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Old 09-09-2009, 12:38 AM
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Default First Projects Completed!!

Well I started with the Five Minute Wizard because that was the video of Gene Messer's that I stumbled upon that started me down this path. I finished two of them so far. The first I did along with the video and the other I did from memory. I am pretty proud of how they turned out and learned a few things while doing them. I want to thank Gene for the videos and Tom for the help with the eyes, and everyone else for the information I been reading on here for several weeks while I waited for my supplies to come in the mail.
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Old 09-09-2009, 06:51 AM
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Very Nice Ga! Now that your hooked just keep on carving and keep on progressing!
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Old 09-09-2009, 06:56 AM
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Very nice first projects. You are on the right path.

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Old 09-09-2009, 07:07 AM
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For your first they are looking good,keep them coming. Gene has helped everyone of us at some point.
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Old 09-09-2009, 10:59 AM
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nice job GA, I watched one of Genes videos last night.
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Old 09-09-2009, 11:25 AM
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Looks like you're off to a great start! I sure wish that I had the massive resources available today 40 years ago when I was trying to learn woodcarving. Thanks for letting us see them.
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Old 09-09-2009, 03:18 PM
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Those turned out really good. Congratulations. And welcome to the wild wonderfully wacky world of wood carving.
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Old 09-09-2009, 04:15 PM
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Those did turn out good. We all need to thank Gene and the others here that have encouraged us to do so much better.
Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.
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Old 09-09-2009, 04:21 PM
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You're off and runnin! Great first effort. Now lets see bunches more.

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Old 09-09-2009, 04:25 PM
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Great job on those wizards, GA. They look good in both carving and painting. Carving is a fun hobby, isn't it?

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