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[Arthur C.]

Ha, Merle, a request from a grand or great granddaughter...you didn't have a choice in that matter! Nice to be able to do it for her.

[Arthur C.]

That's a good one, Merle! Nice save, too. Your barber must be your best customer!

[Arthur C.]

Nicely done!

[Arthur C.]

Thank you, Claude, that makes sense! Bots...that never would have occurred to me...and I didn't realize that guests couldn't see the pics.

[Arthur C.]

Following up on Glenn's observation, at the moment we have 4 members and 48 guests on the forum. Interesting...twelve times the number of members are guests!

[Arthur C.]

In the last nine years I have produced 78 carvings. That works out to be 7/10 of a carving per month. I'll sometimes go quite a while between carvings (right now I haven't carved since July), and I don't carve more than about an hour at a time. I've given quite a few away to family, for charitable auctions,...

[Arthur C.]

Thinking about all the (apt) comments about our warranties expiring...I wonder why I get so many calls about my car's warranty expiring and none about my body's.

Randy, love your comment "Who knew the Golden Years was medical term used (by) senior care Doctors." LOL I never thought...

[Arthur C.]

Claude, as one who grew up on property directly on the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico, I can assure you that the closer you get to the shoreline the scarier it gets....

[Arthur C.]

Anders, I love your wife's comment, she's very diplomatic, LOL! Seriously, the female face is not easy, most end up looking too masculine, as do baby faces. You have a good practice face there. Keep up the good work!...

[Arthur C.]

Hang in there, Joe! You're right, my toenails are curling just thinking about eye shots!

[Arthur C.]

Dirk, life's obligations always come first, always have and always will for a responsible person. Good that you are keeping your priorities in order!

[Arthur C.]

Looking good, Chuck. Hands are hard to do well....

[Arthur C.]

I've joined probably most FB carving groups, watch a few days then "Un-Join." They are mostly places for anybody with a piece of firewood and a dull knife to show off what they hacked out and expect praise. This forum is unique!

[Arthur C.]

Joe, I've thought for quite a while that activity here has fallen off quite a bit from what it was several years ago. The forum never really recovered from that massive crash we had. Even now, many old members seem to drop off as we go along and not enough active new members appear to replace them....

[Arthur C.]

Joe, this one is by far your most elaborate in the series! Your style is really developing, keep up the good work!

[Arthur C.]

Merle, "Maybe tomorrow" reminded me of the lyrics to an old Peggy Lee song, "Mañana, mañana, mañana is soon enough for me!" lol

[Arthur C.]

Bob. that is beautiful!

[Arthur C.]

Randy, your wife hit the nail on the head...now all we have to do is do it!

[Arthur C.]

Phil, I'm in the same boat: Can't get motivated, haven't carved since July...longest dry stretch I've had. I'll sketch something out, look at it...nah!

I'm thinking of just doing some exercises...carve a hand, an eye, maybe some acanthus leaves in different styles, no "project"...

[Arthur C.]

I bet that gal has no idea what that will cost from a good carver!