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Old 09-16-2011, 01:16 PM
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Arrow Woodcarving on gunstock, Art Nouveau style

My latest work:
Just finished carving "Apt Nouveau" style on gunstock. Technically, the work was not complicated, I would say it's not anything special, but I was working this with great pleasure. Indeed

Woodcarving on gunstock, Art Nouveau style



-Wood carving Class I + , Art Nouveau ornamentation
-lines inlays white metal
-inlaid tagua (lat. phytelephas) and boxwood (lat. buxus) of figures

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video with some work moments:




This was
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Old 09-16-2011, 01:40 PM
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Amazing work! I love art-nouveau
thanks for posting
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Old 09-17-2011, 04:42 AM
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Hi Evgeni,


Lovely and beautiful carving and inlay work as always.Awesome video.
Please tell us a bit on how you polish the stock ( maybe as a tutorial) ? Thank you.

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Evgeni,
Fantastic. I love art nouveau. What great flow and movement. So what is next? Art Deco or Arts and Crafts?

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Old 09-26-2011, 11:37 AM
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Thanks to All for congratulations

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..;Please tell us a bit on how you polish the stock ( maybe as a tutorial) ? Thank you...
For gunstock finish:
The standard- impregnated with natural oils on the base of Linseed oil and wax


At the end, are finely polished and sealed with a French polish


Indeed maybe it is better to illustrate in a tutorial. I will try in future to do it
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Hi,

Thank you Evgeni.I appreciate that.Though the tutorial will be most welcome.

Much obliged
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Evgeni:
Your carving and stockwork is looked forward to by all of us, excellent rewarding work_JR
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Very nice work.Thanks for the post and I am glad that here in the Balkans this craft is kept elevated to an art.Congratulations.
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Totaly enjoyed the video, thankyou for posting!
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I, too, love art nouveau. Very nice work!!
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I particularly like the weave look
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Fantastic job, as usual :-) Thanks for the video!
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Thanks again to all for kind words about my work
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What is the Material you used for the line inlay? I use a differnt product and its a mess to work with. Thanx.
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What is the Material you used for the line inlay? ...
Hello, for this inlay I was using Sterling Silver, band- 1.0/0.3mm
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