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Offline Henry H

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First attempt at carving
« on: October 19, 2014, 07:56:09 PM »
I'm not sure whether to thank or curse Brad Samples, but his lesson at the Waterfowl Festival at Reelfoot Lake got me twitching to try.  This was a walnut barrel that had a slight flaw by the lanyard groove, so I figured it would be a good one for #1.  It's a bit rough, but I'm pretty happy with it for my first go around.

Brad, BigB, Jason, Bear, and anyone else who carves, please offer criticism and feedback on what I need to improve.  That might start with photography lessons, I found it hard to get a good picture of this carving since the walnut was pretty dark.



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Offline David @ Mad Duck Game Calls

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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2014, 08:02:10 PM »
I think it looks GREAT! I tried carving once, ONCE. lol  :bigup:
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2014, 08:28:33 PM »
Looks like a good first attempt to me Henry! I need to find time to start one too while its still fresh on my mind.

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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2014, 08:55:11 PM »
Looks good, Henry! Now, go ahead and finish it up and send it on over for further inspection...
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2014, 06:38:36 AM »
Very well done, Henry.
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2014, 09:54:55 AM »
GULP....nice start right there sir

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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2014, 09:56:36 AM »
Looks like you're well on your way!  Great start!
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2014, 12:32:34 PM »
Thanks, guys!
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2014, 03:52:54 PM »
Good start, call looks good. They keep getting better the more you do..

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Offline Henry H

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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2014, 04:53:11 PM »
Quote from: Wes on October 20, 2014, 03:52:54 PM
Good start, call looks good. They keep getting better the more you do..

Wes

Thanks, Wes... that means a lot coming from you!
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2014, 09:32:51 PM »
Thats a great start sir! -Alan
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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2014, 10:12:07 PM »

Only thing wrong I see is that there needs to be more pics!!

Looking good Henry. Go a little deeper on the next one, but that one is a great start!



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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2014, 11:34:12 PM »
Henry, it's a great start.  Like Wes said, the more you do the more comfortable you will become. 

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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2014, 08:49:59 PM »
Henry,

That looks a lot better than my first one for sure!!  Brian is correct....work on getting depth progressively with each call and that will give you more ability to play around with contours and "poses" of whatever you are carving. 

As for the pics....more is better, and pick up a light booth on eBay if you don't already have one.

Good job buddy!  :gitrdone:

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Re: First attempt at carving
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2014, 06:29:23 AM »
Purdy darn good!! Way better than I can do Henry!! Keep that one around & check back on it in a few years for a progress report!!
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