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Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:17 pm
by muskrat man
Well I have dismissed learning to whittle/carve (whichever term you prefer to apply) for a LONG time. These are some wood spirits I did over the weekend, the progress from my first one to my most recent one I did a couple hours ago from left to right. Everything was done with a pocket knife except for the hair, I used a V gouge for that for simplicitys sake. The first pic is my first 3 from willow that I did yesterday, the second pic are sycamore that I did today. They look more 2D in the pics than they do in person...... ::shrug::
Thanks for looking

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:26 pm
by gsmith7158
Very cool MM,you just can't hold that artistic ability in. :D

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:43 am
by big monk
Well done Kaleb !!!! ---- guess the fish must not be bitin' ?? if you whittilin' on them tree roots ?? ::shrug:: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:13 am
by muskrat man
I won't start fishin here for a couple months monk, no suitable ice this winter for any fishing :( . 60 degrees in February, in ohio! calling for 70 by frinday. fishin' may start sooner than normal if it keeps this up!

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:19 am
by FRJ
Very nice knife work, there, Kaleb. ::tu::

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:31 am
by TripleF
Very knice Kaleb!!

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:01 pm
by 1967redrider
You've got the talent! ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:08 pm
by XX Case XX
That looks pretty darn good to me... ::nod::

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Mike

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:14 pm
by btrwtr
MM you might have to give up knives now that you have that iron in the fire. They look great!

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:54 pm
by gsmith7158
Hey how about one of those carvings on a knife handle. Two birds with one stone and all that. ::hmm::

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:26 pm
by muskrat man
Thank you all for the comments

I have already been contemplating incorporating some carvings into knife handles G :wink:

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:09 pm
by stockman
Kaleb, Nice work. I think you have the talent for many things.

Harold

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:36 pm
by keithlong
Nice work, well done. You done been bit for sure.

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 5:12 pm
by SolWarrior
Excellent whittling there, Muskrat man! Very impressive! I've bought hiking sticks on the bay. Just plain ones in dogwood and hickory but they have other softer woods - spirit wood hiking staffs like in the first photo that go for higher prices. You could make yourself some money with that talent.

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:50 pm
by stagman
I still use that slingshot you carved for me maybe 9 yrs ago Kaleb
does not surprise me you are on your way in this hobby now ::nod::
good work

Will
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/clearcreekknives

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:19 pm
by Quick Steel
I especially like the bottom photo, the way the beard flows around the curve of the wood. ::tu::

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:15 pm
by orvet
Nice job Kaleb!
I bet you could make some cool carvings from some thick red fir bark!

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:40 am
by Captain O
Beautiful, Kaleb.

Re: Just what I needed, another hobby!

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 2:09 pm
by biglmbass
Great job. ::tu::