Met Will Buster and his woodspirt frient

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Great detail to set this fine carving off.

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Authur~ Thanks, I hope not, don't know if I could swing the thing
Merle~Thanks, Yes it is inside, kind tucked in behind a bookcase...

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WOW, what a great piece, Looks like he could be the guard post for the entrance. I think I would think of some type of sealer, since it is going to be outside, be nice to keep all the feature nice a cleat again just my $0.02

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I don't mind working over a broken blade or starting a new blade, but an existing blade I just going to stick to the stone a strop, afraid a bolt of lighting will come to a calling Good looking pocket knife

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Thank you, Mr. Makes too much sense

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I order a paint strainer today, going to start with plain water just to kind of see how it works, My main objecting is to just to use it for highlighting, The carvings I've seen when people have used this technique really makes the carving pop, & and my carving can use all the help they can find...

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What is the score of the wood? Is it a limb or what, the grain is intending intriguing to me. Please excuse me for all the questions, but I like your approach...

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Tom~ Thanks, I had an uncle who called me windy, wonders why
Di~Thanks- didn't know what else to do with it, might add more later if anything comes drifting by The old brow
Timwood~Thanks, just hope Pam doesn't find another use for it
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Timwood, I had my cataract removed in.05 and my wife last year, neither of us regret doing it----easy peasy, No more stars when looking at those headlights.

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Just got this oiled up. I'm going to use it for a front salesman persuader
Again, I'm not sure of the wood. I believe it came from when the neighbor was trimming her apple tree. I asked the guys doing the job if they got any that might make a good walking stick to just set it over the fence....

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Just what I needed, good info! Thanks, Larry, Mike, Tom & Brian.
The AB Has a small cup to add the paint. & No Tom, no cosmetic work will help me, I'm thinking to highlight carvings at this time

[joepaulbutler]

They are truly wood spirits got that rugged look that you would expect and outdoorsman would have

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I got an old Luminess Air makeup unit today, I'll probably play with it tomorrow, My question; Do I use diluted acrylic paint in it? Old fox new tricks

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Boy oh boy, looks like you got your work cut out for you. This is already magisterial

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Thank You, Merle, Ya Pam is already telling more, (carvings) thank goodness there is only one piece of that hard limb left

[joepaulbutler]

This is one fine cane

Question: how do you go about constructing your handle, I'm always concerned about the strength...

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I have just four things to say, wait everyone has said them, especially the eye part, these cats have such piercing gases anyway

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I can almost smell the rubber burning when you get started you really go, a nice bunch of carvings

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Thanks, Tinwood, I would have never known where to look for another character, found on, she is wondering when I going to start
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Well, got Ascot finished, or at least as far as I'm going with him, Pam gather him up stuck a plant in his head and set him on the TV cabinet. (the place of honor for her). While I was taking pictures and get the post ready guess who showed up with a piece of wood that I had cut off the original piece....