JJ - Saint Joseph Charpentier (2014)

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The head is very too big

[Mike the knife]

You say the head is too big but I must disagree. Unfortunately I don't know your usual style but I think that if you were to leave a "rustic" obviously tool marked finish, the head size would not be a problem AT ALL , it would be perfectly harmonious as a whole , I can see a really good spirit growing within this carving. Persist with faith ! - perhaps at this point starting to respond to what is already there , as opposed to previously conceived ideas being enforced on the piece ?

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[cobalt32]

Good to see a piece of work from idea to the finished piece
nice one

[Mike the knife]

Yes I like the carving , it may very well just be the photo emphasizing it but the spalting distracts the eye from the sculptural shape which is unfortunate given the high quality of the piece.

[copeau]

These skew chisels seem to be sharpened to a very low angle, isn't it ?
(ces nérons ont l'air d'être affutés à un angle très faible ?)

[JJF]

Hello Copeau

they are nochisels seem , but knives luthier
(ce ne sont pas des nérons mais des couteaux de luthier)

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[HuonPhil]

Step by step carving AND a French lesson, gotta love it