County Fair

[TreeWizard]

Out local county fair will be opening in a few weeks and I've finished a few carvings to enter.

The first is Nature Boy, I posted a picture of him a while ago in an unfinished condition. Now he has 3 butterflies all landing on him as well as a squirrel sitting on a stump.

The next is a larger version of a toad I carved before. The picture is a bit out of focus but it is carved out of cherry with ukibori used to create the bumps.

I also modified a design by Laura Irish and created "A face in the leaves".

I hope you enjoy them.

[grdeno]

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Paul very nice work good luck at the fair hope you do well.
Gary

[Josef]

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Great carvings, good luck. Joe.

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

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Great work Paul, good luck at the fair!

Dave

[Sean R]

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Very nice carvings Paul. Wish ya luck at the fair.
Sean

[kdispoto]

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Great work -
btw- It's not whether you win or loose - it's how many tools you have

[Claude]

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Nice work, Paul! What did you use for the wings on the butterflies?

Claude

[TreeWizard]

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Claude: I used tupelo for the wings. I seem to be able to get it thinner without it cracking. I tried basswood but the grain lines were too weak when you get it thin enough for the wings.

[Reb]

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Verrry Cool,

[cannuckcarver]

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You done real good...I love the frog...

[Tom Ellis]

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Those should be a big hit at the fair Paul. Good luck with them.

Tom

[Sharon of the Dell]

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I hope you do really good at the county fair! They are always so much fun. I like your carvings.

[Nomad]

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Definitely enjoying them! Very nicely carved and good for a big smile as well.

[uvawyo]

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Nice carvings and I like he painting good luck at the fair

[Thor]

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Let us know how you do at the fair. The best part of competing at all is meeting the other carvers, so I hope you allow time to just hang around during drop off and pick up hours to see everyone else's work and meet them.
I really like the work that you are entering. Good luck with the entries.
My favorite is the woodspirit because I love the colors you have used.
Christina