Mostly Carved Away Eggshell

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By Sean Michael Ragan
Posted 2011/04/20 @ 6:09 am
Category Craft, Food & Beverage

Although Instructables user bbstudio’s entry in their ongoing Egg-Bot challenge falls a bit short on the “instruct” front, his or her experiment “to remove as much material from an egg shell as possible while still retaining the shape and image of the egg” has undeniably produced some impressive results.

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44 Responses to Mostly Carved Away Eggshell

Eric Renz-Whitmore on April 20th, 2011 at 1:47 pm said:

Um, this is pretty cool.

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Anonymous on April 21st, 2011 at 1:57 am said:

Awesome and beautiful.

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Electron El on April 23rd, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:

good arts

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Ashley Frank on April 23rd, 2011 at 5:43 pm said:

Wow that’s amazing

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michele pacey on April 24th, 2011 at 5:22 am said:

i agree it is a-MAZE-ing!!! hee hee!

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sunnylovey on April 28th, 2011 at 9:23 am said:

oh, my god, it is a great masterwork! http://bit.ly/m5vhOy

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John Richards on April 28th, 2011 at 7:39 pm said:

I’m confused by this? What method did he us and where how did he grasp the egg without breaking it.

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- Sean Michael Ragan on May 3rd, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:
  
  Good questions. Which is why it’s slightly odd that he posted his project on Instructables. As far as I can tell, he offers no instruction whatsoever. It’s certainly cool, mind you, but as to how he did it, well, I’m guessing he wants that left a mystery. =]
  
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  John Richards on May 3rd, 2011 at 5:26 pm said:
  
  Yes…well that’s a mystery beyond my skill level with eggs.
  
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  Angela Taylor on August 24th, 2011 at 2:58 am said:
  
  now, i HAVE heard of a method of using vinegar to soften an eggshell enough to fit a whole egg into a soda bottle… if that is the case, then i can imagine using this technique to soften the eggshell so it could be more flexible and more easily cut.
  
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- Farzad Tabatabaie on August 16th, 2011 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Not sure if this is how this artist did it, but here is another artist explaining how he carves his eggs: http://theeggshellsculptor.com/TheProcess.html
  
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- Farzad Tabatabaie on August 16th, 2011 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Not sure if this is how this artist did it, but here is another artist explaining how he carves his eggs: http://theeggshellsculptor.com/TheProcess.html
  
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- Farzad Tabatabaie on August 16th, 2011 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Not sure if this is how this artist did it, but here is another artist explaining how he carves his eggs: http://theeggshellsculptor.com/TheProcess.html
  
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- Angela Taylor on August 24th, 2011 at 2:55 am said:
  
  THAT would be my question….how do you apply enough force, once having removed so much of the egg, to apply enough pressure to remove the remaining pieces??
  
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Jeremy Sirois on May 5th, 2011 at 7:41 pm said:

cut with some sort of laser?

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- Josh Lawrence on October 9th, 2011 at 7:51 am said:
  
  That was my thought as well.
  
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Anonymous on June 2nd, 2011 at 6:42 pm said:

I am just guessing. But I would attempt this with a hard boiled egg and a dremel. Pare away the shell, and then remove the egg from inside.

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- Angela Taylor on August 24th, 2011 at 2:53 am said:
  
  i agree with the dremel, if you could find just the right attatchment. its actually easier to blow out the insides first than to try to get a really clean removal after the fact.
  
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Anonymous on June 2nd, 2011 at 6:42 pm said:

I am just guessing. But I would attempt this with a hard boiled egg and a dremel. Pare away the shell, and then remove the egg from inside.

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Luke Radke on June 28th, 2011 at 11:14 pm said:

I bet he was EGG-cited that it didn’t fall apart.

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- Julia Schneider on August 8th, 2011 at 1:14 am said:
  
  punny.
  
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- Danny Hall on January 2nd, 2012 at 6:48 am said:
  
  HISTORY CHANNEL
  carved eggs
  appears to be done with dental tools.
  
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Jennifer Kowalski on August 15th, 2011 at 2:48 am said:

adonde va a huevo?

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Britney Deatherage on August 16th, 2011 at 4:49 am said:

in school we painted hollowed out eggs for easter and cinco de mayo. we poked two holes in either end and blew the liquid egg out. it was difficult (and stinky), but we did it with the shell still intact. if you look closely at the right picture, there are a few bumps, like something was filled in. i bet the creator of this did like i did, and filled in the resulting holes. i could be wrong, but that’s my guess. awesome design though. ^___^

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- Angela Taylor on August 24th, 2011 at 2:51 am said:
  
  eggs are not completely smooth…there are lumps and bumps…this is one of the things that makes them challenging as a canvas….
  
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- Angela Taylor on August 24th, 2011 at 2:51 am said:
  
  eggs are not completely smooth…there are lumps and bumps…this is one of the things that makes them challenging as a canvas….
  
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Debbie Pulis-Tobiya on August 17th, 2011 at 4:44 am said:

I wish I had those Patience!!!

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Owen on August 23rd, 2011 at 12:59 am said:

nice must have taken months

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Mitch Klein on August 25th, 2011 at 3:08 pm said:

HAVE you coated the shell with any type of sealant?

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peter on September 4th, 2011 at 8:12 am said:

this is great man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous on September 7th, 2011 at 5:54 am said:

my name is vinod vishwakarma

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Anonymous on September 7th, 2011 at 5:54 am said:

my name is vinod vishwakarma

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Valeria Lazo on September 12th, 2011 at 6:07 pm said:

he must b a very egg-sperienced egg carver now hahahahaah

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Anonymous on September 16th, 2011 at 3:54 pm said:

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Annvie on September 22nd, 2011 at 2:23 am said:

How the eff do you do that?

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Richard Cory on September 22nd, 2011 at 5:15 am said:

thought i was the only crazy one to do this…got lotz …..

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Richard Cory on September 22nd, 2011 at 5:16 am said:

thought i waz the only crazy one to do thiz …have lotz ….

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Erin Smile on September 29th, 2011 at 6:32 am said:

my word… that is simply eggcelent.

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Galvin Entalai on October 22nd, 2011 at 1:02 pm said:

egg-celent! i kinda like that! lol..

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Giovanni Rosso on October 28th, 2011 at 3:38 am said:

eggstraordinary…

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jack on November 4th, 2011 at 6:43 pm said:

that’s some serious sculpture

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Anonymous on November 6th, 2011 at 6:24 am said:

Eggads!….his name is Humpty Dumpty!!

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