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Old 05-12-2010, 12:01 AM
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My Mom asked for a carving for her birthday and she had liked a stylized bird I had done out of butternut, so I thought I would do something along those lines. I decided to do a dolphin and thought I would give maple a try. Lets just say that I won't be using maple for a while again, I ended having to my dremel to rough it out. I really didn't realize how hard the maple was going to be... She was happy with the final results and that's all that really mattered. Thanks for looking

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Old 05-12-2010, 12:08 AM
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Eric,
I like stylized carvings too, nice work.

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They should call it stylish carving in your case Eric. Very nice, and love the finish you gave that warm wood. Love it, Joe.
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Very very nice. How much big it is? What kind of finish did you use?
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Great job Eric!
Nice finish.

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Awesome Eric !

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I like it nice job and nice finish
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Thanks everyone for the kind works.
Paolo, it's about 6 inches long and finished with 3 coats of clear satin polyurethane.

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Eric, it turned out very nice! There's nothing wrong with using power tools. Looks like maple holds detail real well.
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Excellent carving, Eric!

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