Carving a stone Falcon- (fast version)

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8 жыл бұрын

( click on subtitling for more information) Read more on beeldhouwerijblog.nl/en/tag/valk/ Beeldhouwer: Koen van Velzen Carving a stone Falcon
How to carve a Falcon from a block of sandstone? Sculptor: Koen van Velzen. See more on beeldhouwerijblog.nl/en/tag/valk/ A look into the process from weathered down statuette to copy in new stone, and insight into a number of the tools and techniques I used.
The Falcon in this case was originally from the Valckeniershuis (Falconer's house) in Franeker, the Netherlands, and dates from 1662. The copy was carved in Bentheimer sandstone just as the original, and is 63 cms or about 2' tall.
Hoe hak ik een valk uit een blok zandsteen? Een blik op het proces van verweerd beeld tot kopie uit nieuwe steen, en inzicht in een aantal van de benodigde gereedschappen en technieken.
De valk in kwestie is afkomstig van het Valckeniershuis in Franeker, en het origineel is uit 1662. De kopie is net als het origineel gehouwen in Bentheimer zandsteen, en is 63 cm hoog.
Music: Hit that Jive-INgrooves/Booty Swing - Parov Stelar/Dramophone - Caravan Palace
camera en montage: Joram van Velzen
Website: beeldhouwerijvanvelzen.nl
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@richardchambers7739 4 жыл бұрын

As a carver, I can only say, "Worst neighbor ever." lol

@clewismessina6630 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing!

@beefandbarley 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful skill, lovely carve.

@davidsingleton5287 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing and inspirational. I have been carving in a small way for 2 years and the video has certainly encouraged me. Well done

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! Anything in particular you would like to learn more? I'll see if I can do a video on that someday. Do explore the English version of the blog for more information

@julianneale6128 4 жыл бұрын

Highly impressive work!

@turtlesloth Жыл бұрын

Well done, sir! Nice work and the music is fun👍

@alitanha4160 7 жыл бұрын

Nice one I really liked it

@emmanuellefebvre7797 7 жыл бұрын

super beau travail.👍👍

@omidsamani52 6 жыл бұрын

this is a lot of hard work

@kyleriddle8734 4 жыл бұрын

This is pretty cool.

@kingpinnerclassics1805 7 жыл бұрын

Never seen that type of copying technique. Very well done!

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

I invented most of these tricks by myself for speeding up the process. Of course, with a pointing machine is a bit more accurate, but that makes it a LOT slower and thus more costly, which is not always an option. Thanks for the compliment!

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

By the way, I listed some of these tricks here on my blog: beeldhouwerijblog.nl/10-tips-beginnende-beeldhouwers-2/?lang=en

@moomman89 6 жыл бұрын

amazing

@moisescobretti 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@nejatolgunturk3702 11 ай бұрын

Koen van Velzen, abi eline sağlık.

@TechCarnivore1 7 жыл бұрын

Good taste in music!

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My son put me onto it. I really like Electroswing since then

@scootin123 6 жыл бұрын

Urocyon so it's called electro swing? I will look it up It has a comic flavor to it

@txhypnotist 7 жыл бұрын

Out standing carving.

@amirpashashabestari8464 7 жыл бұрын

We owe you ..... special thanks !

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

How so?

@amirpashashabestari8464 7 жыл бұрын

Because you taught us the technique .

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks... I will try to make some more instruction videos in the future.

@amirpashashabestari8464 7 жыл бұрын

Good luck dear master !!

@stonemadmason6817 7 жыл бұрын

Hey mate I am a stonemason/carver in Australia 🇦🇺. You are one of the only guys I have seen apart from myself who uses this method of working. You are to be congratulated. I use cuturri air hammers. Do you mind if I ask what type of air hammers you use???? Thanks again mate. Liam

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Liam, thanks for the compliments. Did you mean the use of templates as opposed to using the pointing machine? My air hammers are the German made Fröhlich & Klüpfel FK 702.4 (the large one), the FK 724 (with its own protect system attached) and the Cuturi E-type. For stonemasonry work (which I almost never do) I recently bought two other Cuturi hammers.

@stonemadmason6817 7 жыл бұрын

Yes the methods you use ; templates, the simple tracing tool

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

10 tips and tricks here on my blog: beeldhouwerijblog.nl/10-tips-beginnende-beeldhouwers-2/?lang=en

@stonemadmason6817 7 жыл бұрын

And how you were experienced enough to leave the stone between the legs and disguise it with really deep shadow lines. MASTER CRAFTSMAN

@GrungeIsN0tDead 7 жыл бұрын

sorry for the question, I am an artist too, but i am not familiar with the tools you sculptors are using. what kind of pencil are you using? the graphite color seems to stand out despite of the dust that is covering the block.

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 7 жыл бұрын

You could use just any old carpenter's pencil (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_pencil) , but those will wear out quite quickly. I use harder pencils specifically meant for writing and drawing on stone, for example like this one: www.its-tools.eu/en/marking/1784-lyra-331-stone-mason-pencil-24cm-4084900210222.html. An old carpenter's trick is to cover it in PVC electrical ducting, so it doesn't get lost as quickly when it's shorter, and also doesn't break so easily.

@liegesaboya8265 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations , Very nice to see your marvelous work ! Which is the tool you have used ? Is it pneumatic ?

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Liége. I use three different air hammers, being FK702.4 and FK724 by Frölich&Klüpfel, and Cuturi typo E. The first needs chisels with 12.6 mm shank, the second protect chisels of 10.2 mm, and the third uses 7.2mm chisels.

@liegesaboya8265 4 жыл бұрын

@@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 thank you very much . Would you recommend buying this tools ? I'm a brazilian sculptor and I want start carving stone , I have plenty of granite in my place , tons and tons of a beautiful greyish hard stone in my garden . If you had to choose only one air hammer to work , which one would you buy ?

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 4 жыл бұрын

@@liegesaboya8265 Depends on the budget and the size hammer you want. Those three models go from big to small, and they're quite expensive. I'd say, first learn to carve by hand before you break expensive chisels or hammers. Granite is tough, you'll need tungsten carbide point chisels and bush hammers.

@liegesaboya8265 4 жыл бұрын

@@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 I have some practice already , including forging and tempering chisels .Besides I've made many sculptures in my life , in wood , bronze and steel . I think, to start , I should buy one of yours hammers , the smallest .

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 4 жыл бұрын

@@liegesaboya8265 To start carving in stone, it would be wisest to have a talk with a stonesculptor first, or if you can't find one, a stonemason. Watch them work, that's the best way to learn. And start with a limestone and work towards harder stones later. That very small hammer is useless for rough carving, only suited for detailing. In Brazil, probably the larger cuturi models would be easier to find. There are many cheaper air hammers, but those are usually not very good for stone carving because they only have two settings: nothing or full-out. A good air hammer can give exactly the force you need. Try them out before buying one.

@Psycho_999. 3 жыл бұрын

Who needs to watch this for school art too ?

@hershdesai41 4 жыл бұрын

How long did what we saw in the video take you in real world time?

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 4 жыл бұрын

Well, it was a long time ago... but in my estimate I charged 6 days for restoring the original and carving it. I think it took less than that in the end.

@beyondhorizons3791 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you get blocks like that, I can't find it anywhere in Canada

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 4 жыл бұрын

I bought it at the owners of the sandstone quarry, Monser Naturstein in Nordhorn, Germany.

@kaymccormack7723 4 жыл бұрын

BeyondHorizons you should be able to order from Gian Carlo stone works in surrey bc

@TheApfelgold 6 жыл бұрын

Fraai en knap, alleen hebben beide poten een teen teveel... Of was dat ook al zo in het origineel?

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 6 жыл бұрын

Goed gezien! Een valk hoort er inderdaad maar 3 voor en 1 achter te hebben, dit klopt dus helemaal niet. Het is een kopie, dus ja, dat komt door het origineel. Ik heb er ook een blogbericht over geschreven indertijd: beeldhouwerijblog.nl/de-valck-met-vijf-teenen/

@TheApfelgold 6 жыл бұрын

Voilà... Ik vermoedde het al half, maar had niet gezien dat u er over had geschreven. Ik moet ook denken aan de beroemde 'Rhinocerus' van Dührer: getekend op basis van een omschrijving! En indertijd deed men ook nog volop aan 'fabeldieren'; een valk met leeuwenpoten, waarom niet? Dank voor uw reactie. Leuk verhaal ook in die blogpost!

@locksmithmuggle 6 жыл бұрын

What type of stone is this? Looks like concrete

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 6 жыл бұрын

It says sandstone, and so says the description box. Bentheimer sandstone it is, then

@umbertotofalo8526 6 жыл бұрын

Alguém sabe o nome da musica?????

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 6 жыл бұрын

O nome está na descrição

@padaddy 4 жыл бұрын

Hasn't that falcon got too many talons? Nice work though, its a shame sandstone doesn't last.

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 4 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely correct in the first statement. It has them because the original one had five talons. You can find the whole story on my blog: the Five-taloned Falcon beeldhouwerijblog.nl/en/de-valck-met-vijf-teenen/ About the sandstone not lasting, well all material will turn to dust eventually. I don't know about your local sandstone, but the original falcon was made of the same material as this copy. It has withstood the elements plus very acid pigeon and seagull poop for over three hundred years. Bentheimer sandstone is the most weather resistant material we use here for stone sculpture, apart from granite Thanks for your compliment!

@user-hw4ng2iz8m 6 жыл бұрын

4 fingr or 3 fingr somthing rong

@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533 6 жыл бұрын

Very clever of you to notice that! The original sculpture had five toes (four in front and one in the back) instead of four. So I copied that. Read the blog post for more about that (link in description)

@user-hw4ng2iz8m 6 жыл бұрын

+beeldhouwerij van Velzen thanks for your reblay but your jop is very beautiful

@user-hw4ng2iz8m 6 жыл бұрын

i do this jop in Amirets UAE

@user-hw4ng2iz8m 4 жыл бұрын

@@jojo2000tub artist an construction i have smal company in UAE Sharjah