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Re: Fox Hunting

ive found it every issue but the last one

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Re: Fastest way to way to loose interest in carving!

tom,
sorry to say but im with arleen on this one,

the one way ive found out to wreck a great hobby that you enjoy is to start doing it for production...

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Re: Birthday wishes for Thomp and Tom H

respectively for tom h. i wish him another birthday wish as he plays nursemaid,

thanks all its been a blast 59 and counting backwards

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Re: Pepperment

Great job Arnold!

I truly await your next carving to see what you will come up with next, and how you work the puzzle of getting it out of the wood...

your carvings are always done professionally and finished before you give them their great...

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Re: Hanna carving - Flea market find

good gnab there tom,

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Re: Group Project

Well,
i got to go another way than butain flame (crack torch) and rosin solder... i just burned the foil up.. ill try a soldering iron if & when i find it... or jb weld?

any ideas?

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Re: three new knives

nice knives! great choice in the way you recycled the bow riser for the handles,

Tom n Dave,
my nephew makes recurve bows, they soak the wood, steam bend it in place, then place it into air clamps on custom shaped riser jigs, the epoxy based adhesive...

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Re: Group Project

decided to find some copper foil/sheet at hobby lobby, and try my hand at a moonshine still, just hope i can figure out how to go about it so it looks right,

sheets of thicknesses vary hope they solder well

photo update
paper pattern...

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Re: time off:

hope you get well soon ted.

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Re: "Little" tool kit!

i just use a bbq apron, one with the pockets across the bottom i cut out the separating stitches for one big pocket,

works great to catch the chips while im 4 hours 3 days a week at dialysis, or dr appointments, and catches tools...

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Re: Article discussion thread:Carving an Army Private

great overview from one of my favorite carvers,

thanks for sharing Arnold, and publishing,
now we can see what makes them Scott boys so special....

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Re: Group Project

Well guess itss time i chimed in here..
its been a while since ive -posted due to medical procedures i go thrugh weekly which leave like a blithering idiot,

since christmas i been picking at some blood hounds id planned to send, but from what i see...

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Re: Group Project

I have to express that i have been pretty worthless of a contributor to this hillbilly carve folks, the subject matter is my favorite, but with these health issues i have.
i only occupy a carving cognizant mind only occasionally, in the last year ive lost so much...

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Re: Thomp is home from hospital!

received another carving and card,

its from Kitaye
well carved and painted old bald headed plump man in a housecoat drawers & slippers... hey i resemble that guy!

thanks Kitaye

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Re: Thomp is home from hospital!

Im tickled as can be,
recieved packages from
robert cahill
corey halligan
goody
and gene messer

will discuss them more as i get my wits and strength about me,

all i been able to do is ogle them.......