A carver's right of passage

That’s one more carving job then I have done. I did the small bird in my 2×4 birdcage.

Pretty good!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Looks like a pretty good dog and a boot to me, all I can carve is faces and heads. My icon is an example of my carving. Good for you.

Hi Betsy;

If you make them look more realistic, the dog will probably chew the boot!

Nice Job.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Betsy. Great job. Two more than me.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

thanks guys. I enjoyed the two little projects and might do a few more. But I really need to learn to sharpen those knives!

-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle

Betsy, Looks pretty good. The best I can do is put a point on the end of a stick :)

CtL

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

Betsy, check-out the following: http://www.carvingpatterns.com/sharpening.htm

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Betsy,

And I thought that you were spending all your time on dovetails.

These are two more carvings than I will ever be able to produce. I simply don’t have the gift to be able to “see” something like these inside pieces of wood and have the talent to bring them to life.

Thanks for the post.

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

Scott – I am still working on those dovetails, but I need some more sedate stuff to do on the couch. So I thought carving would be fun. I get to whittle and the cats get to play with the chips. Everyone wins.

Ron – I’ll check out that site. Might be able to find a project or two there. Thanks for the link.

-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle

Hi Betsy, Your carvings are looking great, we all have to crawl first…..keep up the good work.
I find carving very relaxing. I look forward to seeing more!

-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.

Looks pretty good Betsy. I too am “sharpening inpaired” I think it is one of those skills that takes pratice to get the hang of it. My grandfather could sharpen one of his chisles in no time at all, too bad I didn’t pay closer attention to what he was doing. I’ll keep trying until I get the hang of it, even if I have to sharpen it down to a nub. :-) Take care, keeping you on my pray list.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Nice work Betsy. You’ve now done two carvings more than I have. Look at the bright side – you don’t have to worry about housebreaking the puppy and your feet will never hurt from that boot. Good job.

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

That’s funny Bill.

Thanks for all the encouragement! I’ll take all I can get!

-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle

They’re a darn sight better than anything I could turn out. Just last night I made a mess of trying to carve my initials in the bottom of a project. <g>

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

looks great

-- www.robneves.com

I couldn’t do that. I can add but not subtract. Very cool, B.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Charlie – my signature with a pen is illegible so I couldn’t imagine trying to carve my initials on a project.

Thanks all for your kind words.

-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle