Post #614022 by amate on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 8:52 AM

Will, Kelo, Nixxon - That base had several knots running through it. I was debating whether to cut it off or not but tried covering it with dark walnut stain. The stain worked so well I forgot about the knots when I started to carve it several weeks later. Due to the knots, the design changed a couple of times (you may notice the back side is different) but the salvage job is acceptable.

Watango, appreciate the compliments...I like the finish you put on yours.

C. Chimp - I usually have several carvings in process at the same time so it's hard to keep track of how long each one takes. I would estimate somewhere between 10 and 20 hours.

Here's a couple more in process...