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   Ronaway | Jan 08, 2009 06:58am | #1

   Talent

   Ron

   If you're too open minded your brains will fall out.
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   DavidKul | Jan 08, 2009 07:04am | #2

   Those sculptures look too uniform for me to think they were done freehand. So I'd say the easy way to do them is to have a CNC machine do the rough-outs and then be careful with the finish work. No CNC mill? I guess a Carve-Wright machine could do some of the work for you. I'd love to have that guy's imagination, much less his skill.

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   tufenhundel | Jan 08, 2009 07:15am | #4

   Looked closely at a few to see that it is not uniform, which suggest handwork. But I can't even wrap my mind around some of them to know how to begin.

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   heartwould | Jan 08, 2009 07:10am | #3

   It would be a challenge for me to do this on PhotoShop!  Very amazing work!

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   RickL | Jan 08, 2009 03:37pm | #5

   Arbortech and an angle grinder, die grinders with karbide kutzalls and sanding discs.  All tools available from woodcraft, Lee Valley, etc and lots of time and patience.  Not very mysterious at all.  

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   tufenhundel | Jan 09, 2009 05:27am | #10

   Yeah, I guess that's the only way. What confounds me is that all surfaces look like long grain, with no end grain anywhere. They do not look like they were carved from single pieces of lumber.

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   joinerswork | Jan 08, 2009 04:57pm | #6

   tufen,

   Wood from rubber trees.  Steamed and pressed in molds.  Now you'll want me to tell you how to make the molds won't you?  hah

   Ray

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   trialnut | Jan 08, 2009 06:06pm | #7

   Thats easy. You just cast plaster molds directly off the finished carving.

   Help help, my tongue is stuck.

   RichThe Professional Termite

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   WillGeorge | Jan 08, 2009 09:15pm | #9

   RAY.. I just had the best belly laught I have had this year! Funny!

   laught?

   Edited 1/8/2009 1:15 pm by WillGeorge

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   SantaFeTom | Jan 08, 2009 06:58pm | #8

   Please, in the future put a warning to read this kind of thing at the end of the day, not the beginning. Seeing that caliber of work before going to the shop just makes me want to crawl under a rock instead. I agree with the poster that would be happy to just have the creativity. Seriously though, thanks for the link.

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   tufenhundel | Jan 09, 2009 05:28am | #11

   Every time I look at a finished project and think, "Yeah, I got it goin' on!"...I see this.

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   chuckh | Jan 09, 2009 06:35am | #12

   First, you sell your soul to the Devil.

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   WoodLess | Jan 09, 2009 04:23pm | #13

   I contacted Robert Longhurst through his website to let him know about our discussion thread and to ask if he would share his woodworking technique. Unfortunately, he had some computer cookie issues that prevented him from connecting to Knots but asked that I pass on the following:

   "I liked the "wood from rubber trees" the most but the truth is with the guy mentioning ordinary tools, time and patience. Sorry, no computers."

   So, even though I think he's being very humble, it seems that there is no magic pill or ultra-fancy machines, just a lot of diligence and a whole lot of talent. Hopefully, Robert will get his cookie issue fixed and be able to comment personally.

   Chuck

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   tufenhundel | Jan 09, 2009 06:16pm | #14

   Cool...

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   RonInOttawa | Jan 09, 2009 10:05pm | #15

   No doubt in my mind. . .peyote.

   Ron