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Donut · #21

That IS the smurfiest. Very nice work. :)

willydigger · #22

Here's another mini build...
“What does a man do, Walter? A man provides. And he does it even when he’s not appreciated, or respected, or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he’s a man.” - Gustavo Fring

akapennypincher · #23

What is the material the bead is made of, and what tools are you for crafting?

Very cool.

willydigger wrote:Here's another mini build...
“What does a man do, Walter? A man provides. And he does it even when he’s not appreciated, or respected, or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he’s a man.” - Gustavo Fring

willydigger · #24

Gus is made from Burmese Blackwood. It's a hardwood. I use a rotary tool with a million different sanding and cutting bits.

bengaiser · #25

Very cool carvings!

Donut · #26

That is one of the best quotes of the show. Is that bead supposed to be Gus?

jabba359 · #27

"Now, say my name."

Nice Gus bead. I was inspired by your making of thread and ordered some supplies from Bear Tooth Woods. My box showed up today and I tried my hand at making my first bead. Nothing too complex, just a simple little Tiki inspired guy. I've got a bunch of other, more complicated designs on paper that I plan on making once I get a bit more practice under my belt. But here's my first one:

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willydigger · #28

jabba359 wrote:"Now, say my name."

Nice Gus bead. I was inspired by your making of thread and ordered some supplies from Bear Tooth Woods. My box showed up today and I tried my hand at making my first bead. Nothing too complex, just a simple little Tiki inspired guy. I've got a bunch of other, more complicated designs on paper that I plan on making once I get a bit more practice under my belt. But here's my first one:

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I love it. Very cool!

Senate · #29

very nice carving!

Jazz · #30

What material is that, jabba? Nice work.

jabba359 · #31

Jazz wrote:What material is that, jabba? Nice work.

Acrylic. I'm using pen turning blanks as they are cheap, come in a huge assortment of colors, and are pretty easy to shape. Only downside is they smell pretty bad when working them. I don't know what color this bead was, as I picked up a grab bag of random cut-offs with my order to practice on and this piece came out of that bag.

Evil D · #32

willydigger, that's fantastic work. Any other carvings you wanna share?

willydigger · #33

I have a ton, but I don't want to take over the thread.

I won't post a link, but if you want you can check out EDCSociety.NET for my carving thread. Here are a couple teasers. :D

xceptnl · #34

willydigger wrote:I have a ton, but I don't want to take over the thread.

I won't post a link, but if you want you can check out EDCSociety.NET for my carving thread. Here are a couple teasers. :D

Willy, that carving reminds me of the Ents on LOTR.

willydigger · #35

It's my Greenman interpretation. :D

Evil D · #36

I really loved clay sculpting in high school but never tried any serious carving. I may have to give this a try sometime.

M80 · #37

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Whats the material you used to make this called ? i love the color :D

M80 · #38

Whats the material called that you used ? it turned out awsome :D

M80 · #39

willydigger wrote:How about a bead build? ...v

The smurfiest bead to date!

Awesome bead what material did you use ?

willydigger · #40

The Smurf is curly Maple dyed blue. The green ones are also curly Maple only dyed green. I have purple, natural, teal, and bronze (though it looks dark brown to me). You get the natural wood feel and depth with a splash of color. It's pretty cool. :D