Seal carving

NicGregson

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• Aug 31, 2017

• #1

Hey guys,

Heres a seal carving I did a while back....took some good progress shots so thought I'd share them. Thanks for looking.....any seal carvers out there with more experience I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Cheers,
Nic

 

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don hicks

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• Sep 1, 2017

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Nic;
That is pretty impresive, just being able to visualize those cuts boggles my mind.
Cheers
Don

 

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• Sep 1, 2017

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Superb skills. I do a lot of carving, but I've never tried to carve in the negative mode. I may just have to give this a try.

 

Donny

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• Sep 1, 2017

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Thank you for the pictures. I really like this!

Don Curtis

 

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• Sep 1, 2017

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beautiful work. equally nice tutorial. text not needed. the fotos say it all !

 

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• Sep 1, 2017

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have to agree with all the above, Nic, that's mighty fine work! Thanks for showing us how it's done.

 

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• Sep 1, 2017

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Nice. I always appreciate images showing progression of the work. It's so much more revealing. Thank you for taking the time to do so.
Jeremy

 

NicGregson

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• Sep 2, 2017

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Thanks guys. When I have time I'll do another one....unfortunately doing mainly trade work you're always under the pump to get it done lol.
Thanks again for the kind words

 

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MoldyJim

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• Sep 3, 2017

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Very nice work!
I would like to try that someday.
I admit when I first saw your post, I wanted to ask you how you held the seal down to engrave it, aren't they slippery?
Do harbor seals engrave differently than elephant seals?
Sorry, twisted sense of humor.....

 

NicGregson

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• Sep 3, 2017

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MoldyJim said:

Very nice work!
I would like to try that someday.
I admit when I first saw your post, I wanted to ask you how you held the seal down to engrave it, aren't they slippery?
Do harbor seals engrave differently than elephant seals?
Sorry, twisted sense of humor.....

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It was Fathers Day here yesterday so I guess that was an apt reply hehehehehe