Introducing myself

**Blinky Bill 2** · 14th March 2007, 03:27 PM

G'day
I'm a recent subscriber and looking forward to learning and sharing with the members of this forum. My name is John but I answer just as readily to my nickname of Blinky Bill. I like to imagine that I'm a woodcarver

but I am well aware that I have much to learn. I have been destroying wood since I was about 10 (had to have a reason for carrying a sharp pocket knife) but have never taken formal classes, and have relied on such books and magazines as I could beg, buy or borrow. My carving has been on and (mostly off> until retirement, but now I am getting back to it and enjoying it greatly. I carve "in the round" muck around with miniatures, and occasionally build ships in bottles, I've recently begun carving spirit faces in walking sticks whick I have made and find a great deal of satisfaction in them as do the friends that have received them. I don't have much to show as most items are given as gifts to friends and family, but I will try and upload some snaps of recent stuff that is still around. Comments and or criticism will be appreciated, just no laughing out loud ok?

One thing I would like to say, is that I am also a subscriber to http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ and think that the place at the front of the site especially for new members to introduce themselves is a great idea and would be worth considering for this site as well ???
Regards BB.

**Blinky Bill 2** · 14th March 2007, 07:41 PM

G'day again,
Here are 2 mini rocking horses I made for a friend in Canada to put in the 2 dollhouses that she made for her grandaughters.
that's a 5c. piece

The horse was made from a magazine pattern, originally named "Dynamite" she was renamed "Jesse" and given to a mate who owns a horse of that name

The wood spirit is in a 3inch diametre piece of silver birch and was my first attempt.....inspired by the excellent tutorial starring Collin Partridge in Woodcarving Illustrated...

I am a collector, and have a collection of miniature books....so naturally I needed somewhere to keep them. Built an 18 inch square "library to hold them, it closes like a small suit case, then I found that I needed furniture and other items to dress the library up a bit. Of course a library needs a reader.................

**Clinton1** · 14th March 2007, 08:28 PM

Excellent work Blinky, the minature library is great.

Welcome to the forum, and I look forward to seeing your other pieces.

**SPIRIT** · 14th March 2007, 08:47 PM

hi john and welcom, great carvings ,nice spirit face

whats on the go at the mo, love to see more photos
l also carve spirits its a good way to carve a face wothout that hard to do chin line

good chatting seeyu

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 14th March 2007, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Blinky Bill 2

The wood spirit is in a 3inch diametre piece of silver birch and was my first attempt.....inspired by the excellent tutorial starring Collin Partridge in Woodcarving Illustrated...

C'mon, tell the truth... you just lopped off the tree I planted my face in the last time I came off my Harley, dintcha!?

**Wongo** · 14th March 2007, 10:31 PM

Welcome John.

I too have built a rocking horse and a couple of model sailing ships, except mines are much larger.

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