curve margin at about the 7:00 -8:00 o'clock position.

A couple of flattish spots in the pencil drawings yet, but it looks pretty good overall.

Try flipping the camera angles 90 and 180 degrees when examining your work and drawings. That often helps identify problem areas. Blowing up a small 2" x 3" area on the computer to full screen like you have really helps doesn't it?

Overall, you're doing great so far. Keep at it!

It's been a long time since I've been schooled.

 

[Spikebuck]

Relief farving......

Yeah...I was a little disappointed when I opened the thread. Thought I was going to learn a new technique!