License and registration please!

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My son-in-law retires from a local Police Department at the end of August and I decided that I'd carve him a Police Man as a retirement present. It's painted with acrylics (full strength) and then sealed with a coat of Krylon Matt Fixative. The badges and logos were all printed off on my ink jet computer,...

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Arthur... I feel your pain! ...

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Dave... Rust is like cancer. Unless you remove every little bit it will come back on you, especially if something is not applied over it. During my almost 9-years in the Navy I experienced first-hand the difference between a good attempt at anti-corrosion and just a whitewash. I'm no expert (although...

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I just googled "Tiger cane woodcarving" and came up with all sorts of ideas. I'll even bet that you could even use a pattern for a bear head and modify it to look like a tiger....

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Dave... The only rusting and corrosion that I've ever experienced on this side of the Bay was when I used a leather sheath for protecting my tools in my tool chest drawer. We've got just too much humididity down here and the leather soaks it up like a sponge. That's one reason I now protect all my...

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Didn't realize that. Says a lot about the folks at Heinecke!...

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Woodburner.... And these were done with a simple "Walnut Hollow" pencil burner. I keep meaning to try one with my fancy multi-tipped "Colwood" but I don't have anyplace to donate the work to anymore....

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Woodburner.... When I was doing a lot of wood-burning I didn't burn anything but pine. I'd get scrap pieces from the Home Stores and take home all of the broken pine boards from "board breaking day" at the dojo. I never bought a piece of wood. ...

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Bob... I just made a run over to Lowe's and while there took a look at what they call select white wood. I've seen better slabs at the sawmill up by my cabin!...

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Welcome Lefty!

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I bought a 5" Flexcut years ago up at Smokey Mountain Woodcarvers. Paid $39.95 for it . Even with all the canes and bark skinning I've done I think I've only used it once.

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I've thought about trying my hand at Lowe's or Home Depot white wood but it seems that it's getting scarce where I'm at. Most of the time they carry what looks like southern pine and if the knots don't get to you, the sap will.....

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Di! A profit is one thing, Out and out overcharging is quite another. I understand the shipping dilemma you face because I've purchased items on line directly from the Islands but there does come a point when you begin to question whether it's reasonable mark-up or not....

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Bob... I haven 't ordered from Heinecke yet but personally, I'd rather give my credit card info to someone over the phone rather than putting it directly on the internet. It probably doesn't make a hill of difference but it sure makes me feel better....

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Brian.... Your knowledge far exceeds mine if you're rating wood on ring counts. To me the proof is in the pudding. Can one carve a piece of wood, any species, without having to use so much force that you end up developing carpal tunnel syndrome. ...

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JJMG.... Good to know. Thanks for the input....

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Woodburner... Thanks for the link. I bookmarked it for future reference....

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Tom...Everything is getting expensive these days. It's getting harder for retired folks to cover all their needs....

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I can readily understand a mark-up based on availability, transportation and handling but almost a 500% increase for Amazon and Woodcraft is ludicrous....

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Rambling Thoughts on Basswood…..
I was sorting out some of the basswood that I keep on hand and noticed that on a couple of the 2’ x 2’ x 12 pieces of Northern Basswood that I’d purchased at Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers when they were still in business , ranged in price from $2.50 to $2.75...