Olde World Santa revisit

[BeaverDon]

Here's a look at my take on the Olde World Santa in WCI #41 back in 2007.
Part 1

[Donna_T]

Hello Don,
I live out in the boonies and have dial up internet service. It takes forever to open a blog with photos (it's been 9 minutes waiting so far and it's still not open), so would you consider just posting the photo here? It only takes about a minute for my old computer to open a photo that's posted directly to this forum. Don't know if other folks have this problem.

Thanks for sharing.
Donna_T

[squbrigg]

I'm like you Donna, I hate it when I have to go searching at another website for something. I thought that was what this site was for, showing your work. Not just an advertizment place for peoples blogs.

Bob

[BeaverDon]

Here's the 2nd Part of the Olde World Santa video.

Donna, I will try to put up some pictures. I'll wait til I have painted pictures too.

Bob, sorry you feel that way. I don't really gain anything by linking to my blog. Nothing for sale there. I'm trying to make a contribution to a great community. This site reaches a lot of carvers and my feeling is if I do the work to make videos about carving, and many seem to like them, I want to direct carvers to those efforts. A blog is just a real convenient way to put writing, picture and videos in one place. I put finished photos up here too when I have some to show.

[vllsr]

Hey Don:
Thanks for posting. I love watching carving videos, I find a lot of great tips that way...it's the next best thing to being there!
Vito

[rickm]

that great but I wish you would have spent some time explaining how deep to cut the nose etc. but I like the work on the eyes a lot.

[BeaverDon]

Maybe I'll do some more with greater detail. I'm just learning this one. Working on a third one and already getting a lot easier. I'll do more videos on this, but i have to able to give something more than the article already shows.

[rickm]

your giving very well. I admire your courage and ambition

[BeaverDon]

Originally Posted by rickm

...I wish you would have spent some time explaining how deep to cut the nose etc.

I wish I could say I have that down to a limited number of perfectly placed cuts. I just carve away until it looks like a face I like. What my videos are about is inviting you to look over my shoulder a bit and follow along my journey. But I am still very much muddling my way through most things carving.

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Nice job Don, thanks for posting!

Dave