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Old August 25th 04, 01:07 AM
George G
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Default New biggining!

Hi Gang - Glad to see some newcomers joining in. This discussion group
has been going downhill for a long time. Maybe with new blood we can
recover. Responses have been slow coming. I must admit I'm one of the
biggest offenders. I see one of the responses came from Escondido. I
came up from San Diego 30 years ago to Oregon. Been doing some
decorative knives. Here is my latest "creation". Click below if
interested. Thank you-------George

http://community.webtv.net/orecartent/doc0

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Old August 25th 04, 05:58 AM
David Bennett
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Hi!
Thanks for the nice welcome. I love your knife. Very clever. The silver wrap
is a nice touch. Especially when it gains a patina. Do you use round wire to
wrap it?
Bridget
"George G" wrote in message
...
Hi Gang - Glad to see some newcomers joining in. This discussion group
has been going downhill for a long time. Maybe with new blood we can
recover. Responses have been slow coming. I must admit I'm one of the
biggest offenders. I see one of the responses came from Escondido. I
came up from San Diego 30 years ago to Oregon. Been doing some
decorative knives. Here is my latest "creation". Click below if
interested. Thank you-------George

http://community.webtv.net/orecartent/doc0



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Old August 25th 04, 04:04 PM
Richard L.
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Hi George, welcome to the group. ;)) I am like you , lurk allot.
Where in Oregon are you? Nice knife.
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WIZARD WOODWORKING
489 N. 32nd. St.
Springfield, Or .97478

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Old August 27th 04, 04:05 PM
mycroftt
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(George G) wrote in message ...
Hi Gang - Glad to see some newcomers joining in. This discussion group
has been going downhill for a long time. Maybe with new blood we can
recover.


I guess I'm one of the newcomers. I drop by a number of forums just
to read what everyone else has to say and to occasionally leave
comments of my own.

I think I've mentioned that I am more of a "whittler" than a "carver"
and I use the classical definitions: Shaping wood using knives is
"whittling". Shaping wood using chisels and gouges is "carving".
Shaping wood while wearing a beret is "sculpture". I whittle mostly
whimsies and hobo art like ball-in-a-cage, chains, various types of
swivel joints, etc. I've also just started doing some wood spirits.
I do this strictly as a hobby and I'm not on a mission to collect a
lot of pieces so I really take my time and try to do a good job. I'm
really an amateur in all senses of the word but I find whittling
relaxing and sort of rewarding when I produce a really nice piece. I
did a ball-in-a-ball, which is a ball in a round cage that came out
great - real tight fit with perfect straight edges on the cage -
that's my "bragging piece".

Like most folks at my level of skill and experience I use almost
exclusively basswood. I do just about all my work in hand using a
whittlers kife set with replaceable blades, but I think my next
purchase will be an artists sketch box (in wood of course) to hold my
knives so I can buy a few fixed blades and maybe a few gouges like a
veiner to do the hair on the wood spirits. Who knows - maybe I'll
just buy a beret too.

Best regards,

Mike
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Old August 28th 04, 05:31 AM
Fuddzy
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Hi Mycroft

good goal(s)............... and good luck

and get a spell checker

Fud


"mycroftt" wrote in message
om...
(George G) wrote in message

...
Hi Gang - Glad to see some newcomers joining in. This discussion group
has been going downhill for a long time. Maybe with new blood we can
recover.


I guess I'm one of the newcomers. I drop by a number of forums just
to read what everyone else has to say and to occasionally leave
comments of my own.

I think I've mentioned that I am more of a "whittler" than a "carver"
and I use the classical definitions: Shaping wood using knives is
"whittling". Shaping wood using chisels and gouges is "carving".
Shaping wood while wearing a beret is "sculpture". I whittle mostly
whimsies and hobo art like ball-in-a-cage, chains, various types of
swivel joints, etc. I've also just started doing some wood spirits.
I do this strictly as a hobby and I'm not on a mission to collect a
lot of pieces so I really take my time and try to do a good job. I'm
really an amateur in all senses of the word but I find whittling
relaxing and sort of rewarding when I produce a really nice piece. I
did a ball-in-a-ball, which is a ball in a round cage that came out
great - real tight fit with perfect straight edges on the cage -
that's my "bragging piece".

Like most folks at my level of skill and experience I use almost
exclusively basswood. I do just about all my work in hand using a
whittlers kife set with replaceable blades, but I think my next
purchase will be an artists sketch box (in wood of course) to hold my
knives so I can buy a few fixed blades and maybe a few gouges like a
veiner to do the hair on the wood spirits. Who knows - maybe I'll
just buy a beret too.

Best regards,

Mike



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Old August 30th 04, 02:30 PM
mycroftt
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"Fuddzy" wrote in message ...
Hi Mycroft

good goal(s)............... and good luck

and get a spell checker

Fud


Are you saying I misplet something? :^)
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Old September 5th 04, 08:43 PM
SmartAli437
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Really nice job, George!

"George G" wrote in message
...
Hi Gang - Glad to see some newcomers joining in. This discussion group
has been going downhill for a long time. Maybe with new blood we can
recover. Responses have been slow coming. I must admit I'm one of the
biggest offenders. I see one of the responses came from Escondido. I
came up from San Diego 30 years ago to Oregon. Been doing some
decorative knives. Here is my latest "creation". Click below if
interested. Thank you-------George

http://community.webtv.net/orecartent/doc0



 




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