I have been carving only a month or so but am really enjoying it. Recently set up a carving area in my basement. Something I can do in the cold of winter and intense heat of the summer. Here are a couple of my first carvings...
A beginners boot project, A Mike Shipley pattern Snowman and a beginners Old World Santa project... still finishing the paint on it. Glad to see a carvers forum here. I like to make boxes and small turnings and such when I am out in the big shop.
Corey
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