Post #176481 by Benzart on Tue, Aug 2, 2005 7:38 AM

Thanks Sam, That was my favorite Indian I think. He was 10 ft tall carved from white pine, on-site in New Jersey. thanks..

Hewey, thanks. If you keep practicing, you will be a master one of these days

Lake, hopefully I'll have 6 or 8 of these big guys. Thanks for the comps.

Thanks Capt'n Skully, the finish is simple. Stain and when it dries, lightly sand it down on the high spots. Then varnish. Simple.
Yes, working on the small pieces Has changed the way I do the larger ones. I see Much more detail and I can see where to add detail and where it isn't needed. Plus it makes the detail much easier to carve.

Raffer, Thanks, that was a great compliment, I appreciate that.

surfintiki, thanks. Yeah, that was a frog, a 3 foot long frog carved from Honduran mahogany. No stain, just the natural color with varnish.

Thanks everyone for all the great words, they really get me up for more carving.

(Love this spell check Hanford!)