Thread: New Member from Ontario Canada

Welcome Cliff, so hope you have found a nice resting place. Kick off with some pics. of your initial wood carvings.

Pull up a chair, grab a piece of linden and a sharp knife and sit a spell. there are some really great folks hanging out around here and for the most part...everyone plays nice!!

Originally Posted by tucker1931

Greetings
< SNIP >
I'm a 77 year old gent and just started carving 3 months ago
Cliff

G'Day Cliff,
Welcome aboard,

Hmmm A Gent eh?
Well, you might be a bit like a 'fish out of water' here, also;
we have Jokers, Wanna be Humorists, just plane Humorists,
Just plain Wanna-bees, [That's where I am ATM]
a real menagerie of sorts.
ALL good ones though

Not sure where everyone fits with regard to everyone else;
but Hey
Sure as Eggs,
you will fit in some where.

Please, ask away, and also show us some pictures.....NO!!! Not that sort of pictures

Welcome Cliff,

How good you've found this site. The internet is a truly wonderful thing most-times. I've only just joined this site too, out of a need to connect with other folk working in wood. I have no doubt that it'll provide me with all sorts of help when I need it, but perhaps equally as important a great sense of community......be it a little virtual.

And as for concerns about your carving, my feeling is don't be worried about the outcome, but enjoy the journey. For me there's nothing quite like getting into the 'flow' of the actual making. It makes the spirit soar. And when you find yourself revelling in such a place the outcome of the finished product is a knock-on of that. When we're doing what we're passionate about, great things happen. This is what it's all about!! So I'd like to say enjoy, and don't put up any images until you're fully ready to do so. Sometimes an audiance is a bit of a killer, eh?

But anyway Cliff, Welcome to you,

Clare.

Thank you all for taking a moment to say hello. Someone mentioned I put up a pic of my first carving, try as I may, I can't seem to make it work I'll try again on this post. Thanks again.
Cliff

Hi Cliff...Welcome ! The other forum will be back , soon as its fixed Dave

Posted pictures for Tucker, Cliff.





Over to you Tucker

Hey there Woody. thanks buddy, They definitely can use improvement, but like I said, these are my very first 2 carvings. I see the errors of my ways and shall continue to improve (I hope)
Cliff

Originally Posted by tucker1931

Hey there Woody. thanks buddy, They definitely can use improvement. Cliff

Crumbs Cliff,
They look fine to me,
I particularly like the 'brown trunk' man.

Wow! Your first carvings! They are great!

Donna

Welcome to this madhouse and its assorted menagerie of characters.

Like your carvings. They have rustic appeal.

looks good tuck
wood spirits are good starter carveing l enjoy doing them as well
so thats next on the drawing board

They look pretty good Cliff, keep at it, I too like wood spirits.
Jim

Many thanks to all that have posted, it's always nice to hear critiques I have a couple more to post hopefully later today Sunday 6:30 AM now, I'm still a little groggy.
Cliff