I recently finished making a cedar hot tub. It's wood fired. This was a first for me, and after a hickup or 2 it's all set. It's 6 ft across, and 40 inches deep. It has benches and a set of steps to get in. I welded up the brackets for the bands to hold it snug so it would be water tight. Really crazy project, but fun as well. It is great for a cold plunge in the summer, and heats up fairly quickly when you want it hot. It smells amazing with all the cedar.
Woven Door Closet
This cabinet is a built in for some extra storage. A few years ago I made some doors to cover another closet close to this cabinet. So I wanted the doors to match. The carving on the doors match some carvings on another door next to the cabinet. I wanted this cabinet to match the different elements in the room. One thing I really like about this style of panel is I use up a lot of scrap pieces of wood. The other great benefit is the doors are similar to louvered doors in that they allow sone air in and out. The original doors were made for the closet the hot water heater is in. So if there is ever moisture it can dry out. The carvings are painted to look a little like old rusted metal matching some hardware on the door in the room. Always fun getting to add a lot of different elements in a project.
Horse Heads Carving Video
This video is a tutorial on the process of line carving some horse heads, and the leaf border around them. Let me know what you think, and thanks for watching.
Rosette Carving Tutorial Video
Lately I have been enjoying making videos of some carvings. I decided a tutorial video would be a fun direction to go. This is a longer video, but it covers beginning to end my process and I try to add a lot of tips as I go. I'm attaching the picture of the carving that prompted this. I'm not even sure where it came from. It's a picture I've had for years. I followed it fairly exactly except for the corner details. Those I just made up. I'll also put a drawing of the carving up if anyone wants to download it. I often will just print the image whatever size I want them transfer the drawing using carbon paper. This one I just drew on the wood as I carved, but it is nice to have a reference for the sizes of the different aspects of the carving. These rosette carvings are always a lot of fun. I use them to add some detail to window trim, or lids of boxes I've made. It always adds a very special touch to most any project. I realized as I made the video I really will have to make some videos on learning wood grain and how to sharpen the chisels. I'll try to do that soon. Thank you, and if you have any requests or questions just leave a comment.
Feel free to download and resize for your own use.
The original picture that inspired the carving
Rose Panel Carving Video
This video is of a small project I have been wanting to make for a while. Its a stylized rose carving, with some pierced elements. Thanks for checking it out.
Lily Carving
Another timelapse video of a relief stylized art nouveau lily pattern. Check it out, and please let me know if there is a carving type of subject you would like me to make? Thanks and have a great day.
Lily Carving