One set that I carve which seems pretty popular is my Santa, sleigh, and reindeer set. A rather intense set that takes quite a bit of time due to all the pieces and then painting and finishing. I spend pretty close to a month of spare time doing each set.
These are very cool sets for a Christmas display. Family heirlooms.
The first set that I made went to my wife of course.
Through the years though, I have noticed one thing, the size. The first set that I made was about
The first set that I made went to my wife of course.
Through the years though, I have noticed one thing, the size. The first set that I made was about
42" X 6".
I worked at scaling the display down and the smallest set that I have made was about 32" in length.
Another concern on my end is shipping. It's not that easy getting the right size boxes to ship this display safely. Spending over 30.00 just on shipping is a pretty big expense. I know I could order custom made boxes but that can be very expensive too. Especially for someone that doesn't manufacture these sets like a sweat shop does.
That's an item that takes up some serious real estate. The most convenient place to store this set is on top of a China cabinet once the Holidays are over.
So I believe that size is an issue.
I worked at scaling the display down and the smallest set that I have made was about 32" in length.
Another concern on my end is shipping. It's not that easy getting the right size boxes to ship this display safely. Spending over 30.00 just on shipping is a pretty big expense. I know I could order custom made boxes but that can be very expensive too. Especially for someone that doesn't manufacture these sets like a sweat shop does.
That's an item that takes up some serious real estate. The most convenient place to store this set is on top of a China cabinet once the Holidays are over.
So I believe that size is an issue.
Which brings me to the set that I am working on now.
I know it looks rough but it's in its early stages of development.
I know it looks rough but it's in its early stages of development.
I recently did a Noahs Arks set and had the pattern for a deer. I thought that when I was carving them, how it would be pretty cool to do a Christmas Display in a miniature version.
This set is about 1/3 scale of the sets that I usually do. The reindeer are about 1-1/2" x 3/8" X 2". The sleigh is 3" long by 1-1/8" wide.
I didn't measure the entire length but will estimate it to be close to or just a bit over 12" in length. A much better size than 42" I am thinking.
This set is about 1/3 scale of the sets that I usually do. The reindeer are about 1-1/2" x 3/8" X 2". The sleigh is 3" long by 1-1/8" wide.
I didn't measure the entire length but will estimate it to be close to or just a bit over 12" in length. A much better size than 42" I am thinking.
Now to come up with a way to display it. Maybe a piece of heavy gauge wire to make the reindeer look as if they are taking off?
I'm thinking to maybe just keeping it simple, That will make for easy storage, easy shipping.
I'm thinking to maybe just keeping it simple, That will make for easy storage, easy shipping.
Thanks for stopping in.
Mac Farsider
This is so cool, Mac!
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