Alligator (Walley)

VERY nice! You wood carvers totally intimidate me!

-- Randal, DeKalb, Illinois

Great looking carving. Very nice job. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

This is an amazing project. I cannot imagine the talent and effort that it took to create this piece.

This is a wonderful creation.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

That’s one sharp carving… very cooool!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

That is awesome man! Really excellent work. Nicely proportional, nice size, good pose, excellent detail, great finish, very cool!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Wow. Looks like the one that lives in the lake next to me.

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

Welcome to LumberJocks. Wow!! Very nice carving can not wait to see more.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

That will keep the neighbors out of your yard!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Superb work, looking forward to more of your work.

-- Dan Wiggins

WOW…you can come to my shop and burn something anytime. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Great Lookin Gator Nice Job

-- Jim, Kentucky

Go Gators! Nice work.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

Torch works good… looks great! Very rich finish did you just use a clear coat?

-- Dave, North Dakota,http://www.northdakotanart.com

Thanks everybody, I appreciate all the nice comments. To Beaverwood: I used spry lacquer about 15 coats.

-- William King, Florida, www.woodwrestler.com

very nice carving. I had planned on doing a gator head but never have had time to start it yet.

-- Bug from Minnesota

first pix scared me! :)
Great job

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thats an impressive carving. Nice work man.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Wow!

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

Now that’s talent! Really nice work!

He looks like a real alligator. Great job.

-- Dennis Zongker

His head is quite realistic. That would definately make me jump if I came across it in the garden! What are the teeth made of? I like your torch technique. If I may mention, your porportion is a little off (the front legs are a bit small and bother me), but overall, it’s a very nicely done piece. I suspect the log limited your length, but you did a good job making it realistic. The head really is nicely carved. Keep up the good work. I’d love to see more.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

This is magnificent work!

Thanks for sharing with us and welcome to Lumberjocks community.

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Incredible. WOW!

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The teeth are made of bass wood, sanded in to shape. The head took one week to carve and the body another week. The log was long enough but was not wide enough to get the feet just right. By the way, this was only my third carving.

-- William King, Florida, www.woodwrestler.com

That is a really gorgeous piece. Nice attention to detail. I especially love how the head turned out. I think you made great use of the log. While the feet may not have been perfectly proportioned, they still look close enough make it look real. With that level of detail on only your third carving, it is just scary how good you might get as you continue carving. Keep up the great work.

-- Larry

That’s amazing!

-- Janice

wow thats awsome

incredible carving wonderful work

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Please take my critique as complimentary, as it really IS quite a magnificent piece, especially for a third project. I’m quite impressed. Keep up the good work!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Amazing!