[Woodcarver] New member, novice carver

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I love this group.  I have been reading and lurking for about a month and 
have gotten some great ideas.  I see many names I recognize from the 
woodcarving magazines, books, and websites.  I feel honored to read your 
words and insights on carving.

As all new carvers, I have many questions.  Most of them, I eventually 
answer from trial and error (more error).  My biggest problem is time and 
the desire to keep buying wood and tools rather than improve my work with 
practice.  I have Adult ADD so I work best when I have several projects 
going at the same time and switch often to the one I will work on next. 
Jumping around from one carving to another seems to give me time to let a 
design foment (I think that is the word) as I look at it while working on 
another carving so that when I come back to it, I see things that I didn't 
see before.

Looking at the carvings of others in this group, I am awed.  Along time ago, 
a Sunday School teacher told me that it is best not to envy the ablilities 
of others but to set their accomplishments as goals for my own creations. 
So I just wish to say that you have all set the bar very high.  I hope to 
rise to at least a modicum of success in bringing my visions to solid wood.

I just posted some photos of my carvings so far.  Thanks for being here.

http://www.picturetrail.com/arniewebster

Arnie Webster
Phoenix, AZ

No bandaids so far