New phone, old wood spirit!

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Nice, nice, nice! Clean cuts and I really like the eyes! Great expression! Well done!

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Well, I have entered the information age...my old flip phone literally broke in half sometime back, and we upgraded to 'smart' phones. Thought I would try to take a picture and post it...result is below.

This guy is from a pine branch I trimmed several years ago off of the Ponderosa Pine...

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Here is a link to her store...got a really cute project of a turkey hiding under a pilgrim hat!

https://squareup.com/store/arleen-zomer...

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Arlene at carverswoodshop has some pretty good DVD's on carving pumpkins, turkeys and even Pilgrims. DVD's are $14.00 including shipping. I always enjoy her projects!

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I love the Emmet Kelly one, too...that white one scares me a bit!...EXCELLENT carving, just creeps me out. That is a testament as to how real it looks!

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My wife and I were in Branson last week, and a trip there is never complete without going to Peter Engler's place. The guy in the tool shop part of the store is a gent I met last November when we were there and the talk got around to making one's own tools.

He indicated that he looked...

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Wow! 2 members of the family gone in one day...so sorry. I would rather take a beating that have to put a dog down. In fact, growing up, I wanted to be a vet. One of the things that kept me from pursuing that career is the fact I would have to deal with putting dogs to sleep.

It is...

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The Lego carving is really good! I have been carving for over 20 years now...all I can say is that you get better with time AND practice. I notice how my carving suffers from taking a break of just a month or so. After taking a break, I start with simpler projects to get back 'in the groove'! Good...

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I use Howard Feed N' Wax after I have dipped my carvings in BLO. I paint with thinned acrylics. All the BLO and Howard's finish does is soften and deepen the colors. I have never had an issue with the Howard product.

I let the Howard product sit on the carving about 20 minutes before I...