Mesquite Bear

[jmischel]

Re: Mesquite Bear

Thank you, Bonnie.

[chpster90bu]

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Jim, I love your bear and especially the grin....he's a happy fella' and the wood is absolutely gorgeous. Nice job. Bonnie

[jmischel]

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Thanks, Eddy. The picture shows the wood being honey colored with red highlights. The mesquite is actually somewhat darker than that. Still beautiful, but not so striking as in the picture. Guess I should have played with the color balance a bit before uploading. And now since I've given the piece away, getting another picture might be difficult.

[Eddy-Smiles]

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Jim... You're right. It is hard to see the hair in the photo but that is a real pretty piece of wood.

[Curtscarving]

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Jim-That has to be sit down carving,came out nice.
Curt

[jmischel]

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Thanks, Dave. I liked that one so much that I cut another piece. This time I added "hair" as Eddy suggested. It definitely adds another dimension, although perhaps the picture doesn't reflect it as well as seeing the real thing.

[jmischel]

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Dileon: Power carve it, huh? Well, since I don't have power (yet?), I'll keep plugging away with the knife. It definitely is beautiful wood, though, and well worth the effort.

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

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Jim, excellent job on the bear !

dave

[DiLeon]

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Went tried some new power blaster burrs with my 1/3 hp Foredom... on the mesquite yesterday...this is the way to carve this wood. Oh yea my wood I think I just got a really hard hard piece. I saw some people from Texas on the web carving in mesquite... one pic the wood was outstanding in color. I think the pain of carving this will be worth the hassles in the end...good luck on your new piece. Di

[jmischel]

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Thanks, Sharon. Yes, the wood really is nice. My wife convinced me not to sand this one like I did the purpleheart. Sanded, the mesquite looks much darker.

Eddy: I haven't added hair or other such fine detail to any of my found wood carvings. I'll give that a shot next time and see what happens. Thanks for the idea.

Thanks, Gene. I'm getting lots of mileage out of your little bear idea.

[gene-messer]

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Keep it up Jim .. your on your way

Gene

[Eddy-Smiles]

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Jim... Nice work. Have you tried putting hair on any of your creations? Then when you add a finish the high-lights really come out.

[Sharon of the Dell]

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He's a cute bear and you did a fine job.The wood is really pretty.

[jmischel]

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Thanks, Kathy. I surely do enjoy carving these different woods.

[jmischel]

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Dileon: according to my references, Kiawe is very similar to the mesquite we have here in central Texas. I haven't carved the mesquite after it's dried. Your description of its hardness has me a little worried.

I'll know more when I figure out what I want to do with this big piece I got hold of...