tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775756370228803474.post1939320333999741854..comments2024-01-03T05:50:36.369-06:00Comments on BEGINNERS CARVING CORNER AND BEYOND: Wood Carvings In Scenes (Mixed Media)Tom Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463033824387830517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775756370228803474.post-5036388415504095632016-01-25T19:51:03.760-06:002016-01-25T19:51:03.760-06:00Doug,
Thanks for taking the time to check out the...Doug,<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to check out the blog. And thanks for such nice comments. Your words and thoughts about leaving hand crafted items for family are especially meaningful. I don't have a lot of such items, but the ones I do have I would never part with. I think that leaving special hand made items for family is an important activity. Carved items can fill that bill. Thanks again.<br /><br />Tom HindesTom Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463033824387830517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775756370228803474.post-33412358451628878262016-01-25T15:50:07.278-06:002016-01-25T15:50:07.278-06:00 I found your blog over the weekend. I went bac... I found your blog over the weekend. I went back to the post from 2009 forward to the current post. As a beginner, I wish that I had found this blog about six months ago. Many questions have been answered, thank you. I lost my father a little over a year ago and we lost my mother a few years ago. The items hand crafted by them are the items my sister and I cherish the most. I look forward to creating items that can be passed down also. <br /> Thank you for carrying on the torch for your friend. I am sorry for your loss, but I can see a legacy that has been left. I have read many books and many different opinions on blades. I started with a huge 2 inch block as my first project. Mistake for sure. My best carvings come from just a pocket knife and a piece of a cedar branch carved in a deer stand waiting on a deer to come out. Carve look up, repeat. The 1/2 to 3/4 basswood square sticks will be with me next season for sure. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and patterns. I look forward to attempting to do many of them. <br /> With respect, Doug DougTxManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718936741476487905noreply@blogger.com