John Sinclair Wood Sculptor

27/08/2020

Ripples in time...

Walnut and Yew.

Walnut is from outside Marlay House, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin.
It was in the region of 250 years old.

Yew is from Mount Kennedy House, Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow.
The Yew was around 700 to 750 years old.

02/06/2020

20/07/2019

Shaping the inside of the Yew bowl. Using a bowl gouge on the inside then working on the rim with a scraper to get a smooth finish. It gets trickier as you move out towards the outside edge as you no longer have the support of the wood and are often cutting air instead of wood. 🌲☘️🇮🇪

18/07/2019

Nail number four 4⃣ 💅 🔎 More shaping to the outside of the Yew then sanding. 🌲☘️🇮🇪

17/07/2019

One sure way of finding a nail inside some wood is to use a freshly sharpened bowl gouge... 🙈 I had already removed two nails before I started, it's hard to see them when the tree had grown around them. Shaping the outside of the Yew to form a bowl shape. 🌲☘️🇮🇪

16/07/2019

Let's see what is inside this piece of Yew 🌲 🌲 ☘️ 🇮🇪

24/11/2018

Just an example of where ideas can come from and where they lead. On the left 👈 is a chair I made in 2013, upper 👆 right is a chair from the late 19th century which gave me a design idea 💡 Carved spine in Sycamore with flamed beech chair. The chair on the right is from the National Museum of Ireland (decorative arts and history) 🇮🇪

24/11/2018

Research time ☺. All national museums in Ireland are free to the public 🇮🇪

19/11/2018

Starting on a new pipe. What is inside this one?
🤔💭🚬

15/11/2018

I would like to thank the staff in in Dublin yesterday with their help selecting a to***co for the first pipe I've carved. Great staff and very knowledgeable, they also liked my pipe. ☺
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12/11/2018

Venom hand carved Briar wood pipe.
Sanded up to 2500 grit.
Finished with food safe finish, food grade mineral oil.
🚭 🔥 🌳 ☘ 🇮🇪
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