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Do Matt. It's a fun project, and not really as hard as you'd think, iffin that is, you find a good tutorial.

Thanks Alex. I remember whittling sticks as a kid. This is my first carving though. My hands are actually sore from doing it. I spent 3-4 hours straight on it, and without the proper knife.

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Really nice carving even for a first time. It sort of reminds me of treebeard from LOTR.

How long did it take you to do?

Thanks razzer. I didn't really time it, but around 3-4 hours. If I would have had the proper tools, and softer wood, it probably would have cut the time in half.

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Well for not having the right tools and using the wrong wood you seem to have done a good job, hope you post more of your wood carvings as you do them.

I sure will. The knife I used, a little Becker BK13 Remora, looks like this:



Wood carving knives have short blades, for better control, like this:

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Looks great IMHO for the 1st try.
I'm wondering if the 1st one looks like this, the 10th one should be outstanding

Thanks appreciated.

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Nice TWP. Reminds me of a totem pole.

Thanks. I would like to try a small totem when I get better.

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CRAP! Have to get a smaller knife.....