During my time in Thailand, 2 more big woodworking events happened for me.
First, with the help of Facebook, I met a fellow Lumber Jock named, Mark Gipson. He lives near Bangkok, and we had a great dinner together to get to know each other and talk about woodworking.
I also showed him the following amazing photos. I was in wood carvers heaven… These pics were taken at a location where more than 20 expert carvers make the most amazing pieces you could imagine. Also amazing furniture designs. The pics will speak for themselves.. enjoy!


















-- making sawdust....






















14 comments so far
kolwdwrkr
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posted 160 days ago
Very nice stuff. Thanks for sharing.
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pommy
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posted 160 days ago
if only i could even entertain carving like that lol stunning thanks for posting .
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Karson
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posted 160 days ago
Some fantastic work.
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stefang
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posted 160 days ago
Fantastic carvings. Very interesting to see how they paste on the pattern and carve right through it. Never seen that before.
-- Mike, American in Norway
a1Jim
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posted 160 days ago
LOOK OUT LJers are every were,Isn’t that great. unbelievable carvers.thanks so much for sharing that with us.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
DaleM
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posted 160 days ago
Thanks for sharing your journey with us. These carvings are really amazing.
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
Kindlingmaker
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posted 160 days ago
Thank you!
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Mario
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posted 160 days ago
Great looking work thanks for sharing it. It is insprational.
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woodworm
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posted 160 days ago
They are amazing!
If only I can live 100 more years, I wiill be able to complete one of those carvings…LOL
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
johnpoole
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posted 160 days ago
i carve and might be able to one that detailed.. but 5000 man hours or more.. then the wife would want it painted.. patience
-- it's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime i want
Mark Gipson
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posted 160 days ago
Some great pictures there. That is now top of my places to visit for a day out along with a trip to the nearest beach to keep the wife happy.
patron
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posted 160 days ago
thanks for the picks , realy nice to see !
imagine doing that for the rest of your life ,
for 2 bucks a day !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
Woodwrecker
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posted 159 days ago
WOW!
-- Eric
maugust
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posted 81 days ago
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing the pics.