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Merle Rice


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Registered: February 2006
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Made from White Pine from back yard. 3"x17", Base coat, a good coat of Shellac dried overnight, then Watco Dark Wax and finished with Feed-n-Wax. Merle
· Date: Thu September 25, 2008 · Views: 1304 · Filesize: 103.2kb, 56.9kb · Dimensions: 332 x 480 ·
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JimSawyer
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Registered: February 2007
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Thu September 25, 2008 15:31 Rating: 10.00 

Great personality. He looks like he's watching...

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Anthony Filetti
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Thu September 25, 2008 18:37 Rating: 10.00 

Really nice Merle!!

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Dan Wegiel
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Thu September 25, 2008 21:59 Rating: 10.00 

He'd sure look good in my garden.

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Irishman
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Fri September 26, 2008 07:01 Rating: 10.00 

Something about this one makes him stand out from your other carvings Merle. Very nice.
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Merle Rice
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Registered: February 2006
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Fri September 26, 2008 08:40

Thanks everyone for your kind words. Pactrick, this is the first time I carved the Pupil in the eyes, maybe that's it. Thanks for your comment. Merle

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Sun September 28, 2008 22:51 Rating: 10.00 

great job Merle

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Tue September 30, 2008 11:47 Rating: 10.00 

amazing work as usual...
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Tue October 7, 2008 21:21 Rating: 10.00 

Very nice Merle, I love it.
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Merle Rice
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Tue October 21, 2008 18:19

Hi Gene ,Sharon,Toeknee and Knothole, thank you all for your comments. Hey Knothole you are about 10 miles from me . I'm in Smithsburg, Md.. Merle

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