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[Eddy-Smiles]

Beautiful work! I love the finish and the way that you mounted it. What is the contrasting color at the base of the head?

[Eddy-Smiles]

You really need to come up with a caption for each of your caricatures!

[Eddy-Smiles]

Great work Herb! Love the hat. I have the hardest time with hats!

[Eddy-Smiles]

Is it that time of year already? OMG, another year has slipped by!

[Eddy-Smiles]

I've made a couple of woodspirit canes out of sweetgum in the past but have found that it's not the easiest wood to work with. Palin is right on concerning the hardness of the woods.

[Eddy-Smiles]

There's no such thing as perfection. While I can see what the guys are referring to with the eyes, the difference does add some character to the carving. Perhaps your figurine is squeezing his lids together in thought or frustration or anger or whatever. If you say it needs more then it must need more....

[Eddy-Smiles]

Ditto on the eyes! Looks a little like Doug Linker's eyes when he makes one of his caricatures. Like yours he can always make them show character. I'm still at the thousand-yard stare stage!

[Eddy-Smiles]

Flint.... I did a search here on the forum and found the following which sort of sums it up in a nutshell.

"The majority of items that I carve I download in some way, shape, or form using Google. When I find a shape or figure that meets my needs I use the app/program "Snipet"...

[Eddy-Smiles]

Looks like it would be a great improvement over my 2" throated B&D scroll saw. However, I've really got no place to put one even if I had the motivation. For what I do a Japanese style double cut saw works just fine.

[Eddy-Smiles]

I've never thought of carving in terms of hours. When I was working it was a safety valve to get rid of pent up energy, anger, and frustration. Now at 76 and limited in mobility it's a cherished hobby that I know could be taken away at any time. I just try to enjoy each second, each minute, each hour...

[Eddy-Smiles]

Excellent work. The different positions of head feet and hands are a testament to his carving ability!

[Eddy-Smiles]

Sorry Flint..... I looked for it but am unable to find the file on my computer. When I get the time and motivation I'll see if I can replicate it for you but in the meantime perhaps one of the other guys saved it and can post it....

[Eddy-Smiles]

My wife experienced some quakes out in Long Beach California back in the 60's when I was deployed overseas but I personally have never had the pleasure.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Ditto on what Saggy said. Not even sure where to find some.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Curled toenails or seeing "Jesus!" We've all been there. Good luck!

[Eddy-Smiles]

So what I want to know is when are you going to submit them to an art gallery? Compared to some of the crap that the local beach painting galleries have up for display you've got your self a Picasso or a Salvador Dali!

[Eddy-Smiles]

Glenn... Thanks for the input. I belong to our local carving club but haven't participated in years. I cherish the camaraderie that the club provided but I don't drive that much anymore so it's difficult to attend any of the carving sessions. I know **** well that all I'd have to do is ask and anyone...

[Eddy-Smiles]

Soggy... Great rule but for myself, easier said than done. In the martial arts, many styles and forms are called moving meditation. That's sort of where carving takes me. Painting, although I love the finished product, is more like work, whereas carving is a form of meditation where I just get lost...

[Eddy-Smiles]

Dileon..... I finished reading a book the other night in which the hero was quoted as saying "It's not how many times you get knocked down in life. It's how many times you get back up! That's a old and well known quote but as we age we seem to comprehend the real meaning off it and appreciate it...

[Eddy-Smiles]

Herb.... I really don't have anywhere to store or use BLO but I have been giving serious thought to applying some Americana gel stain and and calling it a day!...