First Showcase - Won Some Ribbons!

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They carry Butternut as well....

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https://stadtlandercarvings.com/Blades-Only_c_247.html

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When I was looking to carve Olaph for my grand-daughter, I went here, https://rigmodels.com and did a search. They offer 3D 360 views. I took screen shots of different sides and printed them off. They have humming birds.

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I believe it is basically an honor system as I don't think they keep track. But the rules state:
Novice - basically you have not won more than 5 blue or red ribbons in the novice division and have been carving less than 3 years.
Intermediate - Division for those not wanting to compete in...

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It seemed to be a good crowd. Hard to tell since it's my first. I was told 125 carvers entered 1073 carvings in competition....

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So sorry to hear of your loss. We lost my 15 year old buddy last March. He was a mini Schnauzer and just a good natured fellow. I still miss him. Sometimes I come home from work and look for him to greet me when I come in the door.
When we lost him we remembered how pitiful he was. As...

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Very nice! Check the Triad Wood Carvers. We have a carve-in every Monday in Winston. Our website is in my signature. We'd love to have you....

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So you were at the Charlotte Showcase? Where are you from and what club are you a member of? Did you win any ribbons?

I was able to meet Blake Lunsford there. Saw him walk by stopped him and chatted with him for a few.

I had Helvie sharpen my knives....

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Looks good! I have done one carving in Butternut. Carves nice but you do need to be mindful of the grain. I carved a stylized bear in butternut and finished it with Tung oil. Oil helps the grain to pop....

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I hope this is OK. I entered a few carvings in the Charlotte Showcase this weekend. This was my first entering any carvings. I ended up winning a few ribbons. Pretty excited with myself. At my age I get all of the affirmation I can.
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My club teaches the following:

• Dip in BLO - allow that to soak in. Then wipe off any excess. Don't wad up your BLO soaked paper towels. They can combust on their own
• Apply several layers of thinned acrylic paint in the desired colors. 1:15 - One drop of paint to 15 of water. With it being watered

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Yes, I raised the back of the blade a bit and added a micro bevel. My question was where carving books will tell you to remove the bevel and have a chisel edge. At least in my case this seemed to make the edge too fragile....

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Thank you Randy....

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Thank you.
I bought a set of knives when I started that did not serve me well. One developed a hook in the middle of the blade, another the tip bent after doing a stab cut. This is all on basswood. I got the OCCT knives because the price seemed reasonable and they seemed to have a good following....

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I have 3 OCCT knives that I've had for about a year. They've been regularly stropped using a Dunkle Strop and Dunkle dust. One knife got something on the edge where it looked like I tried to cut wire with it. The others were getting smaller nicks in the edge as well. Time to stone and strop.
I...