4-18

Well.. here is the finished project...

all stained and sealed...

quite the project.. the great thing is I'm done with a couple of days to spare before Worlds..

Cedar was a good wood to choose for the first one of these interpetives that I ever did...

have some ideas for others but I told the guys at the shop to hit me with a hammer if I start another project like this.. I'm just kidding...

NO more dust from this one...

4-15

Well.. here it the carving ready for the clear coat..

a couple of splashes of color to draw focus and a little stain in the hole area for depth...

The clear coat should bring out the different shades of color in the cedar wood...

If everything goes well I'll be done a few days early...

4-13

Well.. here is the latest photos of the project... finally up to sanding and little touches...

then onto staining and being done...

quite the project as a whole...

when I started ,, the idea sounded a lot easier ..

there was a lot of wood removed...

did I metion the dust...

4-9

Well... here is the latest.. after putting some hours in over the weekend, I remove some more wood and refined some other areas... starting to see the finish line...

If this comes out like I hope..

I see more of these project in my future...

but we will see..

did I metion the dust...

4-6

Well.. here are the updated photos... been working on this for a few weeks...

keep seeing things that need done ...

soon be to the head...

When I get the head to final shape the project should come to life.. I hope...

looking forward to seeing the final .. I'm sure the people at the shop want this to be done... I got the whole shop area taken up with tools and photos and books... and dust, lots of dust..

did I mention the dust...

4-1

Here is the updated photo for the latest project...

I am really out of my element here... but learning alot.. have what the finished carving should look like in my head ... but we will see...

Have removed alot of wood so far and still have a bunch to go... the guys at the shop are impressed.. but that is easy to do.. usually anything shiney will draw their attention...

The black duck seminar last week went well.. got everyone through the project and had some fun...

got our DU wrap up meeting tonight and I'm cooking...