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Old 05-15-2008, 07:25 PM
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The Captain is carved in basswood and stands 14 inches tall. Colin Partridge sent me a picture of a similar carving which inspired me to do this one. Not sure who I should give credit too. He's painted with a variety of acylic browns, oiled, sealed and waxed.
The sign is carved in a 1 inch slab of birch and is 3 ft long and a 12 inches high. An Irish family in PEI run an oyster farm and a family member asked me to carve a sign as a gift. If you can see past the glossy look made with the flash, you can see celtic knots in the corners for boarders and a knot in the middle. I also reliefed a small dory and mounted some carved out oyster shells.

Patrick
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Old 05-15-2008, 07:41 PM
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excellent patrick they both look great,


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Old 05-15-2008, 08:02 PM
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great work again! Dumb question- is PEI in Canada? I day dreamed through geography in school.We didn't really study Canada much, unless I slept through it.LOL
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PEI stands for Prince Edward Island, one of Canada's Maritime Provinces - near to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
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Old 05-15-2008, 08:17 PM
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Thankyou, I will remember that, cause I'm awake right now.
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Patric, I like them both but that sigh is really something. Was it hard to do the lettering, did you just pick that up or learn from a book. Great work thanks for posting.

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Old 05-15-2008, 08:52 PM
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Thanks everyone.

Sharon, if you read any of the Ann of Green Gables books or saw the musical, it helped put PEI on the map. It's not a very big Island but its known for its tourism and red soil.

Feb, the sign making is brand new for me. I read about doing letters from a magazine and had previously carved them using only a V tool. These letters are 99% gouge and a detail knife to clean up the corners. The biggest challenge on this sign were the celtic knots. Here is a better picture of the knots.
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Old 05-15-2008, 09:09 PM
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Nice carvings Patrick. I particularly like the sign it is very nice. Looking at your captain is getting me anxious to start mine but I have two carving to do before I start my captain.
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Old 05-15-2008, 10:24 PM
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Patrick, your captain is fantastic,WOW,he's way up there on top of the list of your great carvings, really shows character. Well done.
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Excellant carvings Patrick, I like the Captain he turned out great!!!
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