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Old 06-17-2009, 02:40 PM
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Default Braidy Bunch

How to lay out and carve braided hair is the latest post on my web log at WoodBeeCarver Blog Archive BRAIDY BUNCH . Thumbnails are examples of what is described in the posting. Thanks for visiting.
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Thanks Donald I will certainly check it out and practice it.
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Donald,
Thanks for sharing. I will definitely try this on one of my carings in the future.

Safe Carving and God Bless,

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Thank you for posting Donald, your website is awesome !

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Thank you, Donald. That sure makes carving a braid understandable and doable.
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Thanks for posting this. You make it look so easy that I could do it.

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I agree with what the others said.
Thank you Don.
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Fantastic job, and what a great touch of detail work it adds to those pieces, love your work and web site, have been on it often and learned something everytime.

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Yes. The braids on Odin were giving me fits until I grasped the layout.This should help out anybody wanting to try braids. Good stuff.
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Thanks! Don, enjoying your site very much & often.
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