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| General Wood Carving | 
04-30-2008, 10:08 AM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Amsterdam, NY
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| | HAWK Watching Finished Hi all just finished him this morning. used burnt umber oil paint mix with odderless minerial spirits, three coats of Deft Satin, and a coat of Howards feed& wax. comments welcome.
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04-30-2008, 10:31 AM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Amsterdam, NY
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished Sorry guys pic didn't go through. I'll try again | 
04-30-2008, 10:57 AM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Amsterdam, NY
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished Hope this works I'm sending a lesser quality pic, it took 12 min. to upload the full quality one and it didn't go through.
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04-30-2008, 02:46 PM
|  | NationalWoodCarversAssoc. | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Tn
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished Very nice and the grains in the wood really are beautifull. What is the size of this carving plus what type of wood is he carved in?? You did a great job~~ Forrest
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04-30-2008, 05:38 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Canada
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished I've been waiting for this carving Feb - very nice. The beads look very real. Unique carving on the hair. Well done all around.
Patrick | 
04-30-2008, 08:54 PM
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished Forrest, thanks for looking, the wood is catalpa and it is 4 inches thick and 1x2 ft. tall. I also love the grain a lot of people think i'ts butternut it carves easy a little trouble the grain, but i'm getting use to it.
Patrick thanks seein how we carve similar size projects you have been a big influence. I think my indians have an Irish accent, lol.
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05-01-2008, 09:58 AM
| | Member | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: the Berkshires, Mass
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished wow - that came out great!
-Mark | 
05-01-2008, 11:36 AM
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| | Re: HAWK Watching Finished Mark, thank you, what type of carvings do you do. put up some pics if you can.
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