Crucifix carving a work in progress

[Brian Harnett]

I was commissioned to carve a crucifixion for a church. It is being renovated so they gave me some of the old church pew wood for the carving, the wood is red Oak.

I decided before making the church one to do a practice run so I glued up some tulip poplar and made this one. It gets roughed out on the Shop bot I have a computer model I scanned years ago on the bot it was a small metal one. I used a pointed tig welder electrode mounted in the router with the z zero connected to the model

I finish it off by hand with die grinders and some little dremels with carbide burrs.

This one is almost done a little more work on the hands and feet.

A friend of mine who is a photographer took the pictures of me working.

https://i.ibb.co/CntDZTh/DSCN0231.jpg

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[Brian Harnett]

It is just about finished I will be starting on the Oak one. I am going to make the cross for the poplar one out of cherry.

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[phil_o]

Very impressive work. Thanks for posting.

Phil

[scottp55]

BEAUTIFUL work Brian!!

Boy, that bowling ball comes in Handy! :)
Nice pics....Thank you!
scott

[MogulTx]

Brian! WOW. That one is a wonderful creation! Your talent is showing! Keep posting, we love your work!

[Brian Harnett]

Thanks Guys, I will update as I progress. The oak one is machined and I will start the handwork tomorrow. Scott yes the bowling ball vise is one of my most used tools in the shop.

[coryatjohn]

I suggest removing the debris and kindling from your shop before a fire destroys your building. One oily rag. One spark from a grinder. One overheated cord. Fire safety is not a part time job.

Nice job on the crucifix though.

[Brian Harnett]

Started the red oak one I think the grain is really going to pop once oiled, carves good with the carbide burrs.

Thanks for the advise John.

https://i.ibb.co/HrQLnFz/DSCN0409.jpg

[scottp55]

Coming along NICELY Brian!!
scott

[Brian Harnett]

Did some repair work on a growing box of cheap dead die grinders they are a knockoff of the older Makita compacts of which I have 2 going on 30 years. The cords and switches are shot after about a year the mechanical components are robust, put a lot of hours on them with no other failures. Nice to have them lined up with different bits so I do not have to stop and change them. I do upgrade the cord and switch.

https://i.ibb.co/f8jkB7S/DSCN0412.jpg

And a few other pieces the dolphins are cherry the only shopbot involvement was cutting front and side plywood patterns, the horses were a 2d pocket cutout with 3d done by hand.

https://i.ibb.co/LxQV3bn/DSCN0327.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/VBRNnMc/DSCN0324.jpg

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[MogulTx]

I like the table of cedar(?) tree rings. Great use of the rings! Are you going to take it further or is this its final stage?

[Brian Harnett]

I like the table of cedar(?) tree rings. Great use of the rings! Are you going to take it further or is this its final stage?

That was a piece I was given to fill and surface for a customer, he had screwed the ceder down on a piece of plywood. I filled the gaps with body filler with black concrete powder mixed in I do not think I took pictures after I sanded and sprayed it but he was happy. He installed it on a metal base.

[dmidkiff]

Always nice to see your work Brian.

[scottp55]

Love the Dolphins(for that matter,all your Critters) Brian!! :)

[Brian Harnett]

Finished carving the oak one actually a while ago, it is now finished and mounted on the cross, have not taken final pics yet. The small cherry cross was an experiment with negative space I like it.

https://i.ibb.co/T0rmT6P/DSCN0466.jpg
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[Brian Harnett]

The finished tulip poplar one.

https://i.ibb.co/t3wYJCr/DSCN0487.jpg

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[Brian Harnett]

The red oak one out of old church pews the cross is reclaimed chestnut.

https://i.ibb.co/HBXP6vy/DSCN0499.jpg

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[coryatjohn]

Wow! That's an amazing work of art. I'd bet that it will still be as amazing in 100 years.

[scottp55]

Really beautiful Art Brian!!
Jealous of your ability:)
scott

[winborne78]

Awesome work, just loved it!

[BoilermakerAndy]

I've only dabbled in 3D once, also a crucifix for my church. However, I did it the easy way: Import the 3D model, let the ShopBot do all the work.....

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