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I gotta ask - who's your pop? Maybe I know him. :) That's all stellar work. You've got a great artistic eye. Thank you for posting these! You probably don't. 99% of his work is fully functional hunting knives and cutlery. Art knives aren't his thing. I had to talk him into these, and he ended up ha...

Here's a knife that I did out of deer antler. (The knife work itself is by my pop, who does it for a living. The handle is my work.) Yes, it's still for sale. PM me if you're curious. Click the link. Pic is too big to inflict on this page. http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/271/e/d/Ribbons_and_S...

Considering the number of spirals you managed to get on the pipe, they all look very neat - you must have a helluva steady hand. Nicely done. I do, but I also have a nice flexshaft with very little vibration and good sharp burrs. I can't recommend a better machine than a Foredom. I used to carve wi...

Any chance that you would let someone from Mooresville stop in the next time she's up that way? I'd love to see the wood in person before buying.
LJ

Not sure who actually manufactures it, but there's one styled like a cheap disposable - clear colored plastic, butane, except it's refillable and has a tip that you can adjust the angle of. Mine's got "Sidekick" stamped on the metal at the top. Seems pretty reliable so far- had it about 3 ...

BeatusLiebowitz wrote:Very nice carving! Kind of 'fey'...

Thanks!
The spirals are loosely inspired by the spirals on the kerbstones at Newgrange, so it's no surprise that it looks a little "fey".

LJ

Wow! Fantastic carving, How was that done? I use a Foredom flexshaft with tiny little steel dental burrs, 3M flexible sanding pads in 6 different grits, natural beeswax and a muslin buff on a 3" wheel. If you like, you can look at more of my carving work at: www.dreamingdragondesign.deviantart...

I think the carving is really beautiful and excellently done. You could improve the look a great deal with a couple hours hand work on the stem with sandpaper. bob I've been a bit scared to touch it. The stem is as I bought it right now, no changes. I do like the shape of the stem, and it smokes ve...

Before you look at the photos, bear this in mind: I didn't cut the shape, the stem, etc. I bought a cute but very plain little pearwood pipe, at very low $$ from a tobacco shop. It had a really strangely colored golden stain/finish when I got it, so the color you see here was a surprise for me when ...