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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
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From: Hack-Ah-Nee
|  Posted: 2012-04-17 03:45 am Permalink
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On 2012-04-14 05:04, amate wrote:
This one may become a mask in the future.
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Look forward to seeing that!
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 699 | Posted: 2012-04-17 5:08 pm Permalink
Thanks all. I finished the last marq and this one using tips from BigT on a process he uses. My results are not up the level of the one he showed me but with more practice...?? It's just slow with unpredictable results for me now. Of course, the spalting is really what makes the difference. The spalting is why I decided to go with a more refined finish on this one.
Well Conga, I guess I began studying butts and legs in about the 7th or 8th grade. How I ended up carving male figures from that study is anyone's guess. Kind of disturbing if I think about it too long. These days I only study the human form using anatomy books...purely academic you understand. 
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2012-04-18 09:15 am Permalink
Mu-mm-um some great looking carves.
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 699 | Posted: 2012-04-21 04:53 am Permalink
Thanks Seeks - your return should liven things up around here.
This Pecan Marq is just under 3 feet.
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Professor G
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Joined: Sep 03, 2011
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From: the Tiki Wastelands
| Posted: 2012-04-21 07:26 am Permalink
Beautiful. The detail work you've put in on the base gives you such a big pay-off on the whole project.
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
Posts: 342
From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2012-04-21 07:31 am Permalink
Very nice work!
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
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From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-04-21 09:22 am Permalink
As the professor says, the base adds that little extra to an already fantastic work...
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 365 | Posted: 2012-04-21 10:37 am Permalink
wow
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-04-21 11:45 am Permalink
Fabulous Amate, like others have said, the base is really great and creates a
separate focal point, it's like two carvings in one. You know what I mean, right?
Wonderful work, and that's what we've come to expect from you. Some would say
you are "in it to win it!"
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1973
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-04-21 7:50 pm Permalink
Outstanding
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 699 | Posted: 2012-04-22 12:33 pm Permalink
Thanks for lookin' in and leaving your comments. I have been having fun with doing the carved bases. As Congatiki said, they are like two carvings in one and require a different mental zone to do the base...especially since this one had more detail. More mentall focus is needed and I have trouble slowing myself down to get there. Just a matter of more practice I hope. Everyone I do gives me new ideas for the next.
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 506
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-04-22 4:51 pm Permalink
That base looks killer amate, really like the depth.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-22 7:10 pm Permalink
I hate to repeat what's already been said...but that base is AWESOME!
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 699 | Posted: 2012-04-27 05:03 am Permalink
Cy/pjc - I may have already said it but I'm really enjoying doing the base work. I have more planned. Thanks for looking.
Now, back to the rough stuff.
I made a couple of attempts to paint the hoodoo designs on this guy but was not happy with the results. I may try to paint him again when it gets too hot to carve. For now, he will remain a UFO. (unfinished object) He is five feet tall.
Time to try something a little different.
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pjc5150
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From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-27 08:04 am Permalink
killer.
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