[Joy]

What a wealth of information I stumbled into here when I decided to renew my magazine subscription online. Thank you one and all for sharing all your time and experience.

I have only been carving about a year. And I have always carved "in the round" because that is the way I see things in my mind. But after seeing the Oak Man Tutorial....I got a plank and started my first relief. And for the first time I have discovered how much fun it is to use my gouges. Most of my carving has been interpretive wildlife...with lots of power and sanding. But I love the feel of the gouges shushing through the basswood on this tutorial. I can't wait to see what else I discover on this site.

I'm a Texan and live north of the Dallas/FtWorth metroplex and am a retired chemistry teacher.

[Blake Lunsford]

Welcome Joy! You will ove it here! Look around and make yourself at home!

Blake

[gene messer]

Welcome Joy .. Good to have you

[wood-whittler]

hello joy welcome to the board this is a great place for info.


bart

[Joy]

Thanks for the welcome.

[Mottles]

Welcome, please post some images of your work.
Kathy

[Irishman]

Its always great to have new carvings joining in. I've been at this not much longer than yourself Joy. Can't put the tools down now. Welcome.
Patrick

[celticsoldier]

hallo joy
and welcome from ireland im new to this site myself but find it brilliant and the members here are kind and helpfull
slainte from the emerald enjoy;-)

[Nancy_G]

"Interpretive wildlife" - oh, how fascinating that sounds. Please show us some.
Welcome to the board.

[Ron Davidson]

Welcome to this great place for information and friendship. some of your work and tell us about it.
Ron