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[chagorhan]

When i show friends my carving, they always ask that question and it always depends i say. Sometimes i do the first few steps then go make a tea and not touch it for a week. But a few years ago i was in mass manufacturing of the " 5 minute wizard" ( which i think still took me over a half...

[chagorhan]

wow what a good job. I dont think i have the talent to carving something from a reference alone.

[chagorhan]

I love how you can capture facial expression. just amazing.

[chagorhan]

Thats a big project, and well on its way to being great...

[chagorhan]

I'd like to see a cross-section of them. I was reading on woodbee carving, about taking the blades out of a pocket knife and making handles. But it never discussed how much tang to have recessed.

[chagorhan]

Welcome! let the woodchips fly

[chagorhan]

Did you color it with stain or burn it?

[chagorhan]

Haha, that puts a big smile on my face. I can imagine a story of his buddy kicking him in the butt for letting the big one go!

[chagorhan]

Thanks for all the kind words. Hopefully more on the way

Gord

[chagorhan]

Yes Brian, I had to take a break not for perspective, but my thumb was getting tired. A lot more carving done on this guy…wooowee...

[chagorhan]

So Claude what you’re saying is I just vacuumed up $5.33 worth of chips off the floor. Haha...

[chagorhan]

I bought it, and the whittling special edition that was beside it on the magazine rack. I've yet to sit down and read it yet. But agree it looked good.

[chagorhan]

She looks like she just fell in love!

[chagorhan]

I had a very hard time carving the stomach under the hand. I used my murphy knife for the whole thing

[chagorhan]

UPDATE: heres the attempt. not very good paint job, blame the bad weather? Shot a picture of what it was supposed to turn out like....