The Elephant

I love Malawi i used to sell curio’s from there and zim what is the wood that you used and have you tryed their soap stone

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Very nice carving Don!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Beautiful carving….gorgeous wood, Don!

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

Really looks nice Don. Thanks for sharing.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Excellent work. Very nice.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

another beauty … with just the right amount of detail … well done

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Nice carving Don…..I have a lot of patience doing scroll work, but I would not patience for your project.Nice Job. Skydiveno1

-- Pat, Langhorne Pennsylvania

Thanks everyone…
Andy, I have a few soap stone trinkets I have brought back from over the years..as far as the wood..lol, I don’t have a clue. On one of my trips I was at a mans hut and he had a stack of fire wood sitting there and a few pieces had some neat grains to them. I asked if I could buy them…of course he said yes. One of the two became this…the other one became a fruit bowl that had some wild colors to it.

-- Don S.E. OK

Nice work, he looks like he is determined to do something. Wonder what?

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Very nice pieces Don…both this and the rhino. You are an artiste!

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!

extraordinary.

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

Great work, I was curious of the wood also, but see that you don’t have a clue. Kindof reminds me of walnut a little. I’ve been carving in granite stone lately, and posted some of it here on LJ’s, you should try it sometime if you want the ultimate challenge.

-- Dan Wiggins

another nice one. Keep it up

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

You are holding out on us with your talent;)

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

that’s a beatiful carving!
a wonderful beast indeed!

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Don, this is a gorgeous piece. You have transformed a piece of firewood into a beautiful piece of artistry. Thanks for sharing this.

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

Thanks again everyone !!!

Scott…that fire wood thing…kind of makes me sick. They burn wood for cooking that we pay BIG bucks for at our local wood stores lol.

-- Don S.E. OK

Hey Don
Cool carving it’s a wonderful elephant with nice details

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Don, we are all impressed with this carving!! I have a hard enough time cutting straight lines, so I’m very impressed with anybody that can tackle carving shapes and having them turn into a piece of art!!

I’m like Todd, Don. You’ve been holding out on us. You’ve got some exceptional carving talent. Beautiful job.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Man, thats incredible.

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