Cottonwood Condo

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I guess the bark carving bug has really hit me. I haven't worked on other carvings for most of the last 9 months other than bark...here is a piece I figured I have between 65-70 hours in designing and carving. This piece is about 4" thick and 20" long.

It posed some challenges,...

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Eddy...when a turkey is strutting and courting a hen, his head ranges from bright red to blue...hens have the ability to change their head color to white when confronted with a 'threat'...I had twenty hens in my back yard a couple of years ago. I went in to the house and got my turkey call, and when...

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Most excellent, Mike! Great job!!

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Thanks, Di! I will try that!!!...

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Dale,
I have been wanting to do this, but haven't figured how to reverse the image? Does your method bypass having to make a reverse image to transfer to the wood?...

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You will not be disappointed with Dallas' work on reworking a knife for you! I have had him rework 3 pocket knives into carvers and one Chicago Cutlery paring knife.

I turned the Chicago Cutlery knife into a bark carving companion. Paid .50 for it at a thrift store, and after Dallas reworked...

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I have had a corded Dremel tool for many years, but it was a 'pain in the you know what' if I wanted to use it somewhere out of the reach of an extension cord!

I have the Harbor Freight app on my phone, and got a notice that they were having a Memorial Day sale last week, and one of the...

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The Frank Russell DVD was included in my Foredom power carving kit. It is a great DVD.

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Holy Cow, Mark! Spectacular! Great expression and painting! Big thumbs up!