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Thanks. Dogs are the best haha

I agree with the eyes, the photo had them blocked by his long muzzle fuzz and I wasn't able to portray that very well. I nee more practice haha Thanks, it was a fun challenge

I was asked to make a portrait of my dad's dog for my step mom. I'm no great figure carver but this was a first for me. I haven't don't many dogs, and this is the first from a photo. I had to make my own pattern and did heavy research into texturing. Painting is also not my steong suite but I think little Fozzie came out alright. Cheers

Thanks!

Thanks. It was fun to learn and do

I posted the inlayed panel of this bag but here is the finished piece. Black buffalo(I think, i bought it forever ago) metalic blue for the inlay. The wife is happy with it and as luck would have it, I found a strap to match the interior lining! Not perfect but came out ok I think

It was a little bit. Most of ot is prep work. A lot of skiving. The heart is inlayed into the blue which is inlayed into the bag front. Once it was skived and fit together It came together pretty quick Thanks. Challenging but I like the result

I'm making a bag for my wife. I showed her a picture of a bag aaron hizer at makers made and had to try it. The inlay design is what I'm taking from Aaron. The bag is a different pattern. It is my first attempt at inlay work too so, If anyone knows where to do better let me know. Cheers!

Thanks. I used a foam brush to apply a few coats of angelus satin finish and Buffed with a rag after it dried.

Made a few iterations and landed on this. It's for a k frame s&w for a friend. Critique welcome.

As a first go it looks function as l. However there are some safety design elements I'd recommend. First is your magazine release being covered, it shouldn't be. It cam potentially cause your magazine to be released when it shouldn't be. Second is grip clearance. You should strive for about an inch or so. This design looks like it's ok but something to keep in mind. Keep at it!

Thank you for the info. Based on that it isn't what I need. Thanks again for saving me time and money

It's listed for 950 also, which is why I'm tempted, also has video of it sewing on the post

I found this machine listed semi locally for a good(I think) price. But I'm completely ignorant and don't wanna be had. I'm hoping someone can tell me about it and let me know what I'm in for. It looks like an older adler 205-370 but I really don't know. Thanks in advance for the aid.

Thank you. It was a fun one @JLSleather coloring I am not good at. Idk what to do with it haha. I have peter main and stohlmans books on it and still cant figure it out quite right haha. I need to practice it more for sure

Something just clicked with this one haha. I know how you feel, all I can say is thank you and just keep practicing it'll fall into place @MarshalWill I'll keep that in mind thank you

Thanks, the pattern is not mine, i just carved it. I agree though. It is a very nice pattern for those reasons. That's going to be my next learning adventure, drawing patterns... terrifying!

Thsnks and Yes, it's available for download on his site now.

I spent 2 full (late) evenings on it. About 7 or 8 hours I think. I was deliberately trying to go slow. It's relatively small for me and I always rush steps and that's where i mess it up haha. I'm debating if I should antique it or not

This was a fun carving. This was done in one of jim linnel's classes on detail figure and floral carving. This piece made me realize the advancements I've made and I'm happy with it for a change. Hope you enjoy. It's 5x7 on 4/5 oz

Fantastic as always

Well, im no expert nor do I own either machine. But in my research I'd vote for the outlaw. It's has a cast iron housing instead of cast aluminum, Has all steel internal parts, and you can call or email the guy who created the machine Ryan Neel. It also has 3 more inches of throat clearance and boasts nearly identical sewing specs to the boss. For me it seems like a better built machine, at least where materials are concerned. My opinion only of course.

Me too haha

Figure carving finesse by al stohlman. Not much on insects except a couple pages. But it's a great book anyhow

I might be late to the game here, im no expert and not very good at figure carving yet bit I found this that may help illustrate some of chuck and sheilajeans points.you can see not everything is cut as chuck mentioned. A stylus or spoon was probably used for the veins and you can see the 3 segments of the body also.