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[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Herb
Best wishes for all the trials. Hope all goes well. Take care....

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Guys
Having just said we don't get much in the way of tornados in NZ we got 2 mini tornados a couple of days ago and a few people lost their homes. Nature does have a way of giving us a bit of a shake up from time to time....

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Chuck
I hear you mate a couple of glasses of good port does it for me hehehehe. rock on mate....

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Joe
Another NICE JOB MATE !!!! Very cool gesture mate. You are in real danger of being rated as one helluva nice guy, hehehe

[Glenn Jennings]

Nicely done piece of work !!!!!

[Glenn Jennings]

I have to agree with Randy and Brian. They will give you a very fine finish. Also agree that you just HAVE to front up at a hardware store now and then being immersed in a mutitude of tools that might just do a job or two is good for the soul. hehe Internet is also good but it just doesn't have the...

[Glenn Jennings]

Howdy wdcarver
I would use some very fine CA glue and flood the cracks with it. It will suck right down into the finest crack with a capilliary action. I would leave that for a day or two to harden right up and allow all solvents to be evaporated before using the epoxy...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Guys
Well Chuck I think you hit the nail on the head. Nice work with your new mate. We have a saying in "NZ EVERY DAY ABOVE GROUND IS A GOOD ONE" So make the most of it. hehe...

[Glenn Jennings]

Very nice piece of carving and painting. nice detail and proportions as well....

[Glenn Jennings]

Howdy BWG
Basswood is wonderful to carve so grab some off that as soon as you can . Pine well not so good. Have attached a photo of an Africa scene I did so you can follow the following bits and pieces.

All of the 3 main critters in this piece were carved with the grain running the...

[Glenn Jennings]

Thanks guys am getting there slowly. weather is getting colder now and the hands are starting to sieze up a bit but not too bad. Am just doing an hour or two a day at the moment. Had hoped to have this one done by now so I could have a go at something with a bit less fine detail and a bit less delicate...

[Glenn Jennings]

Claude is spot on with his last comment. Grain can vary a lot in the ease with which it cuts so change the angle of the cut until you find an angle that works best. Makes a huge difference to the ease of cutting it and vastly improves the neatness of the work as well. 99% of the time you will get an...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Chuck
When I do some of my painting i set myself up with a rest for the wrist to sit on so there is no stress on the arm whatsoever. This helps a lot with the steadiness of the hand. You can use the one hand to control the brush and the other to steady the brush to give you...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Chuck
If the flat plate steel shaver is the one I think it is which is basically a piece of slightly flexible tempered steel plate about 2mm thick then yes I use them quite a lot.

They are very good for removing varnish from old reclaimed wood and I have used them...

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Randy,
Very nice job on the stick buddy it looks great....

[Glenn Jennings]

Love the pattern and very nicely done!!!!!

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi Herb,
Nice one mate. I hope you're going to buy her a crate of guiness to go in his mug hehehehe. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHYLLIS!!!!!

[Glenn Jennings]

Nice job. Think the indian is my favourite!!

[Glenn Jennings]

Hi chuck
Nice one mate. Looking good. I really like the lines of the pieces. You have caught the attitude of the animals really well.

The cunning things don't just sniff the wind. I have seen one go down on his knees so he could see under the tree ferns to make sure...

[Glenn Jennings]

Got around to getting a bit more done on the last hummer for the piece. Took about 7 hours to trim the tail feathers shape them a little and detail them. Not 100% happy with the detail but think if you don't look too close it will do....