am I in over my head?

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stunning and beautiful

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maybe someone on the blacksmithing forum "Iforgeiron dotcom" could give you a clue- they call them touch marks there

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The waving bear is done. After painting I see some things I would have liked to do differently but all in all I'm happy with it doesn't look anything like the cutout template that's OK.So many wonderful comments and advice from you all, thank you...

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thats exactly what I needed (the notes too) I bookmarked your site for future projects, thank you Dave...

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I'm honored! I've got a good start on the waving bear (I think) but I have to walk away now and then to settle down from the anxiety and end up turning it into a toothpick, thanks for the advice Claude.

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thanks Herb, I've been watching Gene Messer's videos, he's a good teacher, also watched Van Kelly's new video " The Basics Of "Blocking Out" A Roughouts" we'll see what happens this weekend

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spent the day cutting rough-outs, working with 1 inch stock is proving difficult for my arthritis so trying something bigger (2 inch, 3 to 4 inches tall). Thought I'd start on the waving bear even tho I don't have any step by step for it- every journey starts with the first step ...

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very nice, he looks content in the cold weather

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thanks for all the kind words everyone the finish is just craft store acrylic, I didn't thin it down just strait out of the bottle...

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wonderful addition to your family- congratulations

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I like Linker videos, Doug is a good teacher, Gene Messer too, That arrow is going to stump a lot of your friends, good job!

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from last 4 days , the wood spirit was inspired by Jordy from carving fusion you tube, the little man was from North Idaho Carver blog, santa was a Linker video again a Bob Kozakiewicz's Simple Santa, everything else was just taking knife to wood and seeing what might happen. ...

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pretty popular book I'd say (gulp) check the price on amazon. beautiful carving tho.

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I just purchased a flexcut kn-13 and your spreadsheet shows it to be on the heavier side -helvies are too far above my pay grade -thanks for sharing (I saved a copy for future reference)...

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That sounds intersting, I'll make a note of it-thanks...

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what a nice selection of tools, seem to be reasonably priced (I assume they come with the leather sheaths shown) but I just ordered a flexcut detail knife last night. I will bookmark the site if I consider expanding my arsenal. thanks for sharing...

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I understand what you're saying- as I watch carvers on youtube I see them working with thinner blades and seem to have better results with the more minute details, slicing rather than chopping. This is exactly the feedback I'm looking for so thank you for that. But rather than trying to make any more...

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Hello folks. I'm new to the site, wanting to snoop around and glean from experienced carvers but really don't feel right doing so with out first introducing myself, My name is Ray,65 yo and looking for a way to spend these so called golden years, I dove in head first to carving (whittling) 2 months...