That was really incredible. I myself wouldn't have the patience for an art style like this but I love the fact that people still do it and make beautiful sculptures.
Hi Shane, First of all thanks for finding the time to reply to my message I really do appreciate it. Different people use different polishing compounds I guess its like anything else 'personal preference'. But I'm going to take your advice and try to get a hold of some TRIPOLI. I've just finished carving a hook for my wife and lashing it to some cord, something really simple to start eh! But I've loved every second. Thanks again for the info and advice I'm going to have a search to see if I can get the Tripoli and go to see if I can find the vice or at least the web site. Cheers Andy - Yorkshire UK
Hi Penfold! Welcome to the world of carving! The ivory came from the Yukon, close to Dawson City. The polishing compound is White Tripoli. The Carver's Vice comes from Lee Valley Tools, made by Veritas.
Wonderful work. I am a stone carver and jewelry artist who collects mammoth tusk jewelry. I would love to carve my own! I know where I to purchase the tusk, but don't know the first thing about choosing the right pieces. Are there things you need to look out for when buying petrified tusk? What are your favorite tools?
Thanks Maitland Design! I finished the piece by polishing it with a white Tripoli compound and cloth wheel, after sanding with fine dental sandpaper disks.
hello shane, I'm currently working on a documentary about the benefits of mammoth ivory over elephant ivory and was wondering if you'd mind if I used some of your video. You're work is incredible. If you'd like to get more involved (short blurb from artisans perspective of the benefits of mammoth ivory) please let me know! thanks.
Just saw this question!! Yes, the sculpture is called ‘Short Eared Parliament’. It can be viewed on my gallery page - shanewilson.com/gallery/ (scroll down the page to find)
This is just wonderful work. Have you ever tried the beautiful red pipe stone from South Dakota? You may like it and the color as well. It is harder than soap stone, and very rich in finish. Since this Mammoth is rather hard to get, other materials may be nice to also try. It also takes detail rather nicely. Black slate is also an interesting stone too for carving. ( It is difficult to get antler around here unless hunted. Left in the forest when they 'drop off' for other animals is something that is encouraged here.) Anyway, just a thought. I wish I could afford the more expensive tool you use here but maybe some day. I carve Native Flutes, and would like to try the mammoth for the top parts one day. I have a bit of it, but want to be sure of my subject before leaping into it!:) Important not to waste a piece so precious:) Thanks for the tips on some of the bits you used here, gave me a couple of new ideas for other ways to use a couple of tips. I liked that longer bit you worked the body of the Ram with. I use something similar but need to find one longer like that one! Thanks again. I will be looking up your other work and vids. Cheers! Vicki
Wow... such nice work! I'm only just getting started in this bone carving thing and found this vid by chance. I guess one could downscale this to suit a cow bone as it would definitely be much easier than to find a mammoth tusk of any size. I'm not even sure if you could legally sell this or even ship it . Could you? How would you value this if you were to sell it. I have carved several pieces thus far, all as gifts and even then found it hard to part with as all of them carry a part of me. Well, at least that's what it feels like now. That said, many, many thanks for taking the time to share. Thumbs up from Spain
Hi Jerry - the tool is a kind of micromotor grinder. One is made by NSK and one by RAM. Check out antlercarver website for more info on tools. Thanks for the question.
I use a jig saw (sabre saw) for cutting out negative spaces on antler. It might be a little too aggressive on ivory. A scroll saw might be more effective.
Do you make your own ~bits~? I'm trying to learn about that, since I'm getting only rough surfaces with the ones I buy. (OK, get finer bits.) - and can't do large, gently-curved surfaces. Finding it really difficult finding anything on this.
Check out antlercarver.com ...for most carving with burrs you'll need to take multiple passes, go over a surface or a line repeatedly and often use differently shaped burrs - single or double fluted carbide or HSS, diamond, etc.
+dave villanueva I use an NSK Emax for most of my detail carving. For a more detailed breakdown of the grinding tools I use, please check out antlercarver.com . Thanks for the question! :)
Hi Shane, That was a big block, what polishing medium do you use? and where did you get the carvers vice from? Does it adjust to all positions? Sorry for all the questions, I'm very new to all this, I started my 'First' bone carving tonight.
Mammoth ivory can be purchased by the pound. The range is quite broad, depending on the quality of the ivory. It has been so long since I've purchased any that I really have no idea how much it goes for these days.
Shane Wilson I think that unless you have some artistic nature in the first place, all the practice in the world won't help, but that's only my opinion and I could be wrong. How did you get into carving and how long have you been carving For?
Easy. Collected the materials when I lived in the Yukon. The Dawson area was ice free during the last ice age and lots of mammoth ivory is still recovered each year.
Hi Heather - I agree, Dremel's do vibrate a lot due to less expensive bearings and machining. If you are really interested in carving, I'd invest in an NSK Emax for detail work and a Foredom S Series for the heavy duty roughing out work. Check out antlercarver-com for more on tools. When you use better tools you will be able to be much more precise in your carving, making the details crisper and the finish smoother. Also sanding burs, flapwheels, sandpaper (fine) help with the finishing.
Hi Mr. Huangfeihong - I use an NSK Emax for most of my detail carving. For a more detailed breakdown of the grinding tools I use, please check out antlercarver.com . Thanks for the question! :)
Shane Wilson I am the one who has to thank you, honestly it is a good, great work. I really do like this kind of work, I am trying to learn how to do it but, being an over the road truck driver, sometimes there is not enough time for that. But I hope to watch more of your videos and learn from you. Again, thank you very, very much.
All the best with your carving, Oscar! :) Finding time in the midst of life's concerns is always a challenge. Love to see a pic of your work when you feel ready to share.
Happy to help in any way I can MTBmediachef. Please contact me by email: 'shane' 'at' 'shanewilson' 'dot' 'com' with further information about your project and we can go from there. Thanks! Shane
Beautiful Piece Shane . Very nicely done . Love your work and thx for sharing
Ghost Raven - thanks for your kind words! :)
Outstanding carving art Shane 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Novan! :)
Shane Wilson you're welcome fellas, keep on best carving 👍👍
That was really incredible. I myself wouldn't have the patience for an art style like this but I love the fact that people still do it and make beautiful sculptures.
Thanks Magic on the Mic! :)
Wow, your work is amazing!
You are one talented artist Shane.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Claudette! :)
Exceptionally well done and I am most happy you did such a nice job with both the carving as well as the photography!
Thanks Don! :)
Shane: You are a real artist your work and pices are beautiful... lovely work. Regrads from México, pls take care your hands.
Really nice work Shane, very inspirational. Keep up to good work!
Thanks!
HELP.............. I can't stop watching this video, its amazing.
Thank you so much for sharing! Truly magnificent work, very intricate details as well.
I think your work is pure awesomeness!
Thanks! :)
Beautiful! Love what you did here.
Thank you! :)
Thank you Sandra! Yes, the age of the mammoth ivory is between 15,000 and 40,000 years old.
Hi Shane, First of all thanks for finding the time to reply to my message I really do appreciate it.
Different people use different polishing compounds I guess its like anything else 'personal preference'. But I'm going to take your advice and try to get a hold of some TRIPOLI.
I've just finished carving a hook for my wife and lashing it to some cord, something really simple to start eh! But I've loved every second. Thanks again for the info and advice I'm going to have a search to see if I can get the Tripoli and go to see if I can find the vice or at least the web site.
Cheers
Andy - Yorkshire UK
Wow Shane, you are very talented :) It looks real nice.
Excellent job, Sir.
Amazing piece of work
Hi Penfold! Welcome to the world of carving! The ivory came from the Yukon, close to Dawson City. The polishing compound is White Tripoli. The Carver's Vice comes from Lee Valley Tools, made by Veritas.
Wonderful work. I am a stone carver and jewelry artist who collects mammoth tusk jewelry. I would love to carve my own! I know where I to purchase the tusk, but don't know the first thing about choosing the right pieces. Are there things you need to look out for when buying petrified tusk? What are your favorite tools?
The sculpture you are referring to Kat s is called 'Short Eared Parliament' and is still in progress on my website.
Absolutely, a nice piece of art...
Thanks Travis! :)
Thanks Maitland Design! I finished the piece by polishing it with a white Tripoli compound and cloth wheel, after sanding with fine dental sandpaper disks.
hello shane, I'm currently working on a documentary about the benefits of mammoth ivory over elephant ivory and was wondering if you'd mind if I used some of your video. You're work is incredible. If you'd like to get more involved (short blurb from artisans perspective of the benefits of mammoth ivory) please let me know! thanks.
Beautiful piece .
Thanks Glen! :)
Was that a moose head in the background?!? Is there a place I can see that piece finished?!?
Just saw this question!! Yes, the sculpture is called ‘Short Eared Parliament’. It can be viewed on my gallery page - shanewilson.com/gallery/ (scroll down the page to find)
Great work of art !!!
Thanks Anish!
FANTASTIC .... FIRST CLASS WORK MATE.
Wow - you wouldn't want to stuff it up! Great work.
This is just wonderful work. Have you ever tried the beautiful red pipe stone from South Dakota? You may like it and the color as well. It is harder than soap stone, and very rich in finish. Since this Mammoth is rather hard to get, other materials may be nice to also try. It also takes detail rather nicely. Black slate is also an interesting stone too for carving. ( It is difficult to get antler around here unless hunted. Left in the forest when they 'drop off' for other animals is something that is encouraged here.) Anyway, just a thought. I wish I could afford the more expensive tool you use here but maybe some day. I carve Native Flutes, and would like to try the mammoth for the top parts one day. I have a bit of it, but want to be sure of my subject before leaping into it!:) Important not to waste a piece so precious:) Thanks for the tips on some of the bits you used here, gave me a couple of new ideas for other ways to use a couple of tips. I liked that longer bit you worked the body of the Ram with. I use something similar but need to find one longer like that one! Thanks again. I will be looking up your other work and vids.
Cheers!
Vicki
Vicki k Gibson - Thanks! Never worked pipe stone. Sounds wonderful! :)
Wow... such nice work! I'm only just getting started in this bone carving thing and found this vid by chance. I guess one could downscale this to suit a cow bone as it would definitely be much easier than to find a mammoth tusk of any size.
I'm not even sure if you could legally sell this or even ship it . Could you? How would you value this if you were to sell it.
I have carved several pieces thus far, all as gifts and even then found it hard to part with as all of them carry a part of me. Well, at least that's what it feels like now.
That said, many, many thanks for taking the time to share. Thumbs up from Spain
This is absolutely gorgeous. You are a master carver and what a wonderful piece of ivory you worked with. Did you say it is forty thousand years old??
Nice work of art, doode!!!!!!! :-)
Shane
Amazing work! What tool is that your using i cant find one that small if I may ask thanks ?
WOW that is amazing. You are incredible
Beautiful work.
amazing! i'm going to try practising this. thx for the idea very inspiring!
Wonderful! Good luck, Rafael! :)
Exelente trabajo
Thank you, Walter! :)
very cool Shane
excellent work very talented 👌👏
Thanks Nelson! :)
Hi Jerry - the tool is a kind of micromotor grinder. One is made by NSK and one by RAM. Check out antlercarver website for more info on tools. Thanks for the question.
Geez that's not too bad if you like WICKED GREAT!
Beautiful sculpture Shane it really is.
What is that little pin drill grinder thingy, dremel?
NSK EMax - a micromotor tool similar to a dentist's drill. I am actually using used dental burrs as well as some Dremel burrs.
Absolutely beautiful!
Love your work, Here a dumb question Can you cut out with jig saw what you don't use or will it break?.
I use a jig saw (sabre saw) for cutting out negative spaces on antler. It might be a little too aggressive on ivory. A scroll saw might be more effective.
am just curious, how much did you sell it for? very inspiring.. I am just getting to know my dremel so thanks for the vids!
This was a commissioned piece, Miss K.
Sencillamente asombroso, ver un pedazo de hueso, y luego esa maravilla, felicidades ARTISTA!!
Do you make your own ~bits~? I'm trying to learn about that, since I'm getting only rough surfaces with the ones I buy. (OK, get finer bits.) - and can't do large, gently-curved surfaces. Finding it really difficult finding anything on this.
Check out antlercarver.com ...for most carving with burrs you'll need to take multiple passes, go over a surface or a line repeatedly and often use differently shaped burrs - single or double fluted carbide or HSS, diamond, etc.
sir what rotary tools and bit you are using. . your work is beautiful
+dave villanueva I use an NSK Emax for most of my detail carving. For a more detailed breakdown of the grinding tools I use, please check out antlercarver.com . Thanks for the question! :)
Hi Shane, That was a big block, what polishing medium do you use? and where did you get the carvers vice from?
Does it adjust to all positions?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm very new to all this, I started my 'First' bone carving tonight.
What did you use to polish it? I am trying to learn before attempting carving but am very excited to try! Thank you!
I used a White Tripoli compound on a Dremel cloth wheel, after sanding to a fine grit.
Excellent, admirable ....
What are you using there for your finest detail work? I have a foredom, it's a wee bit clunky, want to buy a new handle for it or so.
For the finer detail I use a micro motor tool. NSK, RAM are both good.
I wish, i had those hands and this talent. Thats awesome.
Thanks Johann! :)
Love it well done mate
كيف يتم الحصول على جهاز النقش الصغير انا من العراق.
توجد لدينا اجهزة لكن اغلبها من الصين ورديئة الصنع ... تحياتي
لك يا استاذ
Hello and Nice Work !
What is the brand of the carving you use for fine details?
+MrHuangfeihong - NSK Emax. Good tool! :)
Where did you buy yours ?
I would love to learn to do this and with rocks
What's the final ~bit~ you're using (for polishing)?
The final polish is usually done with a felt or cloth wheel on a mandrel, using a Tripoli White polishing compound.
Wow!! How much is the price of this piece??
This was a commissioned piece.
I think he was asking how much the piece of 40,000 year-old mammoth ivory cost!
Mammoth ivory can be purchased by the pound. The range is quite broad, depending on the quality of the ivory. It has been so long since I've purchased any that I really have no idea how much it goes for these days.
That is fantastic, I wish I could do that.
Thanks Jason! Practice.
Shane Wilson I think that unless you have some artistic nature in the first place, all the practice in the world won't help, but that's only my opinion and I could be wrong. How did you get into carving and how long have you been carving For?
bonsoir ou acheter l'outil de gravure
merci
what the name of the model of this machine you were using
Thanks Phoenix! :)
Beautiful!
***** Thanks!
Thanks Corey! :)
Beautiful. risky material too, i can't trust myself to go past black walnut XD
Thanks for the comments MusartJD and kparedes1212.
Carving '40,000 year old Mammoth Ivory', where did you get that?
Good job👍👍👍
Thanks Cimangkok Art! :)
Beautiful work, couldn't help thinking......, if only you went that extra mile to total 3d finish...!!
where do you get mammoth ivory!!??
from a mammoth
OKAY, i KNOW THIS WON'T GET AN ANSWER BUT, WHERE DO YOU GET THE IVORY FROM? I love your work, just want to know where do you get your materials from.
Easy. Collected the materials when I lived in the Yukon. The Dawson area was ice free during the last ice age and lots of mammoth ivory is still recovered each year.
It's beautiful...!!!
Thank you! :)
Well done sir.
Thanks Randall! :)
Hi Heather - I agree, Dremel's do vibrate a lot due to less expensive bearings and machining. If you are really interested in carving, I'd invest in an NSK Emax for detail work and a Foredom S Series for the heavy duty roughing out work. Check out antlercarver-com for more on tools. When you use better tools you will be able to be much more precise in your carving, making the details crisper and the finish smoother. Also sanding burs, flapwheels, sandpaper (fine) help with the finishing.
Hi Mr. Huangfeihong - I use an NSK Emax for most of my detail carving. For a more detailed breakdown of the grinding tools I use, please check out antlercarver.com . Thanks for the question! :)
maos abençoadas do artista Deus cria o homem copia
What is the name of the tool used can u get it on ebay?
NSK EMax. Not really sure if it is available on eBay. You could check. Any micro motor grinder would give you the ability to carve.
nice!
Thanks! :)
Amaziiiiiiinnnnggggg !!!
كيف يتم الحصول على جهاز النقش الصغير ..تحياتي
I can't even draw that! Holy crap!!!!!!!!
Wow! Amazing work Shane. May I ask what tool you used to carve this beautiful piece? Thanks
+Indranil Biswas - Thanks for the question - various micro motor grinders and burrs - NSK Emax is my favourite.
Thanks!
Thanks Libra! :)
WOW GREAT JOB
Красотища ! 👍🙏
very talented man.
Thank you! :-)
nice art
Thanks Shakti!
Great.
Thanks Oscar! :)
Shane Wilson I am the one who has to thank you, honestly it is a good, great work.
I really do like this kind of work, I am trying to learn how to do it but, being an over the road truck driver, sometimes there is not enough time for that. But I hope to watch more of your videos and learn from you.
Again, thank you very, very much.
All the best with your carving, Oscar! :) Finding time in the midst of life's concerns is always a challenge. Love to see a pic of your work when you feel ready to share.
Thanks! :)
I wish I could do this
Why not?
Shane Wilson i'm not talented.
Like most things, talent is only a portion of the final result. :) If you are interested, why not take a course...? :)
You good .
Thank you! :)
if that were me after I finished I would have dropped it smashing it to bits,well done on not doing so.i prefer metal
Happy to help in any way I can MTBmediachef. Please contact me by email: 'shane' 'at' 'shanewilson' 'dot' 'com' with further information about your project and we can go from there. Thanks! Shane
Not possible….God made the universe 8-10k years ago.
skype:ptboyu
Nice work of art, doode!!!!!!! :-)
Thanks for sharing, Dog Rox! :)
Thanks! :)