Whatcha' workin on?

[Mottles]

Thumbs Up, Hi Carp--brakage or not it's a terrific piece--I love it!
Kathy

[MelNM]

Carp beautiful carving, it looks real clean to me.

[papasar]

Life was catching up to me and I was losing my enthusiasm for carving. Happens once in a while. So, I chose a pattern that that was detailed so I would be forced to concentrate more than usual.
It worked!
Bill K.

[Kenny_S]

Carp, Love the relief and the saying. Great depth to your letters. Great carving.

Bill K, Outstanding chip carving. Love the background color also. That is one thing I have not tried is chip carving. Way outside my comfort zone for sure.

I have been working on the Eagle head cane and have a flag carved on one side. Glad it isn't a commission piece as I am have a heck of a time staying with it. A commission cottonwood bark of an angel looking down on a shepard for a lady in our church. Well she doesn't know about it but her husband ask me to carve her something for Christmas. Several different tree ornaments for a little 8 year old girl who has lymphomia)sp) cancer. Darling little girl and one heck of a family. My granddaughter is her best friend and has been since preschool. The little girl lost her hair do to Chemo treatments, so, my darling GD had her MOM to b\shave her head bald so Shaycee wouldn't be the only girl without hair. Now that is friendship and only eight. But then, I did not expect anything less from my G D. She is special. Yep, she is for sure.
Eough of the blabber. Y'll have a nice week and if I don't talk to y'll all. Happy Thankgiving.
My Thanksgiving is my Lord and Savior, family, and my fantastic GD.

[Thor]

Kenny,
Your granddaughter sounds like a very brave and true friend.
Thank you for sharing that story with us all.

Bill,
The chip carving is wonderful! What did you color it with?
Thor

[papasar]

thor,
thanks for the comment.
I spray minwax poly 2 coats before I carve and then use minwax aged oak gel stain. The poly keeps the stain mostly in the cuts. There is some bleeding under the poly. Still havn't figured it out! Its generally not a problem with lighter stains.
Bill K.