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Offline finefirewood

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #45 on: December 10, 2014, 02:11:55 pm »
As easy as you make it look, it makes us mere mortals think we can too!! Great job! Especially on the details of the set. That log looks as real as can be!

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #46 on: December 10, 2014, 09:40:33 pm »
That bear is looking to scavenge leftovers from that pike the eagle was eating!
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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #47 on: December 11, 2014, 12:37:47 am »
That is unbelievably good! You are very talented.  :o

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #48 on: December 11, 2014, 06:53:26 am »
Awesome,that is beautiful. :) :)
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #49 on: December 11, 2014, 08:19:32 am »
Incredible Rich.  You did a fantastic job.

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #50 on: December 11, 2014, 12:48:36 pm »
Brilliant work Rich, great to see how it developed.
Great stuff.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #51 on: December 11, 2014, 07:00:26 pm »
Thank you very much fellas, much appreciated. I don't believe that it rises to the level ya all got it at though. I'm happy to put my name on it, but you cant fool your own self, eh? I still have to compare it to the work I used to do, and it is not up to that standard anymore.

FF, I used to teach carving free though the community programs, it is easy with a few tips along the way.
Pappy, thanks means a lot when you and fellas like Pat, wildman etc like it cause I know you guys know what they look like.
Mr. cat, I like your art work as well, and your archer is what is brilliant,sir.

JW....I think he's lookin for that damned feathered poacher what snatched up his fish.....take a little bit of him on the arm,eh?

Thanks again fellas, it's near done cause I had to re-do the formal base since the ash decided to cup something fierce.
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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #52 on: December 14, 2014, 10:33:01 am »
Personally i think it is totally wrong for one person to have all that talent.  It looks likes a miniature version of one that walked by my deer stand three days before bear season opened.  You did an outstanding job Rich.

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #53 on: December 14, 2014, 12:54:01 pm »
Personally i think it is totally wrong for one person to have all that talent.  It looks likes a miniature version of one that walked by my deer stand three days before bear season opened.  You did an outstanding job Rich.
Don't tell him that! He'll be carving you in your stand alongside it next :o  ;)
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Offline madcrow

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #54 on: December 14, 2014, 10:20:53 pm »
That would take a big chunk of wood.

Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Bear Carving for a friend (few teaser pics added)
« Reply #55 on: December 15, 2014, 01:27:20 am »
Really beautiful work Rich. 
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Offline half eye

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Re: Bear Carving ( it's done for better or worse )
« Reply #56 on: December 16, 2014, 11:31:14 am »
First of all....thank you for the nice comments fellas I respect all of your opinions.

Well, she's all done and here are some pics. Sorry they aren't too good....got freezing rain and snow and pea-soup fog so had to shoot indoors. There are some general "overall" pics and some close-up detail pics too. Hope you like it, especially Mr. Hamblin.

PS: While I was doing the eagle I told you I like to add a little something to be discovered later and add some food for thought. On this carving I changed the "log" so that the "stump-end" was in the water and partially shield a stone head lying under water. It a real hunting point (miniture) knapped by Dan and the scale was just perfect for a "old lost spear point". Sort of like our ancestors and the bears' ancestors met at this place long ago.....or some such as that. The viewer can make up their own thoughts on it.

The "unofficial" title is ....."on the wind"..... thats what I had in mind when the Bear was placed as it is, sort of like he was already there and caught a whiff of something and is about to stand and turn.

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Re: Bear Carving ( it's done for better or worse )
« Reply #57 on: December 16, 2014, 11:32:36 am »
few more

Offline half eye

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Re: Bear Carving ( it's done for better or worse )
« Reply #58 on: December 16, 2014, 11:33:16 am »
one last close up

Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bear Carving ( it's done for better or worse )
« Reply #59 on: December 16, 2014, 12:01:46 pm »
Sweet, love the arrowhead in there