Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Angel for the Nativity

If you follow my blog, you might remember I starting carving the Nativity a couple of years ago. I still have not carved any animals. But, I did carve the angel this year. I mentioned in a earlier post that I paint most Christmas carvings. Most, not this one. The angel is carved from butternut and finished with several light coats of lacquer. I prefer lacquer instead of polyurethane. Lacquer actually builds up one layer, whereas poly creates multiple layers with each coat. Poly also yellows over time.









5 comments:

  1. Happy new year. Wishing you many successful projects, good health
    and joy in your work.
    regards Roger

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    1. Thank you my friend! I wish you the best in the new year!
      Randy

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  2. Happy new year. Wishing you many successful projects, good health
    and joy in your work.
    regards Roger

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  3. Nice work, love it .. Thanks for sharing.
    www.carvinginwood.com

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  4. Thank you Khairi! I appreciate your comment.
    Good luck in this new year!
    Randy

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