Some lapel pins/broaches

[squbrigg]

Actually it is quite easy to create your own knife. If you have a stationary belt sander, it is easier still. I have made knives from old straight razors, shape them on a belt sander and sharpen them there too. The belt sander doesn't run fast enough to create a lot of heat, which you have to watch...

[squbrigg]

Why not make your own? I usually end you cutting off handles and replace them with one of my own design and to fit my needs.

Bob

[squbrigg]

Looking forward to see what you do with the foxes Paul. Those two ladies are very lucky, you are a kind and generous gentleman my Friend.

Bob

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Great work Hobo, lots of character in the detail. They bring a smile to my face.

Bob

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Nice work, you have captured the essence of the great whale beautifully. Well done. I have seen many whales at sea in my travels, and enjoy it when someone can capture the images in wood.

Bob

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That old cowboy looks like he's ready for the saloon! Had a hard ride and worked up a big thirst. Well done Myron, well carved and finished.

Bob

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Beautiful work Myron, that little guy says it all. Well carved, well finished, well designed and well presented. Great job.

Bob

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Mike, that is one of the nicest pieces of carving that I have seen in a long time. Well done son! It brings humor and tells a great story and the carving and finish are perfect.

Bob

[squbrigg]

That burl is one beauty of a piece of wood Paul. Can't wait to see the cougar come out of it. Glad the eye is healing up, slow to be sure, but worth it in the end. As for falls, the less said the better about those, they seem to be contagious. You broke your back right after my wife broke hers in...

[squbrigg]

Nice work, simple style and very pleasing to the eye.

Bob

[squbrigg]

Hi Dalziel, as I mentioned in the other thread, check out your local building supply center, and pick up a piece of Maple, Oak, Cherry or whatever, 2" x 2" , or two pieces of 1" x 2" and glue them together. Works like a charm. For a topper, I like to use Cherry for mine, a nice...

[squbrigg]

I agree with the others, you quoted a price, best stick with it. It will not hurt your reputation as a fair businessman, and once the client realizes the amount of work that went into it, they may surprise you and give you a bonus. It happened to me.

Bob...

[squbrigg]

Welcome Dalziel, nice to see another Canadian carver aboard. For your needs, check out your local building supply center, a 2"x 2" piec of Maple or Oak should be available, or buy two 1' x 2" boards and glue them together. I suggest carving the top separate and attaching it when carved....

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Nice work Merle, that stick would be a pleasure to use. Great job.

Bob

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LOL If it were so true. I was a young sailor, she was a nurse, we wed in the middle of a snowstorm in her hometown with my best man and usher shipmates too drunk to help me shovel out the church so we could get in. Well, not really drunk, but a good glow on! Nothing like Pusser (Navy) Rum to stave...

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Bob

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Bob

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Bob

[squbrigg]

I haven't been able to do much carving lately, playing nurse and housekeeper while my wife heals and recovers from a fall around New Years where she broke her back. I have learned that I suck as a nurse and am a poor cook, I do know how to clean efficiently. I have made a few little lapel pins or...

[squbrigg]

I don't care for painted eyes on a carving. Just carved and perhaps a little bit of light burning, but no colour. To me the colour looks too unrealistic, contrasts too much with the carving. Just an opinion, and worth what ever you give it.

Bob