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[Arthur C.]

I never wash my carvings. I always seal the wood with spray-on Krylon matte, rub with crumpled brown bag paper, then paint. I only thin acrylics (the same kind Di mentioned) if it's gotten too thick to flow very easily. I don't thin them into washes. Another light spray of the matte Krylon, then generally...

[Arthur C.]

Anders, those sunglasses just make the carving come alive! Inspired!

[Arthur C.]

Interesting, Anders, and nicely done! Looks like a fun new project with a lot of potential.

The nice thing about a hobby is that it doesn't have to be the "only" hobby we have. There are too many interesting, challenging, and fun things to do in life to restrict ourselves to only...

[Arthur C.]

I owned a sailboat that had teak trim, and I used teak oil on it regularly. It penetrated immediately and required no removal of excess oil. I imagine that was because of both the composition of the oil and the nature of the wood. Since the boat was moored at a dock it was continuously exposed to the...

[Arthur C.]

Joe, that's really cute! Well done!

[Arthur C.]

Randy, that's going to be a classic!...

[Arthur C.]

Randy, this is a good thread. It nudges us to firm up wishy-washy, vague thoughts into concrete goals. Mine are 1) Carve more; 2) Work on realistic faces; 3) Build a bench-top easel for relief carving (Might be a waste of time, don't know if I'll like it, but I have enough scrap wood and hardware so...

[Arthur C.]

Yep, it's going around...my last carving was in July. I have a couple of relief carvings ready to start this week....

[Arthur C.]

Well now, I'm in Louisiana, so this week we've had temps vary 50 degrees over night...got too cold for Southerners' thin blood. However, today in South Louisiana it's 69 degrees at noon...and gee, lucky me, I got to go 4 days into the new year until I had to mow the back lawn!

[Arthur C.]

Ed, the face looks fine to me. Wish I could do as well.

[Arthur C.]

Ed, could we have a closeup of her face?

[Arthur C.]

Well done, Tom, semantics aside!

[Arthur C.]

Well, I guess I better put the arms back on the Venus de Milo...

[Arthur C.]

Lol. Glenn, when I first looked at the small pictures I wondered why you put pictures of a crucifix you're carving in a cheetah post! Bigger pics cleared that up! Looking good so far.

[Arthur C.]

Well, Ed, ownership obviously goes to the buyer or donee, but it's atrocious and insulting to alter someone else's work. If the original carver had any way to contact the offender, they should at least be asked to remove any marking that indicates the original carver.

In your case where...

[Arthur C.]

Good start, Carlo! Keep carving, practice counts. And keep those blades sharp!

[Arthur C.]

If you don't like using a bandsaw then carve away from the block. It's your wood, tools and time, so do what pleases you. I personally wouldn't do without a bandsaw to eliminate a lot of the grunt work, but that's why all ice cream isn't vanilla.

[Arthur C.]

Wow, Ed, you got a beauty there. You don't do things by halves, that's for sure!

[Arthur C.]

Great gift, D! These new TVs are too complicated for me, I don't have the patience to learn how to use them...that's my wife's area of expertise, with an assist from our son across the street when necessary!...

[Arthur C.]

You're on a roll, Tim!