Winter Issue

[Arthur C.]

Try fabric or plastic backed sandpaper, not paper backed.

[Arthur C.]

Mark, both sticks are very nice, but I'm partial to the one made from the baluster. Well done!

[Arthur C.]

Thanks, Randy. I thought mine might have gone astray. I'm afraid the Office is like the old grey mare...she ain't what she used to be....

[Arthur C.]

Claude and Randy, looks like another one coming right down our throats! I can't remember a season with this many hurricanes, or that many that impacted our neck of the woods.

[Arthur C.]

I use a small piece of foil or the printed side of a cereal box for paint and mixing epoxy...like Claude says, use it and toss it.

[Arthur C.]

Wood is wood, just because it's thin doesn't make it less authentic. Man, but that will be time consuming, but has the potential to be a show stopper. I would be concerned about it being too fragile, though.

[Arthur C.]

Has the Winter Issue been mailed yet?

[Arthur C.]

You've got the hair and eyebrow down, Joe. Nice work.

[Arthur C.]

I and many others use a gel stain to antique. Slather it on and wipe it off fairly quickly, that's all it takes. I like a fruitwood stain as it's more subtle than the darker ones.

[Arthur C.]

Beauty, Merle!

[Arthur C.]

That might just be the case...it does look dated. Guess the content is more important than the presentation! ...

[Arthur C.]

Thanks, Papasar. I enjoyed that video. Talanted young lady, and largely self taught.

[Arthur C.]

Borrow it? Heck, Rodster, I'm a big spender, you can have it!...

[Arthur C.]

I think the name for this type of carving is a "grotesque," if I remember correctly, Joe. You may have started something here!

[Arthur C.]

There are probably better places to inquire a woodcarving site.

[Arthur C.]

We're OK, just got our power back on....

[Arthur C.]

What size you choose, it really won't matter,
For all of us here are mad as a hatter.

Carve 'em up big or carve 'em up little,
Won't matter to us, not a jot or a tittle.

We all love to see just what you cut out,
Whether a goat with a beard or a pig with a...

[Arthur C.]

Good one, Rodster...again!

[Arthur C.]

Joe, that's really cute!

Funny where ideas for carvings come from. We'll never run out of subject matter.

[Arthur C.]

Cute one, Joe. Very touching gesture.

I'm just a youngster at 79, so from now on, when I address them, it'll be "Mr. Merle" and "Mr. Phil." Mama taught me to respect my elders!