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hang10tiki
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|  Posted: 2013-01-17 6:26 pm Permalink
Awesome
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Cljha
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| Posted: 2013-01-18 01:53 am Permalink
Hi Will,
Thanks for the answer. So I did some "research" and apparently oak can also spalt. So, my mistake probably...
I recently carve a bowl out of some seasonned spalted maple...I do understand what you say about the not fun to carve 
But the end result is spectacular (colorwise) and if anything it helps pushing the sharpenning skills:)
Oak is quite tough normaly but apparently from what I've been reading the spalting lines are also tough on the tools edges....
Anyway, I do think it is a good learning process to work with harder wood
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 365 | Posted: 2013-01-21 09:50 am Permalink
Well I've got a good start on my carved monkey skull.
Since I didn't have a monkey skull to start with,
I had to carve one.
That's where I am at now.
This is not a biology exercise however
perhaps I could have consulted Robert
on simian anatomy.
Now I can carve the "carved" part
of the carved monkey skull.
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pjc5150
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| Posted: 2013-01-21 11:50 am Permalink
wow...those colors are poppin!
very cool Will...
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cy
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From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2013-01-21 11:58 am Permalink
That is a great carve Will, especially the choice of wood as it makes the skull look real. You sure took a lot of material out, can't wait to see what kind of detailing you do to it.
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-01-21 12:40 pm Permalink
Wow, the wood grain is sweet
Looks like sutures in a real skull (did u make that or snag it from a zoo?)
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MadDogMike
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| Posted: 2013-01-21 1:28 pm Permalink
Well carved. It will look awesomely aged once it gets a few coats of poly.
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AlohaStation
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| Posted: 2013-01-22 06:34 am Permalink
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On 2013-01-21 09:50, Will carve wrote:
Well I've got a good start on my carved monkey skull.
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START!?? I know the answer, but does anyone else?
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amate
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Posts: 700 | Posted: 2013-01-23 05:11 am Permalink
Nice! Get er done...
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-01-23 07:49 am Permalink
Are u going to pull out your tattoo gun on it?
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Atomic Mess
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| Posted: 2013-01-30 1:08 pm Permalink
looks awesome already, any progress?
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pjc5150
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| Posted: 2013-01-30 4:46 pm Permalink
I saw this one in person over the weekend...the pics don't do it justice...
and hey thanks again Will...I had a great weekend. You and Tom are alright, I don't care what all these guys say about you...lol...
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cy
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| Posted: 2013-02-03 5:31 pm Permalink
[ This Message was edited by: cy 2013-02-03 17:34 ]
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hang10tiki
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-02-03 7:37 pm Permalink
Update, update...
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Will carve
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Posts: 365 | Posted: 2013-02-09 09:06 am Permalink
The hardest part of this carve was
knowing when it's over.
I rubbed off a few days of tats when
I realized they only cloud the
good looks of the wood.
That was the reason I carved this wood.
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