Post #466976 by finkdaddy on Sun, Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM

leleliz, thanks. I feel much more comfortable doing smaller stuff, so it works out fine.

Aloha Station and Surfintiki, thanks to you too! I wanted to try something different.

Tikimango, Hewey, Savage Daddy, and Clarita: I appreciate the comps. It's why I do what I do. :)

Aaron, thanks for that. It was something I really wanted to try. The wood is fairly soft, so I kept worrying it would split at the "bamboo" joints. Luckily it didn't!

Ben, I always think of you trying to push me harder to make things better. I always stare at a piece that I think is done and try to think of what you would want me to do with it. You still influence everything I carve. Thank you!

Still working on stuff for the Chef Shangri La shindig.
Here's some hand-painted resins I'll be selling on the cheap: (terrible, washed-out lighting)

Here's a thin Marq pendent I just finished up. The color of the wood is amazing when seen close up. It's made from Ziricote wood and was a complete pain-in-the-ass to carve. The wood is very oily and hard, but beautiful.
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Mahalo!