Sea Otter

Jack, I really can’t get over how wonderful these (all your work) are. That honestly looks like water reflecting on the otter. Great use of the grain! Subtleness at it’s very finest.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!

I love otters. This is fantastic.

YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!!!!! hooray! I am so happy to see the little otter, on it’s back, cracking a mussel. :) Yes- it looks as I imagined it would! I am SMILING SO LARGE right now!!!! Thanks Mtnwild!

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

That is a really nice piece.

-- Tim, Nevada MO

Very nice work Jack.

-- Mike, American in Norway

LOL…..........thanks rivergirl, glad you like it. Good idea, thanks again for that….........

Thank you all….................

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

really nice job

-- wizzardofwood..... "ITS MY JOB TO AMAZE YOU"

PS the grain on that otter just looks like otter fur. ;)

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

Beautiful! Looks like it would be very grasp friendly and feel good in the hand. Most excellent.

-- Peace in Wood ~ http://www.etsy.com/shop/DustyNewt

Beautiful! Do use dowels or anything in the joints of your spacers?

-- Mike P., Arkansas, http://mpounders1.blogspot.com

Thanks dusty and Mike.
Mike I dowel through out. Very strong with the two part marine epoxy.

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

Awesome carving jack. Looks just like an otter resting.

rivergirl, you are becoming quite a force on LJ. Influencing projects all across this great land ! :-))

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

The design works very well with the grain of the wood. Once again a very beautiful and thought out piece. Just awesome Jack.

-- Jeff , Illinois Please...can I stay in the basement a little longer, please!

Cool guys! Having fun in the shop. Doesn’t take much wood, just a lot of time. Time I have…..............

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

You are a artist, you have such a fantastic gift in those hands of yours.
Best thoughts,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.