[Woodcarver] Mannequin - Marv's alternative version

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Great suggestions.  I'm also thinking of buying Marv's book "Creating 
Caricature Heads in Wood and on Paper".  Anybody have a copy for sale?

Thanks
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From: "Matt Kelley" <celtcarver at comcast.net>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Mannequin - Marv's alternative version



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> On Jan 2, 2007, at 11:54 PM, Linehan718 at aol.com wrote in part:

>> I have one of those wooden mannequins and my nephew has one also,

>> both 12" larger versions, mine female, his male, 2 different

>> manufacturers and have as of late been playing around with both.  I

>> am not happy with them at all.  they do not have full mobility

>> especially in the legs and torso.  the arms aren't too bad.  they

>> can not bend over very far, they can not be put into a sitting,

>> kneeling positions.  In short they are okay for some general poses

>> but I would think that of all the poses a human being can easily

>> get into, the wooden mannequins might be able to reproduce 60% or

>> less.

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> I would agree with Maura about the limitations of the wooden

> mannequins.  A pretty good alternative is the mannequin that Marv

> Kaisersatt came up with using pipe cleaners and blocks of wood.

> Very posable, particularly if you add magnets and washers to the

> feet, hind end, etc.   I think the mannequin is in his book (but I'd

> have to confirm that.)

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> To see Marv's mannequin in action,  check out the photo gallery from

> Marv's 2004 Advanced Caricature Design class at http://

> carverscompanion.com/CCWWgalleries.html   - the link is under "Class

> Photo Albums."  You can see how a design starts with the mannequin,

> progresses to a clay figure, then to the band sawn blank and finally

> to the carving in progress.

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