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[Glenn Jennings]

Greetings all,
Project just about finished. just have to make the gecko lizard to go on it now. Think I will go with the one. Had thought to put 4 on it but I think that would be overkill and ruin the effect.

Has Had 1 coat of oil so far.

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[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Joe
The beauty of this site is that it offers a huge range of different perspectives on things. It's like a woodworking knowldge supermarket and you can wander along and pick up all the bits and pieces you want to apply to your own projects and share what you have done with others....

[Glenn Jennings]

Nice job on the spoon. Know what you mean about hands not working too good . I had repetitive strain injury for a lot of years and couldn't play guitar at all. I was lucky and a change of job saw things come right. Hope you can find a fix. Best wishes.

Cheers
Glenn...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Mark
They look awesome nice job buddy. I too was pondering how the golf ball got in there. hehehehe...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Joe,
All looks just fine to me. Like Sappy said they are all different so a little variation is probably a good thing . Happy carving buddy. Nice one....

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Guys thanks for the nice comments.

Joe and Bob, Thanks for the tips on the beak issue. I had thought of putting a bit of metal into it for strength but decided for the time being to glue a bit on with the grain being verticle rather than hirizontal which gives the tip of the beak...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi David
WOW factor personified. What stunning work. Merle nailed it with his comments . Seeing the work of others inspires us to stretch our skills to try new things so KEEP POSTING THEM PLEASE!!! Very well done.

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Pallin,
I'm not familiar with the sealer you use so thought I would mention the stock and checkering oil I use on rifle checkering which is cut to sharp points and are susceptible to damage.

This stuff is designed to soak right in and penetrate deeply into the wood....

[Glenn Jennings]

What an epic project. Very well done I knew whi the subject matter was as soon as I got to see it. From the lord of the rings movie. Very well done !!!!...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Joe, Thanks for the kind words but she isn't finished yet Had a calamity and broke the beak off so am having to do some remedial sugery. Another downside is that the wood doesn't want to burn easily so will have a practice on a bit of scrap to see if I can get things to work. In the event it doesn't...

[Glenn Jennings]

I to have a little red book full of phone numbers addresess and passwords. Worth it's weight in gold!! hehehehehe

[Glenn Jennings]

Coming to shape nicely. Watching with a lot of interest!!!...

[Glenn Jennings]

A mamoth project coming along great. Looking forward to seeing it develop....

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Merle
Making the taper octagonal is not so hard but time consuming. I started by drawing the taper on the wood then used the buzzer and plane to get the taper on the perfectly square piece of wood.

I then marked out the taper on the 4 corners and planed down to...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Pallin
It is going to look good with the black background and the cat in white, Such striking contrasts add something to a piece of art. Interesting that the first 1/16th is harder and then it gets easier to work. Do you think this is because of the penetration of the varnish...

[Glenn Jennings]

What a stunning effort. Fantastic. Just love it....

[Glenn Jennings]

Had a day running around trying to find so decent wood to make the stick out of and managed to get some 2x2 inch kwila which is an Australian hardwood. It is incredibly strong and has some weight to it. This I sanded down to 240 grit and have given it a coat of sanding sealer.

I made a...

[Glenn Jennings]

That is a LOT!!! of excellent work Well done....

[Glenn Jennings]

Nice job. Like Merle say grand daughter has got to love that!!...

[Glenn Jennings]

That is a lovely piece of burl. It looks great. I have done rifles in Burl timbers and I know how hard it is to work. I hate to think how much effort went into that project. The final look you want is determined by how far down the grade you go with the sandpaper.

I have found that by...