C Teeter 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 Here is a flybox that I carved a bass on, for a Christmas present, that I thought ya'll might be interested in. The carving consists of very shallow cuts that I stained with an ebony stain using a small paint brush for the details. The outline and the darker shaded areas were stained several times to get them dark enough. I sealed it with a gloss polyurethane but I think I may take the sheen off of that and go back with a satin instead. Now all I need to do is fill it up with flies. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 The thumbnails look good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 Wow they look great. You should market those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 Okay ... I opened the pictures and they look great. I don't know how a 5Mb picture opens in a size I can see, but I am happy they do. Your skills are impressive. How long did it take you to complete ... and what tools did you use? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIKE*A 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 Very nice! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamcaster4639 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 That is cool. Where do we place orders at Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goduster 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 Very nice, might even call it elegant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshrmanms 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 nice idea and a good job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2012 Dear Santa Teeter, My address is: 252 old canterbury tpke, nor....... nice work on the fly box! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Teeter 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2012 Thank you gentlemen I'm glad y'all like it , it turned out even better than I expected, the shading with the stain was something that I wasn't really sure about but it worked very well and really made it pop. I have been wanting to do one of those for awhile now and actually picked up two of those boxes intending to do one for myself but had to give it up for the secret santa swap, and now I hate to let it go!!!! I used a small curved tip carving chisel to cut the image but a scribe would probably work pretty good too. I think I've got about five hours in it total Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites