How are the covid shoots doing in your area?

[Randy]

You have some good detail knives. Sharpining is a acquired skill and can take some time. As pallin said we all have our own favoret system. There are many youtubes on the subject. Your new OCC should have a good edge try to maintain the angle of the bevel on the cutting edge on your strop. Do not put...

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I am in Mobile, We are over 75 my wife and I got our first shot yesterday. Things are slow here but seem to be picking up. The logistics to get the vaccine distributed and administered is mind bogling. If you have 10,000,000 people and can do 25000 shoots a day thats 400 day. After 21 days they have...

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Nice looking fish Ed. I have never used Safflower oil. I use the same Tung oil when using a oil finish. Depending on weather and humidity I wait 2 days to a week + between coats of tung oil. Are you waiting for the safflower oil to cure or how long do you think you will wait between coats with this...

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Hello Daven, welcome to the forum. Great group of carvers here. Just starting here is some helpful information at the top of this page. There is a dark strip, click on the Woodcarvingillustated.com, it will take you to their home page. Click on "How To" There is information on tools, power...

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Nicely done. Fun carving.

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For many years I loved carving outdoors on the road.I this travel setup that I took fishing and camping. I work great in a camp ground or on the banks of a like or river. Useing a Jawhorse , one of my favorite tools, as the foundation of the unit. It folds up in to a small package that fits easily...

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You may find a club nere you here https://www.lancarvers.com/links . If you have not seen the "how to" information here yet at the top of this page there is a dark strip, click on the Woodcarvingillustated.com, it will take you to their home page. Click on "How To" There is information...

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That is a nice carving. Thanks for sharing. In all the years I have been carving I have not ever carved bark. Will one day.

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I like your table Donna. Would be really nice for those with limited space, like a apartment. Easy to brake down and store. Good design....

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Everyone Finds the shape that works best for them. I have made 4 knife handles and used blades from Deepwood Venture. The first one I shaped like the Flexcut knife I was using at the time but made it a bit thicker. I was not really happy with it so I spent a few months shaping peaces of scrap wood until...

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That is a board of executives if I ever seen one!!! Well do Joe.

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Impresive carving! I agree that adding more contrast between the background and the carving and letters would add to the appearance.

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I have a few butternut block. The are clear of the holes but most of the time there are some.

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Welcome to the forum Ank. Nice carvings look forward to seeing others.

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Welcome to the Forum. We have some others members from down under. Glad you are with us. At the top of this page there is a dark strip, click on the Woodcarvingillustated.com, it will take you to their home page. Click on "How To" There is information on tools, power and hand tools. Click...

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Out standing scuplture Merle. Form and detail are really well done!

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Here are some suppliers. I have bought from all of them . And as Ed said E Bay can be a good source.
https://hummul.com/hand-carving-tools/
https://www.woodcraft.com/categories/carving-tools
https://treelineusa.com/
https://drake-knives.myshopify.com/collections/v-too...

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Those look like good Brim amd Bass flyies. Not many trout in lower Alabama. There are Speckled trout Mobile Bay and they are fun on a fly rod. Last spring I caught a 7lb bass on a popper much like your large one,with some turkey feathers over the hook....

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Very nice. Enjoyed some of your other YouTube’s also.

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Make me think of the Disney’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Very unique work.