Wood Spirits & Whittles
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HH, I have a good-sized neoplasm in my brain. Had a seizure one Monday night, woke up Thursday in a hospital I had been flown to. Taking Keppra, an anti-seizure med. It can have varied emotional effects- takes a while to adapt. My own fault- what I thought were just odd anxiety issues for years were actually what are called "focal seizures." They had been changing, I planned on (finally) asking my doc about it at my next checkup.... Turns out, my degree from the University of Google School of Medicine wasn't worth sh*t...
Dadgum it, I’m sure sorry to hear this. Is your prognosis, good?
They don’t seem to be in any hurry, FWIW. I’m told it’s benign. Another MRI in April. Who knows? I take my pills and live my life. ;-)
Uhhh I don’t know how you guys do it, I followed a video and ended up with some junk. Some of my cuts were perfect and then bam i would mess it up. I said some choice words and know when im in over my head but i am gona continue to carve, hope i learns some patience from it but this turned out horrible.
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Nothing wrong with that! Got to start somewhere! I like it! I’m glad you will stick with it! Its enjoyable no matter the turn out. I used to get frustrated as well but it kind of turn into a form of meditation as it required all my focus and life stresses were set aside.
Wow that’s a big difference, I hope I improve like you did. I like your carver and I’m gona have to get me some better tools.
Thanks! It’s a cool pocket carver slip joint made by flex cut. It carves well. Like @HillbillyHiker said its practice and repetition. Just enjoy the ride.
Looks pretty good to me.
Try thw photo tutorial in this old thread. It helped me.
Hey guys, did anyone catch Sara Barraclough on the International association of woodcarvers the other day?
I noticed she uses a mixture of boiled linseed oil and odorless paint thinner as a sealer before painting. I may give this a try. I usually just use blo, let dry then paint.
I noticed she uses a mixture of boiled linseed oil and odorless paint thinner as a sealer before painting. I may give this a try. I usually just use blo, let dry then paint.
Thank you.
I got in a book today and it helped me, sort of, I tried to give it eyebrow but looks sort of like a higher set of eyes
Nice! I have that same book but haven’t read it yetI got in a book today and it helped me, sort of, I tried to give it eyebrow but looks sort of like a higher set of eyes
I don’t think I have that particular book, but have many just like it. My favorite book is by Jack Price. He lived in a fairly small town not too far from me. I never got to meet him though.
Arlene posted this owl tonight.