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micktoon:
Good evening all.
      I have started the latest woodcarving project its a pointer dog pointing, I have copied from a project in a book which I think is an English pointer but I am adapting it to be a German Wirehaired Pointer if all goes to plan, it is being carved from Lime wood again.
  It was first drawn out then band sawed from the blank of wood, then drilled and fret sawed where the gaps are between the legs etc. I have then carved with gouges , then microplaned then rasped and sanded to reach the rough shape.
 The photos show the progress so far, now it will be a case of keep checking what it looks like from various angles and carving more and more away until it reaches a stage where more fine detail can be added once the over all shape is correct......still plenty to do yet !


























 Its getting late so not too much text to go woth the photos but I will put more in my next update,
  Cheers Mick.

AussieJimG:
This looks like being another good one Mick.

Jim

Stilldrillin:
That's shaping up very nicely, Mick!  :thumbup:

David D

Pete W.:
Hi there, Mick,

That pointer is looking good.   :thumbup:   :thumbup:   :thumbup: 

Where do you get a piece of lime wood that big?

 :offtopic:   :offtopic:   :offtopic: 

At the time of the October gales, I was living in Romford, Essex.  Lots of the residential streets were lined with lime trees, usually on the edge of the footpath nearest the road.  They were visually attractive but not much fun to park under because of the sticky sap.  If you tuck a new Spring lime leaf into your cupped hand and then whack it with the flat of your other hand, it makes a very satisfying 'POP'!   :D   :D   :D 

The October gale brought many of them down, blocking the streets.  The Council guys turned out with chain saws and cut the fallen trunks into 2' lengths, small enough to be man-handled out of the way so the milkman and Postman could get through.  I thought it was a tragedy for all that timber to be cut up that small (but then it wasn't MY car that got crushed by the fallen trunks!).

micktoon:
Thanks for the comments lads  :thumbup: , what a waste of chunks of lime Pete  :bugeye: I got this bit from a stall at the Harrogate woodwork show but there are more places selling unusual woods than most people think, if you search for your local woodturning clubs they normally have links to places in the area.
  This carving will be about say 7 inches long x 5 inches high x 4 inches wide roughly, the base is all part of the carving this time and should look like the dog is standing in rough grass.
  I will post a few photos of my dog who is a German Wirehared Pointer to give people an idea of what one looks like, they are called Deutsch Drahthaar in Germany from what I can gather. They are not a very common dog in the UK compared to the German Shorthaired pointer. They are HPR breed , that's Hunt , Point and Retrieve dogs so will point at game , hunt it down if shot but not killed and retreive it back..well that's the theory anyway, Otto has a habit of point, hunt, catch kill and eat. They are very clever loyal and robust dogs but need lots of running and outdoor type life really.

 Here are a few photos of him pointing, these photos are a few years old now, it looks like he is left handed here but he does point with both feet.

 This is general idea of the rough coat , he does not have as much beard and bushy eye brows as some. This style of point stance is more of a waiting to see where I will throw something.
 

 This is a good point for game , when you see him locked on like this its 100% something is in that long grass or bush, he will stand for 10 minutes if you let him.


 This bottom point photo is a 'maybe still in there' stance but a rabbit may now be down its hole or moved away leaving  some scent.


 I have been laid low with a cold or could be man flu today so nothing more done to the carving.

Cheers Mick.

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