Carving a Lion Head from the Royal warship Vasa
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The carving in this video is a copy of the majestic lionheads on the gun ports of the Swedish royal warship Vasa that was built in 1628 commissioned by the king Gustav II Adolf.
The lion head is carved in real size (1:1) and is approximately 50 cm high, it is carved in Lime wood and then placed on a back piece made out of Oak.
First I started out by making a half of the head in clay, to get an idea of the thickness and the diffrent levels of the head before starting to carve to avoid unpleasant surprises along the way. The pictures that I had to my disposal was not so clear in all the details that I had to make the model to figure out all the features. I also made a quick visit to the Vasa museum to cross check my clay model with the original before starting to carve.
The piece is then composed of a back layer, as thick as the mane , and the actual head ontop glued together. I used a bandsaw to cut the outer contours of the lion to make the carving process easyer. The carving was then made by the means of the pictures and the clay model.
The gun port itself was made out of oak (not as thick as the original though) and both the head and the port was distressed to get the surface of an item that has been on the bottom of the sea for 300 years and then colored in the same manner as the original pieces appears today at the Vasa museum.
Carved by woodcarver Christer Björkman at Stockholms Förgyllning & Bildhuggeri,
www.stockholmsforgyllning.com
The music in the video is made by Adrian von Ziegler
Fantastiskt hantverk Björkman! :)
Красиво! Очень! Большое спасибо за ваш труд и видео!
Very fine work. Love the finish, very appropriate.
this is awesome man. you work really quick, you clearly have a lot of skill!
Amazing talent!
very good
Brilliant!!! thanks for sharing this. i want to learn the art of carving, mainly furniture and picture frames. Any suggested tools?
The best...wonderful.
this shit is so raw nice job
So nice ..i am crazy to do this . Please teach me sir .
What is best wood for this project?
Snyggt jobbat Christer.. Jag minns när jag var på Vasa museet som liten och blev helt förtrollad av dess utsmyckningar.. Har nyligen börjat intressera mig av bildhuggnign och skulle vilja åka dit och titta.. Har du eller vet du vart man kan hitta bra fotografier av dessa?
Amazing work, I just recently started carving, I can't help notice how sharp your tools are. Thanks for sharing
Very nice work, Christer! Excellent technique with the gouges, as well.
Could have been the original. Great skill. Thanks for sharing.
Wow that is really impressive. i am so envious of your skill.
Amazing💕😍
Excellent with the sound turned off.
Privilege to watch a master carver at work!
Tremendous, thanks for sharing
Awesome!
Which kind of wood is that? It looks virtually grainless.
Lime wood aka Basswood.
Beautiful!
Otroligt hantverk. Väldigt imponerande!
Good work but I wish if you MAKE IT GOLD
Just read the description, sorry.
So kewl. I was wondering the whole time if you would sand it smooth or not. It turned out really great. Thanks for sharing.
It is not allowed to sand hand carved things. Carver is supposed to make plastic using only chisels
what was did you use as your finish?
I really like the professional design I have the question of what kind of wood you use to work
From looking at this piece, the colour and the very fine grain, strongly points to Basswood. It's a great wood to carve, light, and easy to shape, even for beginners.
beautiful work!
Just a quick question. Why is it so vital to make the clay model first?
It brings the artistic vision to life in a way that allows you to see it in the round, and refine the design without wasting relatively expensive wood. You can also use plasticine to do the same thing.
how long did it take
Piękne prace -super............
Beautiful
tros bien
So awesome!!
Good. Im woodcarver too
Which wood have used?
Lime wood
great work, a cnc machine would work great too