Turtle and lion

[Robert Cahill]

Very nice carving on both pieces.

[sappy]

Thank you for the compliments!. I enjoyed carving the frog (which I have named "Turtle"), the wood was a real challenge but a great learning experience. I have some more of this wood I will do something with, just not sure what that will be yet. I have the wood for the chess set and want to start on it but I think I would like a little more practice. I carved the lion from the corner of the block which really helped with the shape of the face, but I didn't start it far enough down the block so his head is rather flat. Also, I am not happy with the bluntness of the cuts and would like to get more roundness. My sanding is all hand sanding, is that my problem?

[Robson Valley]

sappy, I love the frog, whatever you want to name it. While it is difficult to do realistic frog paint, your wood choice was excellent. A sobering thought is that my frogs WIP will look far more like turtles than yours ever will.

[Bob K.]

Excellent job on both...the frog looks real!

[sappy]

Thank you Robson and Bob. Did you notice you both have the same number of posts? That's pretty weird. I really didn't choose the wood to make a frog. I looked at the wood and all I saw was the frog. I'm sure you know what I mean. I was just lucky I didn't loose the whole thing with the rotten wood. Maybe now I'll make a turtle and name it frog. Oh La!

[Yakkin Sam]

Both are excellent, the grain on the Frog is very nice. Love to see the chess set if you make one.