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Old 05-27-2006, 10:58 AM
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I finished the Platypus a couple of weeks ago but, had to wait for the base to be finished. The Platypus is made from Mesquite and the claws are made from Deer Antler.
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very cool....love the claws and the way you mounted it.
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Old 05-27-2006, 11:13 AM
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That is SOOO NEAT!! Kinda wish we had those little guys around here, but I guess we'll have to settle for river otters!

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Very, very beautiful.
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Thank you one and all..
I really appreciate the coments. It make all those hours worth while.
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Bill,
That is very coooolll. I love the way you mounted it too. Looks like it was worth the wait for it.
Very nice job.
Mary
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Bill,

Very nice , reminds me of the picture in Woodcarving Ill., the one with woodburning . The antlers really a nice touch to offset the color.

I have a couple of questions, I see no tooling marks, is it power carved ? How large is it ? And what finish did you use. The wood grain really is highlighted so I was just wondering .

Beautiful piece

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Great job Bill. I just love that grain.

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Old 05-28-2006, 10:09 AM
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Thanks for the coments...
Primarily I am a power carver, but I use chisels and mallet for the intitial roughout.
I sand my pieces to 400 to 600 grit and then use Watco oil to bring out the grain.
The piece is about 16" long.
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Old 05-28-2006, 10:15 AM
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That piece of wood was the left overs of a Rhino that I did some time ago, it seemed like the perfect piece of wood for the Platypus.
I also saw your Box Turtle...
Outstanding work!!!!!!!!
I'm just started on a Sea Turtle a couple of weeks ago, maybe in 6 mo from now I will be able to post.
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