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really lovely well done my wife loves it too regards Alistair
 

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Very cool! How is the block made in the first place? Would this qualify as "smoked" duck?
 

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ooh, Charlie, painful

agree with question though. How did you make the block?
 

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Thanks Scotsman, I really appreciate the kind comment! Charlie, I just built the block up by laying burnt matchsticks like bricks. I started with a sheet of waxed paper over some plywood and used wood glue as the mortar for the joints. After each layer of matches, I draped the wax paper over that layer and placed a board with something heavy on it for the clamping. Once dried, I pulled back the wax paper and laid another course, alternating again the 'bricks'. I just used my finger to work the glue into the joints. Speaking of which, I haven't tried smoking a duck. ;-)
 

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Too cool!
 

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I'm speechless, just trying to grasp 12,000 matchsticks! Very sharp!
 

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Agree with garyb6, one of the neatest things I've seen, how creative, and what a great effect. Well done!!!!
 

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Great carving! And I am saving my match sticks from now on. This has given me so many ideals you wouldn't believe it. Thanks for posting.
 

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Most creative material an excellent carving. I really enjoy your work.
 

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Thanks Jim and everyone. I have a couple of other canes to post later. I also have one cane shaft that I made several years ago where I glued toothpicks around a dowel rod and filled in the between space with epoxy made black with India ink. It has a pretty cool effect to but I haven't finished the 'head' on it yet. Thanks for looking at some of my stuff.
 

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Your projects are incredible! Beautiful, unique, enthralling work. A real joy to see your projects…
 

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It is guys like you that make this site so #$%^&* addicting!!!!!
 

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super job and great imagination.
 

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FANTASTIC WORK, DUDE!
 
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