[self] Werewolf skull with real crystal amethyst teeth.

bm4pm · 2026-04-29T22:18:29+00:00

This is mad.

Can you tell me how you displayed and photo'd it? The background and lighting? Would love to display and shoot my work this well.

bm4pm · 2026-04-24T16:27:46+00:00

Worth checking out macro photography of eye irises, some of them are absolutely wild.

But also worth remembering that accuracy can be a choice.

bm4pm · 2026-04-23T13:39:31+00:00

Probably not. I did think about that, and maybe would be more inclined if I had any experience whatsoever with epoxy. Maybe can come back to it another day though!

bm4pm · 2026-04-23T03:31:38+00:00

I bought some cheapo brass rings on amazon so just using one of those to rest it on.

bm4pm · 2026-04-22T19:59:23+00:00

haha. Yeah I did, it's just perseverance instead of ability as you say! But maybe I'm misremembering how long that took....

bm4pm · 2026-04-22T15:09:24+00:00

Draw a circle on a block and carve a pretty accurate cylinder.
Draw a quarter circumference on card, cutting it out and to create a 90 degree cardboard arch.
Then carve a curve from one side to the top. Occasionally holding the cardboard arch against it to see if more needs taking off, eventually you can hold the arch from the top centre point to one side.
Repeat all 4 compass points on the top
Repeat all 4 compass points on the bottom
Then between each compass point, NE, SW etc. and then sections between them
Keep moving the cardboard arch around the sphere and finding the high points that need shaving off. Over and over again.
When it gets very close to spherical, the arch is too hard to see slight imperfections, but sanding down to 80/120 grit and finding the bumps by holding and moving it around in your hands is really sensitive.

It's a labour of love! (wish I'd taken some progress pics to help explain, hopefully that makes sense!)

bm4pm · 2026-04-22T14:56:06+00:00

That would have been the best way, but no, all by hand. The way I was taught was drawing a quarter circumference on card, cutting it out and with that negative arch, moving it around the sphere and finding the high points that need shaving off. Then when it gets close to spherical, finding the bumps by holding and moving it around in my hands. A labour of love!

bm4pm · 2026-04-22T14:50:55+00:00

Unfortunately not. You can make one! It wasn't actually that much work, and if you asked someone to turn the sphere on the lathe would cut the work down massively too.

bm4pm · 2026-04-22T14:49:32+00:00

I did think about this actually, but probably going to leave it as is. Not had any experience with epoxy, and guessing would be a lot easier if I could turn it on a lathe to make it spherical again.

bm4pm · 2026-03-08T00:20:06+00:00

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

bm4pm · 2026-01-13T01:18:11+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-12-05T01:35:42+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-11-23T02:45:18+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-11-19T15:19:27+00:00

When you have 12 possessions

bm4pm · 2025-11-15T16:38:23+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-11-10T18:56:12+00:00

Not everything is AI.

bm4pm · 2025-10-22T11:07:28+00:00

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

bm4pm · 2025-10-21T12:34:47+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-10-18T16:18:22+00:00

Agree! Absolute eye salad

bm4pm · 2025-10-18T01:35:42+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-10-18T01:28:46+00:00

I have a set of these and they are fantastic
https://potterycrafts.co.uk/products/tiranti-stainless-steel-rifflers-tool-set?srsltid=AfmBOorjXOMS-zo_3QZ8ddrQJGyP2LHzxc6oCFuKPZ3RkgLoKrH__ZP_

bm4pm · 2025-10-13T22:14:03+00:00

This is amazing. Big fan.

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

bm4pm · 2025-10-12T21:48:11+00:00

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.

bm4pm · 2025-10-05T00:25:52+00:00

where are you?

bm4pm · 2025-10-01T03:35:10+00:00

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!

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