
Finished Viking Ship Head
No power tools whatsoever. Axe, gouge, chisel,knife. Figured if you are going to make one may as well make it like they did in their time.
Linseed oil and beeswax finish.
Minnesota Basswood.
u/gmandivo99 — 6 days ago

No power tools whatsoever. Axe, gouge, chisel,knife. Figured if you are going to make one may as well make it like they did in their time.
Linseed oil and beeswax finish.
Minnesota Basswood.
I do historical wood carvings and took a stab at the Horning plank which was fun because a study was done on the actual colors it was painted in so I was able to get the accurate oil paints for this.
All hand carved no power tools. Same way it would have been done.