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One of my latest projects, a Brook trout made of white pine with a articulating tail. These fish have a wide color spectrum(I guess by age or time of year) so paint was a challenge. The base of fractal burnt oak. The pull on the end of the string is a fish net made of alder and a piece of lime bag for the mesh.
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Excellent!!!
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Good stuff gentleman! A few things I've done recently. A mountain man, a couple bear claws. And more sunflowers lol!
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Nice work! What’s the plan for the bear claws?
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Doug, you're really doing some fine fun things. ::nod::
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C-WADE7 wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:37 pm Nice work! What’s the plan for the bear claws?
Thanks! Going to polish them up and stain them black and use them on a necklace with some deer antler beads and a few wood carved beads. Mostly wanted to see if I could carve them after I seen some fake plastic ones for sale at a traditional archery shoot.
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doglegg wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:15 am Doug, you're really doing some fine fun things. ::nod::
Yes sir!😂 Fun simple things I've enjoyed making! Thanks!
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Doug51 wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:35 am Yes sir!😂 Fun simple things I've enjoyed making! Thanks!
Sometimes for me the quick and simple are the most enjoyable. The piece I’m working on now I am kind of having to power through, just not feeling it.

Also you should look for some mahogany or black walnut for your claws. Dark walnut stain on either and polished up would look great.
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Fish stick without the tarter sauce!😂 Couldn't get a full picture because of it not being flat. Pretty happy with it. Just having some fun with my Case seahorse whittler. And some other fish shapes I carved and made into keychains. Again with my Case pocket knife.
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Nice work Doug they look great. The fish on the stick would look great on a walking stick. I’ve been toying with the idea of carving a lure but it’s on the never ending to-do list.
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Very nice Doug. Whittling and paint.
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Just a quick little project done in an afternoon with scrap wood. A little running rabbit.
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That is cool. Lots of motion.
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doglegg wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:31 am That is cool. Lots of motion.
Thanks, I’m debating sanding it smoother(I rarely sand anything) to get the haunches a little more defined. I plan to put some Tung oil on it.
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C-WADE7 wrote: Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:25 pm One of my latest projects, a Brook trout made of white pine with a articulating tail. These fish have a wide color spectrum(I guess by age or time of year) so paint was a challenge. The base of fractal burnt oak. The pull on the end of the string is a fish net made of alder and a piece of lime bag for the mesh.
Dang Wade! That's awesome Buddy! ::nod:: ::tu:: :D
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Doug51 wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:00 pm Good stuff gentleman! A few things I've done recently. A mountain man, a couple bear claws. And more sunflowers lol!
Great looking mountain man Doug! ::nod:: ::tu:: :D
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Latest whittling project with movement. If you zoom you can see the wire struts that actuate the wings.
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Both a carving wizard, and a painting wizard. Oh and your wizardry even extends into things mechanical. That is really cool!! ::tu::
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doglegg wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:00 pm Both a carving wizard, and a painting wizard. Oh and your wizardry even extends into things mechanical. That is really cool!! ::tu::
Thanks! I have been enjoying making kinetic type pieces to put on display at the wife’s restaurant, people love playing with them. To date there is a mule, skunk, elephant,alligator, chicken, fish and now butterfly. I need to think of other animals to make that have distinctive movement that can be replicated. Dog and cat tails are too small to do so it needs to be a major movement.
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Latest project done. I have had the carving completed for 4-5 months, painted it last month and today drilled the hand for the walking stick and went in the yard and found a suitable branch for the walking stick.
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Very, very knice.
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doglegg wrote: Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:17 am Very, very knice.
Thanks, I’m just about done with another on now, have to paint it which is a time consuming process, when it’s finished I will try to post some pics.
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Love to see it. Painting is a gift and you do well.
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Latest project for a friend who collects chainsaw carved bears. It’s out of Rose of Sharon wood(which I think may be a shrub) which is soft and very white. The guy I made it for saw one I did at scout winter camp out of a piece of pine.
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Another winner C WADE.
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