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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 18 10:46 am Post subject: Mushroom carving
I've been asked if I can carve these stumps into mushrooms. My answer was "Probably, but whether they'll be any good... " I thought a good starting point would be to decide what sort of mushrooms they should be aiming to be: I'm thinking a tall thin type, which I can sort of picture in my head, but not properly. Any suggestions?

dpack

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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 18 11:11 am Post subject:
right sort of shape? many of the stump carvings i have seen have rotted quite rapidly so if they want value for money with a long life sculpture a sneaky injection of preservative might be useful.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 18 11:57 am Post subject:

dpack wrote:

right sort of shape?

many of the stump carvings i have seen have rotted quite rapidly so if they want value for money with a long life sculpture a sneaky injection of preservative might be useful.

Yes, that was the kind of thing I had in mind, somewhere at the halfway stage.

dpack

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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 18 12:24 pm Post subject:

derbyshiredowser

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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 18 1:39 pm Post subject:
Nail a dustbin lid onto each one and paint it red with white spots, job done.

dpack

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dpack

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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 18 3:56 pm Post subject:
or ?

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 18 6:13 am Post subject:
What is the tree HL? It looks as if it might be beech or sycamore. I would suggest an open ink cap sort of shape, but as Dpack says, may not last too long. Like your idea DD.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 18 9:59 am Post subject:
I think the morel looks awesome. But plenty of inspiration here. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=chainsaw+carving+mushroom&rlz=1CDGOYI_enGB653GB654&hl=en-GB&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixu9KngrzaAhXMCMAKHaivCmcQ_AUIGigB&biw=375&bih=591

Hairyloon

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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 18 5:06 pm Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

What is the tree HL? It looks as if it might be beech or sycamore. I would suggest an open ink cap sort of shape, but as Dpack says, may not last too long. Like your idea DD.

Is beech.

dpack

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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 18 7:33 pm Post subject:
un treated a few years at a guess and probably be looking rather tatty before they crumble. treated with post stuff via drilling doing the main roots and stump seems sensible, they might last quite a long time with the odd coat of fence n shed treatment to assist with keeping the surface in good condition.

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 18 6:33 am Post subject:
The tops are going to be the most vulnerable, so frequent coating with preservative.

gregotyn

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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 18 2:27 pm Post subject:
Do the carvings, if they don't work out the follow Derbyshiredowser's advice! Seriously the preservative route is the best way to go on completion.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 18 6:05 pm Post subject:
Well, they'll be good for practice whatever, and once they're made, they're not my problem, but I will suggest the preservative...

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