Mrs C
Established Member
Not made, but rescued, repaired and restored.
That is exactly how I used to make them 45 years ago though I used the lathe for the wheels. In a fact a few years later 2 of my pupils presented one to HRH Princess of Wales when she was expecting William which she called baby Wales when they visited our school after the Brixton riots. The one they made for her was a corgi. We didn’t know she hated corgis until after.Thanks for the detailed explanation. I don't own a lathe so I can't use your method for making the wheels. However, it has given me some ideas.
I think I'll try an alternative to the tyre inner tube for connecting the body segments. Instead of having slots I'll cut all the way through and glue the two halves to a strip of leather (instead of innertube rubber). Since that won't be a very robust joint, I'll drill a couple of small diameter holes through each segment (going through the leather) and then glue in dowels. That should hold the leather strip tightly in place.
If I can come up with a quick way of doing the wheels, I think I might even turn it in to a centipede!
Thanks again for the ideas.
Cheers Doug.I like it, Andy you made a good job.
Thats really lovely and looks so much more real than the cnc onesMy 1st carving using only handtools (my recently acquired gouges), it's a bit scruffy but it's the best I could manage at this stage. Made from a piece of Oak.
A gift for my wife's sister and brother in law.
View attachment 173616
Thanks Sofa. It took me around 14 hours to make, I'd never be able to make a living from carving if it came to it. I can see why folks use CNCs thoughThats really lovely and looks so much more real than the cnc ones
HopefullyThat's good. It's got character. I guess you'll get faster the more you do.
Please don't, that is a fine example of a handcrafted sign.I can see why folks use CNCs though
Enter your email address to join: