I really tried very, very hard to think of something sarcastic to say Andy … but I failed. Brilliant skills on show mate … beautiful, just beautiful. Cheers Mike
Wow, thanks for showing us all this. It was very instructional for me, being visual. Now I know that I'll be unable to do this with my hand injury (which is what I needed to know). Anyway, it was wonderful to see your skill, the carving is beautiful!
Hi R.M. .. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and found it useful... I'm sorry to hear that you have a hand injury that stops you from having a go at this... I have done a couple of videos about carving a Daffodil if you would like to take a look... Take care...All the best.....Andy
Hi Mexican Pride.....thank you very much...I'm glad that it is of some help to you ...if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask...All the best.....Andy
Just watched 1 and 2. As an aged sheet metal worker and unusually a heavy steel fabricator, I might put my hand to such a piece. I'm interested to know what the selling price would be expected for such an item. With kind regards, Don.
Hi Don ... its very difficult to put a price on these things... £20.00 -£25.00 piece of limestone... half a days work ... and you are talking £80.00-£100.00 .. but you would be lucky to get that for it... not many crafts achieve the value that they deserve... I hope that you enjoy it if you do give it a go... take care...All the best.....Andy
@@AndysCornishCreations Hi Andy, Your reply very gratefully received, and I expected the £ range. I see the same with ferrous and non ferrous art that I produce. instagram.com/donbakerlovesu/ can't even begin to apply an hourly rate. It appears that society has come to value skill, imagination, experience and a lifetime of working resistant materials at a very low level compared to the ability to produce something like a digital picture. Such a product will not remain visible when the electricity has gone. Where artwork in steel, iron, copper and stone will remain tangible, visible and usable without the need for electrons and an electronic device. Dear human race. Please see Rock art circa 30,000 years. #valueart
Hi Huw....ha ha...the second half should be done tonight. I would love to go to Makers Central but cannot make it. Have you been before? If so was it as good as I think it would be. I used to be a Monumental Mason in Sheffield before moving to Cornwall and learned to carve on the job. I am a builder now. What is the picture you have for your Chanel?... All the best.....Andy
@@AndysCornishCreations Hi Andy, What channel? Is it RU-vid as I've had a few notifications of people subscribing to my channel but I have only ever posted 1 video 12 years ago and it has nothing to do with wood turning. Can you please send me the link for the channel you have seen? Cheers, Huw PS Now I understand your talent for stone carving. A man of many hidden talents.
@@alicankirac9935 Hi Ali... It probably takes about 4 hours to finish the carving. Not including drawing the design... Take care...All the best.....Andy
Hi Vina ... the chisels I used are tungsten carbide tipped chisels but when carving Limestone..Sandstone... or Marble... you can use fire sharp chisels which are Carbon steel which are a little cheaper... Southern stone... in Dorset.. supply Limestone... chisels and dummy hammers... they also sell kits and sets ... Just Google.... southern stone. co.uk I hope that you enjoy your carving... take care...All the best.....Andy
@@AndysCornishCreations thank you Andy. I have been to Portland (PSTQ) on stone carving course 1 week for past 2 years and love it. Thank you. I am looking for tungsten carbide chisels
Hi Scott... Thank you... 11 more ... it took my wife to explain what you meant.. Haha.. she said that I wasn't very romantic .. Haha Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy
Hi Joe... Thank you for your kind words... I'm glad that you enjoyed it... I keep meaning to do another as this is my most popular video... but finding the time recently is really difficult... I have plenty of ideas but not enough days in the week... Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy
Curious, I have multiple carbide chisels for carving similar to yours.. but you had mentioned in another comment that you put a curvature on them.. do you actually use a green grinding wheel and put the curve in the carbide?
Hi Justin... Yes I have three different sized round ended chisels... I used square ended tungsten carbide tipped chisels and rounded them on a standard carberundem type bench grinder wheels ...not exactly sure what type... just the ones that came with the grinder.... but make sure that you keep the tip cool the whole time by quenching in water regularly.... if you are only using soft stone or limestone you can buy fire sharp/ cold steel chisels which you can buy with rounded tips... hope this helps... take care...All the best.....Andy
Hi Johannes... the stone that I used is Maltese Limestone... bought from Southern Stone and tools... Dorset... it is very soft... plaster is a good idea for practice or maquettes... take care...All the best.....Andy
Excellent video Andy. I'm getting my dad some chisles as he's wanting to try doing some carving. Do they have to be tungsten tipped?? Hope you don't mind me asking. Thanks Paul
Hi Paul... the chisels don't have to be tungsten tipped.... it depends on what material you are carving... I used a soft limestone for the rose... it is a great stone to get started on and you can use fire sharpe chisels which are cheaper than tungsten tipped... I purchased the stone from... Southern Stone ... in Dorset... you can find them on Amazon... just type in southern stone... and it has choices of chisel sets with or without the same limestone that I used ... you can also use these chisels on sandstone and marble but be careful when buying these as both can be quite hard depending upon where they come from... I hope this helps and don't hesitate to ask if you need any more help...take care...All the best.....Andy
@@AndysCornishCreations Morning Andy. Thanks for the advice. I've been on ebay this morning and found them. Keep up the good work 👍 Keep up the good work
Thank you so much. This is the best video I've found on RU-vid that helped me imagine the dimensions of the relief. Are all the chisels you used inside the pedals and leafs flat chisels? God bless you. Please wear a mask to protect your lungs on long term. Best regards.
Hi Ro Ri ....thank you for your kind words.....the chisels that I use are tungsten carbide tipped chisels ranging from 5mm width tip to about 15mm ...all the chisels started out square ended but I have shaped several to be rounded...these are still flat but ground on the bench grinder...not quite a half circle...none of the chisels are gouges as this does not work on stone ...the limestone that I used is very soft and if you can get a similar stone then you can use tempered steel chisels which are much cheaper...you can also shape them as required.....when sharpening any chisel make sure you frequently quench them in water to keep them cool or you may loose the temper and they will get blunt quicker....hope this helps....All the best.....Andy
@@AndysCornishCreations thank you so much for the great information. That's very useful. I have never used or encountered any round ended chisels. May I also check wether the purpose of using the rounded chisels is to give the stone the 3D effect without leaving traces of the sharp angles of the square ended chisels, is that correct?
@@rosysh.131 ...yes that is spot on...you can give the piece depth without the lines left with square ended chisels ....I have a couple of wood based videos on the go but I may do another stone carving video soon...perhaps carving basics....All the best.....Andy
Hi Rob... the stone is Limestone... I bought it from Southern stone in Dorset... you can Google southern stone and it will come up ... they also sell on Amazon and Ebay... take care...All the best.....Andy
Sooo talented, I'm still a beginner and only focusing on perfecting my lettering then I'll move onto more intermediate projects just wish I had a mentor but that's why I'm grateful for these RU-vid videos
Hi Roman ... thank you very much for your kind words.... I wish you luck with your lettering and carving and hope that you enjoy it.... I have a video about lettering a sign in slate for a farm ... it's not a tutorial but you could check it out.... I hope to do another carving video soon.... take care...All the best.....Andy
Hi Dave...thank you very much for your kind comments.... I assume from your name that you work on stone ? I used to be a Monumental Mason which is where I picked up carving... take care...All the best.....Andy
@@AndysCornishCreations Yes, I do a bit, as an amateur for friends and family. I plan to do it as cottage industry when I retire. Please feel free to look me up on F.B. David Olley
