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Old 02-18-2007, 04:26 PM
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Just finished him for a friend and had fun carving him .. carved in a somewhat flat plane style .. Basswood , about 9 inches tall .. painted in acrylics .. Hope you enjoy and for letting me show
P.S. Forgive me .. but Ia'm still learning to take pictures
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Old 02-18-2007, 04:31 PM
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Cute fella. Looks like my late father-in-law after he got a snootful.
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Old 02-18-2007, 04:58 PM
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lol...he looks like how I have felt all week with this cold
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Old 02-19-2007, 03:39 PM
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gene

great looking carving,did you use a pattern or did he come from a square block of wood without a pattern?

bart

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Old 02-19-2007, 04:57 PM
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Bart .. Thanks for the compliment .. the figure is carved without a pattern and from a block of wood in the way described in Pete Lecuir's book ..Carving Characters from Scratch .. just altered to be a indian .. these guys are so fun to carve ..
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Old 02-19-2007, 07:15 PM
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Gene:
Great job on carving and painting,keep up the good work Gene.
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Old 02-19-2007, 09:07 PM
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Well done, Gene! I especially like the feather.

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