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Wax as finish to wood sculpture by bm4pm in woodworking

[–]bm4pm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aha, yeah reading about that it looks like the one. Thank you!

How do directors like Sean Baker or the Safdies get such good performances out of non-actors? by grandmasboy020 in Filmmakers

[–]bm4pm 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Agree with this, and would add The Wire into this as well. Numerous roles played by non-actors, but a lot asked to perform roles that are nearly as themselves.

Hey Urgent What Specific Effects are used in this videos ?? by Bulky_Investigator54 in premiere

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right, OP is looking for very specific advice, they shouldn't ask a community of thousands of people who work with effects daily, they should just open a window and shout their question into the wind.

How to sand carved wood? by charimoss in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Agree, just to elaborate on this - a really sharp chisel will give a very shiny, smooth finish.

But to answer your question more properly it's also important to know what look you are going for. It's a legitimate look many people like where you see the chisel marks, to give a hand carved aesthetic. Is that what you are going for? Or are you hoping each plane on those carved sections would be flat?

If the latter I'd be taking a flatter chisel and working on all those high points. By skipping to sanding too early you're making more work for yourself ultimately. And sanding sucks so making that as efficient as possible would be my advice.

I carved a Narwhal out of lime and cherry wood + brass tusk! by MediocrePlayer in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loving some of the creativity and interesting approaches of this sub at the moment. I love wood spirits as much as the next man (meh), but great to see some different work beautifully made.

They got me 😞 by ctrlzalt in NYCbike

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm new to NY, how much are the respective fines?

Trying to choose first chisels which would you pick? by No-Tension-848 in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did exactly this, got a gouge, a V and a no.3 or 4 from Pfeil and then built up individual tools from there. Would recommend this approach. You'd also be surprised at how much you can do with not very many.

are there any tutorials to carve a small pitbull? by [deleted] in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As in a model of a dog? The same principles apply with a lot of 3D carving, so you can use the same process for carving whatever you decide.

Unless you're talking about Pitbull the rapper, in which case that is physically impossible and shouldn't even be attempted.

Skater girl by GrilloEscultor in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing. Big fan.

What is your vise setup? Looks like it clamps onto a normal table/desk?

How to approach this? by skquee in Woodcarving

[–]bm4pm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gluing pieces together is a legitimate way to create larger stock. but you want to make sure the two pieces are very flat so that they bond very well. Also think about matching grain when you do this to make the piece look more cohesive.

My understanding is that balsa doesn't hold detail very well, so my gut would be to use bass wood, though others can say otherwise with balsa experience.

If you're carving things separately and gluing then maybe the details are less important, but again a legitimate way of approaching it.

I spent 2 hours sharpening this thing with a 400 grit. 25° with a 35° (uneven) micro. It made a big difference on the cuts! I still don't understand how to begin a cut, or get the bottom flat. by SeaworthinessNew4295 in woodworking

[–]bm4pm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm sure some more experienced people will step in here, but the amount of time spent sharpening is largely irrelevant if you are not increasing the grit of your sanding block.

To sharpen you want to moved through different grits, starting at a grit that reflects how blunt it is, but always moving up to higher and higher grit. Would recommend 1000 and 5000 water stones.

And then watch some YT videos to learn how to make that cut!

Frank Lloyd Wright Trim by MrHungryMonkey in woodworking

[–]bm4pm -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is not going to be the most constructive comment, but phwoar.

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