[Woodcarver] Farewell carving for my son...

[Bill Judt]

Ralph:

For the lettering, I use regular mallet chisels and gouges in a  
variety of sizes and sweeps. No big deal. Usually this amount to  
about a dozen tools.

Bill

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On 27-Apr-06, at 12:59 PM, Ralph Scheffler wrote:


> Hi Bill -

>    The carving is beautiful.  What tool or tools do you use in your  

> lettering?  Is it the same tool for both the high and low relief  

> lettering? Again, beautiful work.

>

> Ralph Scheffler

> Subject: [Woodcarver] Farewell carving for my son...

>

>

>> Gentle Subscribers:

>>

>> I finally finished the farewell carving for my second son. He  

>> leaves  home in June to assume duties in the Canadian Forces as a  

>> junior  officer. Having just finished he training as an Electrical/ 

>> Mechanical  Engineer (EME) with a degree in Civil Engineering, he  

>> now owes  Canadian Forces five years of service. The truth be  

>> known, I think he  is a career soldier.

>>

>> He ships off to CFB Borden, in Ontario in June, to complete the  

>> last phase of his officer's training. We won't see him for 9  

>> months. Soon after, he will receive his first domestic posting.

>>

>> I chose Psalm 144 for him, seeing that this is called the  

>> Warrior's Psalm. In fact, this Psalm was written by King David,  

>> who, as anyone familiar with scriptures will know, was not only  

>> the king of Israel,  but a mighty warrior. As a youth he killed  

>> wild animals while  defending sheep. Later he slew the giant  

>> Goliath of the Philistines.  Later he was forced to live the life  

>> of a fugitive and a guerilla  warrior while King Saul sought his  

>> life. Finally, he ascended to the  throne and led Israel as King  

>> and Commander of all its armies,  actively fighting into middle age.

>>

>> With this in mind, the Psalm is written for the warrior by a  

>> warrior.  It has the ring of truth, having been borne of  

>> experience, and has  served to underpin the courage and commitment  

>> of soldiers for  thousands of years.

>>

>> You can view this carving, and read the witness of a warrior King  

>> by going to:

>> http://wwwoodcarver.com/ChristianCarvings2/ChristianCarvings2.html

>>

>> As always, I welcome your comments.

>>

>> Bill

>> List Owner