[Doug Ridley]

Here are 4 dozen ornaments being painted to get ready for Christmas. Probably will have to do this again this summer. Completely power carved from Tupelo Gum and are being painted with acrylics.

[Bartster]

doug,

wish i could get started on my ornaments for christmas this early,it has to be cooler weather for me to get in the christmas mood.

the ornaments look great,cant wait to see them painting.


bart

[Coffeeman]

Doug, You've been busy, makes alot of sense though to paint them all at once, smart idea. Bill

[Kenny_S]

Neat, you have been busy!

[Thomp]

great job, you are a glutton for punishment huh?

doug when you cut your tuper gum what do you do with the rest of the tree??

i can go cut trees but i dont want to waste the tree - log just for the butt...

[Doug Ridley]

Thomp-- The only part of the Tupelo Gum used is the stump part which was below water. They wait until the water has gone down some and go in where timber has been cut and harvest the stump. I don't cut it myself. I buy my tupelo out of Louisiana. I prefer to spend my time carving. Also I have a friend who carves birds all the time and he gives me all his cut-offs which I use for tree ornaments.

[Thomp]

i just cant locate nobody cutting tupelo in the area, although i dont get out to the places the lumbermen haunt ither. but they sure dont advertize here...