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And so it begins...
I finally brought home the log I will be using to carve the totem pole I've been designing. I will be chronicling the process of of its creation in my livejournal. More photos and information available there!
http://foxfeather.livejournal.com/1.....03.html#cutid1
The finished piece will be over 8 ft. tall (including the bird to perch atop this piece.
http://foxfeather.livejournal.com/1.....03.html#cutid1
The finished piece will be over 8 ft. tall (including the bird to perch atop this piece.
Category Photography / Portraits
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 280 x 576px
File Size 53.7 kB
A traditional totem pole is generally carved into one side of a large cedar log. The other side of the log is often U-shaped. Sometimes they are made solid with the design all the way around.
The thickness of this tree is almost 2 ft diameter, and only the inmost part has been naturally hollowed by rotting out that very soft heart wood. So there is plenty of room for relief.
I am most likely not going to carve extremely deeply into the wood, it will be more of an extreme relief than the traditional style. :)
The thickness of this tree is almost 2 ft diameter, and only the inmost part has been naturally hollowed by rotting out that very soft heart wood. So there is plenty of room for relief.
I am most likely not going to carve extremely deeply into the wood, it will be more of an extreme relief than the traditional style. :)
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