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Post #792146 by TheBigT on Sun, Dec 30, 2018 10:54 AM

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Beautiful stuff! Glad to see I'm not alone chopping through the holidays. Hard to imagine the time it took to make that many holes! Love that New Caledonia portion.

On 2018-12-27 08:53, cy wrote:
BT I once thought how great it would be to set foot on Bora Bora 100 years ago with a chainsaw and a barrel of premix, I would be king of the island! Then I thought they would probably kill me in my sleep, shrink my head, and take my shit so forget about it.

Ha! They would probably think you were a god. Think of the wahines they would bestow upon you! :D

Mahogany and dark walnut added. Bill Collins/4WD calls stain Magic in a Can.

Yep. The finish is half the battle. I'm still learning.

I used the side of the wood on bottom for the front of the faces, something I learned from will carve.

That Will. He's my hero.

[ Edited by: TheBigT 2018-12-30 11:00 ]