Waiting for the test results

[joepaulbutler]

Saw this on Pinterest, seem to kind of fit today's opportunities. Will probably start painting this afternoon.
Basswood, will be paint with acrylic paint 4" x 6" x 1"

[joepaulbutler]

Went to Ft Worth as a kid, to me it seemed like a long and flat trip

[joepaulbutler]

I think I dated her sister in college, looing swell

[joepaulbutler]

The reduced angle of the cutting edge. How are you trigonometric? Tan= opposite divided by the adjacent. For you to get a 6° angle on one side, measure the thickness of the blade, divide the thickness by 2, divide that by 0.1051, the results will tell you how far up the blade you need to take the...

[joepaulbutler]

Thanks, Tbox61, I remember going to the Sat afternoon matinees, the shows were always great, but the cartoons were always the highlight.

[joepaulbutler]

My go-to is the TomZ, slow and easy

[joepaulbutler]

Tom, glad the moderator left it up, A great idea, that others might want to incorporate into their carvings, will be waiting for the new and improved model.

[joepaulbutler]

Thanks for the insightful view of Texas, I was surprised at the mountains

[joepaulbutler]

The piece of sugar pine must have thought it would get a square deal if you finally carved it---god job....

[joepaulbutler]

A man steady at the tiller, coming together nicely

[joepaulbutler]

She wore it to town today

[joepaulbutler]

Try Google search for "image of Canidae, fox

[joepaulbutler]

Well done Sir

[joepaulbutler]

Like some of the said, put a smile on the old face, good job Joe

[joepaulbutler]

A real GRINNER for sure

[joepaulbutler]

Aw leave it alone, Good job on the project, carving and painting, besides it probably fell to the ground and landed on a bunch of leaves & one stuck to it ...

[joepaulbutler]

Welcome aboard, Joe's been needing a neighbor. Get busy and ask your questions and show off your works

[joepaulbutler]

Glen, Arthur, Ed, Merle, Randy, Herb & Rob~thanks for your Gracious replies
Personally, I wasn't really satisfied with my work, I'm just going to have to stick to bigger things. It seems when you start chasing details, you only make them worst.

Got Pete LaClair's "Carving...

[joepaulbutler]

Thanks Glen, appreciated...

[joepaulbutler]

What a boy! It's like Merle said you now step into a new dimension. If you enjoy carving as much as we do, you'll be wondering why you waited so long. Let us see your work (you might even try to sneak a use of those new burrs)...