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Old 01-24-2006, 09:47 AM
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The carving is basswood, oil painted, life size......the field mouse is basswood, acrylic paint, life size.....sealed with clear matte finish.


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Very nice jax. Great setting. Could we see a couple of pics. from a different angle?
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OOOOHHHHH!!! Beautiful work! Gorgeous bird. Great setting.

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Jax that looks just like the guy that torpedos the birds off my bird feeder! Great job.

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Very nice piece!

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Very nice, the colors are awesome, nice to see you got an award for this piece, it's definitly a beauty.
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To All...........Thanks for the comments on the carving.

Bandaid...I only took one pic, but I'll post some different views in about a week. This weekend I'll be going down to the bay and hopefully photograph some migratory birds.....weather permitting!

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