Need a lil' help around here...

[Gunstock Jack]

Need a little help now and again, so I carved up this guy. He don't have a name yet...

Say, Pard, hand me that knife, will ya?

[jerryd6818]

Self portrait??

Maybe we should have a contest to name him. The winners prize, could be your undying gratitude.

In the form of one of those GECs you're always showing us.

[IMBand]

Barry - That is exceptional !!
Very nice job of lightly coloring some of his features, top shelf stuff.

(I had a hard time looking past the knife for the first few minutes...... )

IM

[Gunstock Jack]

Thanks IM! Jerry, you're right. He does look a little like me... especially with that firearm.

Here he is ready to ride shotgun:

[orvet]

Wow, nice work Barry!
Reminds me of Carvin’ Don’s rendering of Johnnie Fain a bit.
Excellent carving!

[carvin don]

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Not at carvin' you don't!!!! Great Job Barry, sure would like to stop by your place and sit and carve with you ...

Thanks for postin' this Wrangler

[Gunstock Jack]

That would be awesome, Don. If only it wasn't, what, 3,000 miles? DANG! Someday I will make it a point to come visit some of you boys back east.

I had some fun with this guy and only cut myself XXX times! Nice thing, though; those cuts from a sharp knife heal real quick! I bought one of them protective gloves, but seems like cheatin' to wear it.

[carvin don]

Shuks...I'd rather head out yer way! Beautiful country out there ... Maybe one day...

Yer right 'bout them cuts from a sharp tool...nice and clean! ... still can hurt, but clean and easier to stop the bleedin'.

I'm embarassed to say...but I wear one of them gloves when I'm carvin' in my home...especially when workin' on a real tegious place, like toes on a hillbilly...I've cut myself twice bad, both times carvin' with the grain, very small/shallow spot and popped the toe off and blade into forefinger funny thing is, even if I had had a glove on , it wouldn't stop a puncture, just a slice... I have learned to slow down.

Keep on carvin' and I look forward to your future works of art

[Gunsmoke47]

Excellent Barry! Simply excellent! The carvings you and Don do just blow me away!

[Gunstock Jack]

Thanks, Smokey!

[TripleF]

Magnificent! Great work. Great craft.

[Knife Nut]

Outstanding, Barry.

Paul

[Gunstock Jack]

Thanks, guys!