[Woodcarver] What ya carving!

[Joe Dillett]

Charlie wrote in part: The obvious question must be asked at this time. Is 
it all one piece?
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Hi Charlie,

It was all one piece but now I've got millions of them.

Yes the it was essentially one piece except for the lip in front of the tube 
light that  I glued in so the light bulbs couldn't be scene from the front. 
Even though I carved a trench for the tube light I couldn't get it deep 
enough without weakening the top so I attached a lip to hide the bulbs from 
the viewer.

Because some asked to see more of the carving I added a pic showing the 
front of the mantel with the whole scene. It's in the Webshots (link below) 
album titled Mantels.  In the back off to the left hanging on the wall is 
one of Ivan Whillock's carvings of the Risen Christ. On the right is an 
Aspen Log headboard for a king size bed that I'm about to carve some animals 
into.

In the same album I have a walnut sign done for the Emerald Isle Gallery by 
my apprentice Tina Stephens and I. I roughed it out with a lettering tip in 
the Rotozip and Tina did all the actual carving.

I added another walnut mantel in the texturing process showing my beginning 
sketch that the customer has approved. It is about 4-inches high carved to a 
depth of about 3 inches.

Thanks for looking and your nice comments.

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552

(815) 498-9290 phone
(815) 498-9249 fax
http://www.thecarvingshop.com [business web site]
http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column]
http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett
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