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I find manufacturing process fascinating.  An now that John Hoffman, Raney Nelson and Chris Schwarz are make tools that I use .. how could I resist posting this?

In the photo gallery I walk through how I did the end of the rays in the Sunburst carving.  See previous posts for more information.

First I draw what I’m about to cut with the v-chisel.

Then I cut with the v-chisel and then I cut the second interior line with a 5/14 gouge.

Next the external line slicing with the 3/14.

Another shot.

Progress to date.

This week I’m working on a project in Mary’s class under her wise guidance.  I promised myself that I would take lots of pictures of the progress as I went along and talk a bit about the cuts that I’m making. 

So here goes.

I started by v-chiseling out the middle then lowering the background around it.

Then I cut with my v-chisel along the rays and deepened the v-chisel track with a flat beveled chisel.

Then I rounded the rays. More on how I did the ends tomorrow.

So I got to spend the week learning to carve from Mary May at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking.  Here’s the last project of the week that we did.  I didn’t quite finish it but you get the idea of a Acanthus leaf.  Class was great fun and Mary’s laid back approach to carving was tons of fun.