Post #439220 by congatiki on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 5:25 AM

Many thanks for all the kind words, Seeksurf, KohalaKruzer,
Laojia and Ben. This is my standard carve material up here in
Wisconsin, good ole' badger state basswood. Carves beautifully
but is generally absent of nice grain, except in this case:-)

I will get some new full body pics up real soon, I hope you like
him all finished up. It was my original intention to put a lot
of color on the face but I am sticking with a more simple look to
show off the grain. Other embelishments are planned.

The carving is based on a museum photo of some PNG stuff, special
thanks to Lakesurfer.