First chair carving & a mango table

[pastryguyhawaii]

I posted these in the chainsaw section but thought I'd put them here, too. The chair was carved from a single piece of ohia. The mango table was cut from ground level on a odd shaped mango tree I cut down. It was also the smelliest wood I've yet to cut. A bit barnyardish.

 

[carvinmark]

Cool stuff and great ideas.

 

[pastryguyhawaii]

Cool stuff and great ideas.

Thank-you. I find carving to be a lot of fun. I've already started another chair and will try to improve on what I don't like about the first. I don't know if doing those amazing carvings like you do is in me but you have to start somewhere.

 

[carvinmark]

Thank-you. I find carving to be a lot of fun. I've already started another chair and will try to improve on what I don't like about the first. I don't know if doing those amazing carvings like you do is in me but you have to start somewhere.

Well thank you. We all start somewhere and I think you have a good start happening.

 

[TraditionalTool]

Looks GREAT!

 

[lumberjackchef]

I posted these in the chainsaw section but thought I'd put them here, too. The chair was carved from a single piece of ohia. The mango table was cut from ground level on a odd shaped mango tree I cut down. It was also the smelliest wood I've yet to cut. A bit barnyardish.

Man that color is intense, love the unique shapes in your furniture! But my smell-a-vision is broken:hmm3grin2orange:, when you say smelliest describe that for us a little. What kinda smell does it have exactly. Does it actually have the same fragrance as the fruit?

 

[pastryguyhawaii]

Man that color is intense, love the unique shapes in your furniture! But my smell-a-vision is broken:hmm3grin2orange:, when you say smelliest describe that for us a little. What kinda smell does it have exactly. Does it actually have the same fragrance as the fruit?

Thank-you. This was my first experience with mango so I don't know if all fresh cut has that smell. It smelled just like a barnyard (with cows). It was very sappy wood and the smell went away as it dried but it was pretty strong for a while.

 

[lumberjackchef]

What kinda finish is on the chair?

 

[pastryguyhawaii]

What kinda finish is on the chair?

I use Danish Oil. I sand in a few coats waiting three or four days in between with the Ohia. It tends to take a while to dry. I picked this up from AggieWoodButcher in a thread he did. I like it, the mango table is the same.

 

[discounthunter]

gorgous work with gorgous wood.

 

[MAKEITOUTOFWOOD]

You show great talent. Beautiful work.

Keep it up,
Mike