[Woodcarver] How you chose your specialty

[Dave Andreychek]

Steve,

I belong to the Yorkarvers woodcarving club in PA, and I usually try to 
carve something that the other club members didn't get into yet.  When I 
joined 20+ years ago, it was primarily a bird / duck carving club, so I 
carved caricatures, until they got better than me.  Then I carved 
miniatures, until they got better than me.  Then golf balls until they 
got better than me.  Then miniatures and bottle stoppers until - well, 
you get the picture. I am now into relief carving and like it.  They 
don't appear to want to do this type of carving, so I'm safe for a while.

Here's a free plug for two book authors on the list:  I have 3 of Bill 
Judt's (including the Revelations CD) and 2 of Lora S. Irish's books all 
on relief carving.  These two authors have different styles of carving, 
but I could not have improved my carving skills to where they are now 
without their help.

Thanks for the good topic.

Dave
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