Veterans day a different thought

[Dileon]

More like the fresh catch of day at McDonalds and its free....

[Dileon]

Started the year with a ballistic missile going to hit us, then the flood in April. the volcano blew its top and we waited three months for it total blow, two hurricanes came right to the islands, and my own medical scare just went through some major testing for tumors which after six weeks wait no...

[Dileon]

I have gotten top of line tools from this kind of thing, one thing I treat the tools like gold. I think what a wonderful gift that I have ever gotten....mainly because they thought of me....

[Dileon]

only thing flying is these darn things.....they start making noise at 2 AM.....all up in the trees. Against the law to shoot feral chickens..... unless they are in your yard. I do know this one guy has some bird dogs....takes them up to McDonalds parking lot with lots of chickens, people feed them french...

[Dileon]

Finishes I love the part stain, part real wood....it looks perfect. Super shows off the carving, with a perfect balance of color. Great looking carving....

[Dileon]

My brother is a fellow Marine.....and I have lots of friends in the Marines....happy birthday....

[Dileon]

Wow the peace corps,...God bless people like you. Wonderful pictures thanks for posting and your service. Times of our lives...I wonder where and what happen to all those years....too....

[Dileon]

I have not discussed on here of the things I do on the outside. I major volunteer to help the poorest of poor. You can find me carry camo buckets filled with food into the rainforest at times with special crutches on my arms for these people, pick them up and drive them across town for a good part...

[Dileon]

It is raining hard, but the wood studio is dry, due the massive cleaning of drainage areas and making a few new ones last flooding early this year. Inside the house it is like camping out in a massive rain storm...the humidity must be in the middle 90 percent. I do have two areas inside the house...

[Dileon]

Great job, love the colors!

[Dileon]

Looks like the maple sitting in my shop and it is hard and solid. Great for small pieces that will not break. Although I am no expert in what kind of wood is it.....

[Dileon]

It is flash flooding the roads are closed again,.....this is becoming the new normal lately.....And get this one....my neighbor the drug addict is outside weed wacking his yard in this mess. What a world!...

[Dileon]

There are tons of opinions of what is cheating in woodcarving ....but the bottom line in art is to use any method you need to get the results you want. No need to ask for political debate which can turn ugly at any point. There is always someone who will not like what you are doing, ..... I find...

[Dileon]

Jeff Phares carves American Indians and cowboy bust...almost of his work is 8inch by 8 inches approximately 14 to 16 inches long. I agree that this is a great size to carve with. As you do not want something to small. He also carves half relief ....4 inches thick 8inch long and 14 to 16 inches long....

[Dileon]

Lynn carves with old reliable....a utility knife. He also today uses a few basic knifes. Here a video about old reliable from Lynn who has won tons and tons of awards for his carvings. I use it all I have three old reliables and tons of different knives. To each his own....as I say. There is no such...

[Dileon]

One great thing about this forum we all have different ways of doing things. Brian can tell you what shape and angle his tools are and what is the best. Me I just shape the darn things by sight and could not tell you what shape or angle they are. Same with measurement of water in a log....I have...

[Dileon]

Wet vs dry wood carving. Hardwoods and the exotics are often carved wet, then dried to finish. Why because they are ten times easier to carve wet. Worst issue with carving wet is cracking. Me I carve it all.....wet and dry. It will also depend where you are living ....dry vs.....living in...

[Dileon]

One thing about finishes....they all can produce different results. Some will keep the white color you want, others will change colors of the wood depending on what you want. Meaning a dark finish can be made by the kind of finish you use and same with a lighter finish. The wood will not often look...

[Dileon]

There are thousands of kinds of fonts. For example here is 3,258 on one web site....https://elements.envato.com/fonts/sort-by-latest And this is just one website ....so good luck you are going have to do a lot of digging....

[Dileon]

I like the candy strips on the horns....cute design....great job