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[JerseyGirl Love to carve Find all posts View Profile Close JerseyGirl]

These little guys are 1 x 1 x 1 3/4 inches. Next time I need to examine them under a magnifying glass before I start painting. I couldn’t see any fuzzies until I took the photos! They are titled “First Date” and “Bubelah”


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[joepaulbutler Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close joepaulbutler]

you might give them a little blast from a flame. Those photos are the real deal-breaker or makers, but great carver's friend

[JerseyGirl Love to carve Find all posts View Profile Close JerseyGirl]

you might give them a little blast from a flame. Those photos are the real deal-breaker or makers, but great carver's friend

Great suggestion. I’ve also learned that using a straight edged knife is better for carving the little basswood blocks. They don’t crumble as much.

[Nebraska AKA Ed Find all posts View Profile Close Nebraska]

JG,

Cute carvings.

Do you wash, lightly sand then seal and lightly sand before painting? When I get fuzzies it is because didn’t follow my processes. Now I don’t use paint so assuming that paint would raise fibers just like washing. MTCW

[uvawyo Senior Member Glendo, Wyo Find all posts View Profile Close uvawyo]

Fantastic wee carvings, Noses are out of this world for such a small carving, Good work I like them a lot! and i really don't see the fuzzies.

[Tom Ellis chipchaptom. Washington Find all posts View Profile Close Tom Ellis]

Great job on them both. I really like the head position.

[Claude Super Mod Louisiana Find all posts View Profile Close Claude]

Amazing amount of detail for such small carvings!

Claude

[Glenn Jennings Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Glenn Jennings]

Hi Jersey Girl
Just so cute!! Great colour. The painting just brings them to life. Nice carvings!!

[JerseyGirl Love to carve Find all posts View Profile Close JerseyGirl]

JG,

Cute carvings.

Do you wash, lightly sand then seal and lightly sand before painting? When I get fuzzies it is because didn’t follow my processes. Now I don’t use paint so assuming that paint would raise fibers just like washing. MTCW

I’ll have to try this, thanks.

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Tom Ellis thanks for looking and the positive comments!

[Soggy Nova Scotia Canada Find all posts View Profile Close Soggy]

Love 'em !... it must take a lot of patience ( and really sharp tools) to carve such detail in that small of a carving. The painting is great too !
Wayne

[tbox61 Bob Dole Country Find all posts View Profile Close tbox61]

OMG, those are terrific! I started out carving Jack Price' little guys, but upscaled the pattern as I got older! One other tip I might offer is that I take a 1"X1" square of green Scotch Brite pad and put it in my Dremel at low speed. It does a great job of getting in the cracks and crevices and takes away the fuzzies.

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I like them

[DiLeon Senior Member Hawaii Find all posts View Profile Close DiLeon]

Those are really cute. Yea photos show you things you do not notice. Sometimes I will take a picture to see what I missed before it is totally finished or what I need to do.

[JoeVM Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JoeVM]

Cute little figures and good details, great job!

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More great suggestions and thanks for the kind words. Thanks

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