Hand Carved Office Sign

If that’s your first try at carving, I can’t wait to see what the 10th will look like. Just excellent.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Alright DR. Ron! Congrats on your new position! Nice sign too!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Wow…...Nice job! Sign looks great.

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

That came out pretty good, Ron!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

it’s gorgeous!!!
well done.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

The sign looks very good!, I like the leafing as well, lord knows patience is a virtue, one your wife is surely blessed with. Your comment on sharp tools is SO important. A couple years ago I purchased a bracket that allowed me to clamp my old 3/8” drill to my bench and rigged up an arbor for a felt wheel. What a difference this made. In the past I had to sharpen my tools constantly it seemed. Now I hone for a few seconds thru-out a carving. I think what is happening is the chisels are always razor sharp and I put very little pressure on the tools or blades now. Whereas before I dreaded touching up the edges and would continue working using more force until the edges were tearing the wood and had to be taken all the way back to a 1200 stone and re-honed. Not only did carving become unpleasant, my finished product would suffer as you could actually see where the edges began to feather or tear.
Whoa I seem to be getting longwinded here, let me summarize.
Excellent work by you and your wife.
take care,
harold

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

Ron – beautiful work! It’s obvious that this was a labor or love – 100 hours wow!

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

So when do you do the surgery?
You’ve sure got the sharp cutting down.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Very nice job indeed.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

You are apparently a quick study. Read the book and go carve a beautiful sign. Good work.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/