Latest bone, pearl shell and ivory carvings

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L Louiethefish Member Hawaii Joined: Jul 26, 2008 Posts: 29	L Louiethefish Posted posted on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 11:00 AM I havent posted anything in a long while, but I have been carving almost daily, with a bit of fly fishing squeezed in! Here are some carving I did recently. I have a customer in Miami who loves to collect my work, in bone , ivory and pearl shell, and most of this went to him. My website still doesnt have any custom work page up yet....thats what happens when you get stuff for free!! But I am now on Facebook thanks to my wife (She reckoned I needed a new face!) listed as Louiethefish DeNolfo, and there are a lot of pictures there in my albums. I hope this inspires a few bone carvers out there. I will be in Winnemucca Nevada from May 8 till 18 , teaching bone carving to 250 5th graders at French Ford Middle School! Pandemonium! Tightlines, Louie the Fish !
QK Queen Kamehameha Member So Cal Joined: Oct 21, 2003 Posts: 1413	QK Queen Kamehameha Posted posted on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 11:55 AM hi Louie, love you youtube videos, nice stuff! Amy
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 5:04 PM Very Nice! and they look sharp.
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 9:14 PM :o :o No word comes out of my keyboard :o :o completely charmed by your work!
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 10:45 PM Very high class work, Louie. The finishes on these pieces are gorgeous. Like a white mirror. I really love your fish... the Queen Angel, the Tang and I think that's a Dolphin Fish... hell, they're all beautiful! Mahalo for sharing!
BD big daddy Member houston Joined: Oct 02, 2008 Posts: 325	BD big daddy Posted posted on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 6:20 AM beautiful work louie. looks like i could just go hand lining with those hooks, and i'm sure i could but damn they're just too pretty to put to use in that way. bd
A annamarikitiki Member Atlanta/Anna Maria Island, Fl Joined: Mar 03, 2009 Posts: 41	A annamarikitiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 8:19 AM Im diggin' those fishhooks! :sheckymug:
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 8:50 AM Why don't you skip the Nevada trip and come teach me!!! HA I'd love to see someone show me the braiding and attaching to the bone. It looks perfect!
L Louiethefish Member Hawaii Joined: Jul 26, 2008 Posts: 29	L Louiethefish Posted posted on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 10:31 AM To all those interested in bone carving and how to do the lashing, I suggest you buy Stephen Myhre's book Bone Carving, available at Amazon. He's a friend and fellow carver from New Zealand, and does fantastic work. Also check out the incredible carving by New Zealand's Master carver Owen Mapp, and the jewelry by his wife, at http://www.art-jewelry.com Or come to Nevada and watch while I try to teach 250 5th graders in a week!! Alohas, Louie http://www.louiethefish.com More pics on Facebook at Louiethefish DeNolfo or [email protected]
I Irishcarver Member Ireland but living in the USA Joined: May 07, 2009 Posts: 56	I Irishcarver Posted posted on Sun, May 17, 2009 1:21 PM Hey Louie, Your work is awesome. I've looked everywhere for the extended version of that video on youtube, the one that shows the lashing technique. Is there a reason its not on the net anymore. Its really hard to find a good tutorial about the lashing itself.(even with the steven myhre book). If you could help it would be much appreciated! Slainte, Damien

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