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Old 02-20-2007, 03:46 PM
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these are some shelf sitters i have completed lately, the santa shelf sitter is from a pete leclair pattern, that i enlarged and carved it from basswood, it is finished with acrylics and antiqued with boiled linseed oil and wax. the other is from allen goodmans pattern carved from butternut and finished with boiled linseed oil and wax. hope you like them.

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LOL good ones Bart!
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I sure do like em Bart! The photos are also excellent. Your finish really highlights the well carved "sitters". Tom H
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Bart:
Great job on carving and painting the 2 projects.
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Bart .. These are great .. your Santa Face is wonderful .. good paint job and all around work is excellant .. Great caricature expression ..
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Those sitters turned out really nice. The expression on the Santa is very comical. Nicely done.
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Yep, they be nice for sure. Love the expression on the big Santa like he just got through with a snort. Maybe he pass some gass and the elves are,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Oh.... I like them VERY much
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thanks folks for the kind comments,i appreciate them.

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Nice work Bart!! Great expression on the santa!! I like the open mouth look and the eyes are great!

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