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tommy
tree feller
Registered: March 2007
Location: co durham england
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Sun July 6, 2008 18:34
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Rating: 10.00
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Wow, Love it' well done
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alpryor
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Registered: February 2008
Location: North West Arkansas
Posts: 30
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Cottonwood
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Registered: August 2006
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Posts: 162
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Very good work, Mark! Isn't it fun to work in bark and let the wood tell you what to do? (I'm guessing that there was a fissure on the left side as you look at it.) Better watch it.....you are moving from craft to the relm of art! You will be right at home though. Is that a new work bench/space I see in the background?
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Millard
www.foundwoodcarvings.com
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Cottonwood
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Registered: August 2006
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Posts: 162
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MelNM
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Registered: April 2004
Location: In a house on the hill
Posts: 1,804
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Sun July 6, 2008 20:12
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Rating: 10.00
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Nice Mark
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A person who never makes mistakes never makes anything.
My Gallery
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TimberFace
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Registered: June 2007
Location: Kingston Springs, TN
Posts: 138
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Sun July 6, 2008 20:51
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Rating: 10.00
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Another wonderful piece.
Mark, I would like to thank you for continuing to be a part of this community and sharing your work with us. You are in a class of those few exceptional carvers who we (if I dare speak for others) look up to. You have been not only an inspiration to me but were in large part the catalyst for my venture into the carving world, which I know now will always be a part of my life. Your work has taught us much about what can be achieved from a simple piece of wood.
Thanks again.
Lundy
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www.lundycupp.com
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JimSawyer
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Registered: February 2007
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 443
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Sun July 6, 2008 22:24
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Rating: 10.00
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Great stuff!! There's a story in them weathered looks!
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Jim
The limits of the imagination are imaginary
My website:
Featherwood Woodcrafts
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Mark Gargac
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Broomfield ,CO.
Posts: 420
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Thanks evryone for the comments, and Thanks Lundy for your very kind words.
Millard, I've always liked working in cottonwood bark. Some of my first carvings were in bark. It's been a while since I have carved some. I have alot of it around. This piece was a real thick, and thin shaped solid wedge, and has a real nice color to it. There was'nt any breaks or lesions in it. The cuts around the hairline and face were cut in deep with a knife to lift the hair off the piece more and add some depth in this area.
And yes, that is a new work bench made-up in the garage until the shop is finished.
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www.gargacsoriginals.com
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romek22
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Tychy, Poland
Posts: 1,746
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Clivewoodcarver
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Registered: March 2008
Location: North West Coast of Cumbria, UK
Posts: 105
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Mon July 7, 2008 04:43
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Rating: 10.00
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Brillent peice.. I love the movement of the hair and the over all expression.
Basswood over there (USofA) is similar to our limewood
What is Cottonwood? What would be the nearest thing to it over here in the UK?
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Mark Gargac
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Broomfield ,CO.
Posts: 420
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Hi Clivewoodcarver, and thanks for the comments on the woodspirit.
I forgot to mention that this is cottonwood bark, The bark from a cottonwood tree.
Here in Colorado and the northwestern states you can find cottonwood bark as thick as 9-inches or more. The bark I usaully come across here in the front range,(Denver and the metro area's) is from 2-inches to 6-inches in thickness. It averages in the 3 to 4-inch range. This piece of bark is almost 4-inches thick.
I have never carved in it before but I have heard that popular bark is about the same as cottonwood bark.
The cottonwood bark that I gather is from dead standing trees and are found mostly along river beds but I have found large trees with thick bark on it right in downtown Denver, CO. You can walk right up to the trees, ( get permission first) and pull the bark off in sheets with your hands, it's a good idea to wear a hard hat or some other protection for your head.
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www.gargacsoriginals.com
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Zac
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Registered: February 2007
Posts: 783
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Mon July 7, 2008 11:21
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Rating: 10.00
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Zac, from Aguascalientes, Ags., México
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Mottles
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Registered: August 2005
Location: High Desert, Arizona
Posts: 3,781
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Dan Wegiel
One Chip At A Time
Registered: August 2007
Location: La Porte, Indiana
Posts: 697
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Mon July 7, 2008 21:18
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Rating: 10.00
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Great carving Mark! Thanks for sharing him with us.
Dan
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gene messer
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Registered: December 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,475
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Mon July 7, 2008 22:42
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Rating: 10.00
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Mark .. you are amazing ..
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G.M.
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