Post #250650 by Benzart on Fri, Aug 25, 2006 6:19 AM

Thanks GMAN, Yes he IS really Small, just 1 inch tall carved in Black Birch and Yes with the magnifiers for sure.
Paipo Thanks, yes the little "Handle" is there so I can attatch him to a small hand Pin Vise which makes life MUCH Easier. Don't know why I didn't think of it before. I spent Way too much time on my hands and knees finding the littlebrat that kept getting away from me. When I'm done I'll remove most of it and just leave the top knot.



Baypark, Thanks, I haven't carved the Sideways grain on this wood, but generally the sideways grain is more difficult to carve and you don't get the best detail, so Yes, I set the carving on the grain to take the best advantage of the wood grain.
Harro, thanks too,
The original piece of this one had a heavy carved Moko which I am trying to reproduce. I don't think I will need to burn this one (unless he misbehaves, then it's into the chimmi)unless I have some clean-up to do. Here is the original which was about 2.5 inches high.


Hopefully I can finish him up today.
Thanks everyone