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Woodwizard

(837 posts)
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 03:16 PM Sep 2021

Some chainsaw carved pumpkins a little different than the norm

I make these year round along with a variety of other carvings, I enjoy doing them and they sell really well at art shows.

They are hollowed out for led tea lights

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Some chainsaw carved pumpkins a little different than the norm (Original Post) Woodwizard Sep 2021 OP
These are great Woodwizard! Nittersing Sep 2021 #1
Yes primarily Woodwizard Sep 2021 #2
They're adorable! Must be nice to be talented!!! Karadeniz Sep 2021 #3
Everyone has a talent! Woodwizard Sep 2021 #4
Yes, but mine is literary interpretation, emphasis on the new testament. Not exactly crowd Karadeniz Sep 2021 #5
Truly unique! 2naSalit Sep 2021 #6
These are awesome. CousinIT Sep 2021 #7
I do use die grinders on some of my work in detail areas. Woodwizard Sep 2021 #11
These are great and so fun! lunatica Sep 2021 #8
Very cool! bif Sep 2021 #9
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Nittersing

(6,347 posts)
1. These are great Woodwizard!
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 03:28 PM
Sep 2021

You do all that with a chain saw?

If I ran into your booth at an art show, I would very likely become a customer!

Woodwizard

(837 posts)
2. Yes primarily
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 03:41 PM
Sep 2021

There is some shaping done with die grinders I burn them and texture with a wire brush wheel. Then staining and painting.

My booth is non traditional too, we use our trailer my wife made the skirting for it, works better displaying my work than a white tent.

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Karadeniz

(22,475 posts)
5. Yes, but mine is literary interpretation, emphasis on the new testament. Not exactly crowd
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 04:09 PM
Sep 2021

winners! Used to be classical ballet, but I think it ruined me! I'm forgetting fostering orphaned animals, a money pit if ever there was one! You're right! I'm hugely talented!!!!!!!!

CousinIT

(9,225 posts)
7. These are awesome.
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 08:33 PM
Sep 2021

I'm guessing - do you use Dremel tools for any of it - the finer work - or other tools?

Do you sell online?

Woodwizard

(837 posts)
11. I do use die grinders on some of my work in detail areas.
Mon Sep 20, 2021, 09:30 AM
Sep 2021

The pumpkins are primarily chainsaw then burned and wire wheel brushed for texture.

I sell some stuff online more over the winter, I have a hard time keeping enough stock for shows.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
8. These are great and so fun!
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 09:09 PM
Sep 2021

I adore Halloween and this year it looks to be quite popular since it seems to have started sometime in August. I sometimes put on a Halloween happening at work with a very talented co-worker. It was great fun! People loved it and gushed over how “talented” we were. I thoroughly enjoy Halloween! We included giant spider webs, skeleton bones and skulls and a lot of glu and paint and other Halloween decorations. We even added decorations for the Day of the Dead!

Love your work! It’s display ready! I hope the kids think your house is the best one! Have you ever thought of carving skeleton bones out of branches? I bet you’d do a great job on those too!

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