Ed Twilbeck Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Base ,Purple Heart. The finish is min wax wood sheen with just a little stain mix, then a wax with carnauba. A small Boxwood cicada on a leaf, table top sculpture or a necklace, to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew V Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Stunning work that; really lovely. Did you heat the wax after you applied it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Andrew I use a chamois wheel on a foredom, it has about 5 layers of chamois, each one is cut so it works into the cuts and around all of the carvings, I spin it on the wax and then spin it on what I am waxing, it heats up enough to bring a good shine to what I am working on. Check out the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Congratulations for carving those legs! That work is tricky to do. Well done with stylizing the characteristics of the cicada. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Thank you Janel , the Cicada and Leaf was planned to be a pendant , I wanted something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 That is a good way to share a small carving. Is the purple heart base part of the pendant? Show us how it will actually hang? Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 The cord is adjusted useing a Chinese sliding knot cord comes out of the stem end of the leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thank you Ed, that is a fine way to share such work with friends and admirers. So much better than sitting somewhere on a shelf, waiting to be found by lookers. Is the purple heart wood a little stand created for the piece for its display? Good idea. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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