Popular Post DickMira Posted December 10, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 A piece of hard maple, 27" x 13 1/2", was used to create this collection of giraffes. Each one has a unique personality. new2woodwrk, meflick, jollyred and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Once again...outstanding! Great panel and a very well done frame for it. Your productions seems to be prolific. Just curious as to approximately how many shop hours do you spend on a project such as this one? With cutting, finishing and framing I'm happy if I can complete an 11X14 flat fretwork portrait in under a week, and I'm retired with plenty of time on my hands. Edited December 10, 2020 by FrankEV DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodrush Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, DickMira said: A piece of hard maple, 27" x 13 1/2", was used to create this collection of giraffes. Each one has a unique personality. Another WOW DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Really a nice piece! DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Beautiful piece, well done, RJ DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickMira Posted December 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 3 hours ago, FrankEV said: Once again...outstanding! Great panel and a very well done frame for it. Your productions seems to be prolific. Just curious as to approximately how many shop hours do you spend on a project such as this one? With cutting, finishing and framing I'm happy if I can complete an 11X14 flat fretwork portrait in under a week, and I'm retired with plenty of time on my hands. Thank you, Frank. It is not a simple question to answer how long these projects take. If it is just a fretwork piece, even with hundreds of pilot holes, it can usually be completed in 7 days. The carved fretwork projects usually average about 6 to 7 weeks depending on the complexity of the pattern and the project. I usually will work about 6 hours a day, 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. Since I am retired and most of these projects are for my personal collection, the time it takes is not important. Woodcarving is always done in stages-rough carving and then multiple refinement stages. It is never a process from start to finish in one step. For painting, I use a dry brush technique using a mixture of Wipe-on-Poly mixed with artist oil paints in multiple layers. This requires drying time between coats. If your hobby in enjoyable, the time it takes is not significant. jollyred, amazingkevin and FrankEV 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Another excellent project! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Another beautiful project Dick! DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Very impressive piece Dick. Looks like a union meeting to me. Marg DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Your work always amazes me DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 A big WOW! from me. Roly DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Just awesome again. DickMira and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Your right!!!! If your hobby in enjoyable, the time it takes is not significant DickMira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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