Heres my latest wood carving

Cabin Wood carving - Woodcarving of a cabin and little boats
@Adoniah (7513)
United States
November 25, 2007 7:11pm CST
It was a gift to some folks who let me use there cabin for a couple of weeks.
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@urbandekay (18278)
26 Nov 07
Looks good to me all the best urban
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
28 Nov 07
Thanks!
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• United States
29 Nov 07
Your work is marvelous! I am envious of anyone who can do such intricate work.
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
29 Nov 07
Try it. It is not that hard. Use a picture from a coloring book and trace it onto a piece of wood. Outline it with a sharp blade and chip away with a chisel. If you mess up, pitch it and try again. No big deal!
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• Kiryat Ata, Israel
30 Dec 12
Thanks you for the tip. Do you use a simple knife to carve the wood ? What can you do if you only have branches ? Is there any way to process them into one big piece of wood to make big pieces of arts ?
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
28 Nov 07
These are great curvings out there Adoniah, I like work of Art though am not an Artist myself. A friend of mine makes a living doing just aret work and he lives a very comfortable life. Tourists are his best customers.
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
28 Nov 07
Thanks for your response
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
30 Nov 07
Photo of Swift Bear - image of Swift Bear teddy bear
I did a reply to your other discussion about woodcarving...that really is a beautiful piece. I love the "smell" of wood and working with wood too, which I did a bit in my college days. Is woodcarving hard to do? I do craftwork as well, but ones on a Native American theme, like dreamcatchers, Native styled teddy bears, suede pouches, jewelry and so forth Here's a picture of my little Swift Bear
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
30 Nov 07
He's cute. I never could sit still so to stay out of trouble even as a little kid I started working with my hands.
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
29 Nov 07
Wow your carving is really beautiful! That is one thing I have not tried to do. You are very creative!
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
29 Nov 07
Thanks, try carving with exato knives in soap and see if you like it. That way you have not spent a lot of money on supplies. It's a lot of fun!
@alamode (3071)
• United States
28 Nov 07
Beautiful! That is one handcraft I haven't done... yet! I've always wanted to carve, but with all the other sewing, needlework and papercrafting supplies I have, there is no room! I love seeing what other people do with their hands... so many of these talents and arts are being lost. We can either keep doing them to have examples of what handmade really means... or it will all just be old pictures on the internet, and no one in the future will actually know what it feels like to CREATE! You keep doing your part, I'll keep doing mine!LOL!
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
9 Jan 13
This is cool. Are you still doing things like this?
@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
30 Dec 12
I know this respond is a little late, but, I would like to create things from wood and I don't know anything about it. I remember someone had a simple wooden stick and he carved the stick until it got a figure of a hand with a fist and the left finger points forward. It took a lot of time and it looked so nice. Like a small sculpture. How can one start carving with wood ? I want to make a wooden mask like an warrior or something like that. I play a computer game with monsters and I get some inspiration to make some of the monsters with wood. I don't know how to start at all.
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
31 Dec 12
The best way to practice without spending a lot of money, is to get an exacto knife and a bar of soap and practice with these. I have taught a lot of folks to carve in soap. If you do not like it or decide not to do it, you can still take a bath and the knife is handy for lots of things...
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• Kiryat Ata, Israel
31 Dec 12
Thanks a lot, I will try carving with that knife. But, I will also need some wood pieces that are easy to carve. Do you know the kind of wood that is easy to carve ? Maybe I will also use some pulp and paper. It will be easy to design some shapes.
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
31 Dec 12
mask of death and rebirth - that's a monster from the game called Zomg from gaiaonline.com
Here is what I want to make