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Old 10-10-2010, 02:54 PM
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This cute little guy was designed by Floyd Rhadigan and was shown in the fall issue (#52) of WCI. The only thing I changed was the color of his hat.
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Awesome...I love it. Great job.
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Joe you nailed him just right!!!

Nice work!!

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Joe:
Great job on the Shelf Elf.
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Nice one Joe!........You really done a great job on those eyes.
Thanks for sharing;
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Great job on the Shelf Elf, Joe!
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Joe, somehow you got his face very real looking. A great job of carving. Well done Joe.
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Joe .. I think you did a great job on him .. the face is a very good likeness

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Old 10-10-2010, 11:43 PM
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Great looking elf Joe.I like his paint job 2.
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