I’ve been carving pencils for about 7 years now (you might know my train pencils) in addition to my other artwork. This winter, I decided to create a new series using pencils with 3mm (almost 1/8″) lead. This time it’s all about ‘hands’ and will be part of a larger series down the road.
Living in Nebraska gives me a long winter to plan for indoor projects!
#1 “Valentine” – Let’s Have A Little Love!
It was a little tricky lining up these fingers to meet up …and NOT break them while trying to do so!
#2 “War And Peace” – I Think This Is My Most Complex Carving To Date!
I have spent over 60 hours carving and re-carving these tiny fingers that are about the thickness of a horse hair!
#3 “Cheers” – Here’s To Another Bored Panda Post!
The first glass that I made was too small. The second one was too big. The third one was just right!
#4 “The Creation Of Adam” – Inspired By Michelangelo’s Great Work In The Sistine Chapel
Getting the angle of these carvings correct was near impossible, I kept running of of lead!
#5 “A Feather In The Wind” – I Carved The Feather From Padauk Wood And Set It In The Hand
Padauk wood is dense BUT not so dense at this scale! I ran into a lot of holes as I thinned this out. I re-carved it 3 times, it was too big and I kept running into holes, which made it fall apart when it was paper thin.
#6 “If I Had A Hammer” – It Would Be Tiny
I used padauk wood for the handle on this one. In the past I have used a toothpick, I Love the color of this wood though.
#7 “A Bird In The Hand” – Just A Tiny Bird In A Tiny Hand!
The bird is a speck of graphite with the naked eye!
#8 “Scout Salute” – A Fun Tribute To My Youth!
This may look like a simple carving… But it was more complicated than it looks because of the way the thumb crosses over.
#9 “With This Ring” – Not The Rock She Is Expecting
I had to carve this ring box 4 times. The ring is a sliver from the smallest gold chain that I could find. The most difficult thing with this carving was setting that tiny speck of gold in the box!
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