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This little guy is handcarved entirely of one piece of white pine. The whole piece is textured first with a foredom high speed grinding stone. Then the dark areas are burned in with a wood burning pen. It is a long tedious process. The eyes are carved round then painted black, then two part epoxy applied for realism. He is about 6” high and wide x about 4” thick. The whole project is finished with several coats satin varnish. He chews on a Eucalyptus leaf on a branch, their favorite munchies.
THANKS FOR VIEWING MY GALLERY!
-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com
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Scott Bryan
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posted 620 days ago
As always this is a nice project and he has a lot of character.
Out of curiosity why did you select pine instead of basswood for the carving?
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
ND2ELK
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posted 620 days ago
Hi Dave
Panda looks great! I really like how you get the eyes to turn out. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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dlcarver
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posted 620 days ago
Hey Scott!
At the time I did this piece I was doing everything in pine. About 15 years or more ago. It wasn’t ‘till later that I came into a gold mine of basswood. Good question though…......Dave
-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com
teenagewoodworker
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posted 620 days ago
wow that looks so realistic. i just love the texture which makes it look like it has fur. great job!
Cookie
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posted 619 days ago
Nice work, I love Bears.
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