[Woodcarver] Help

[Jeff Pretz]

Thanks for the ideas Maura, helping others seems to be a great way to do a lot of revitalization!
Jeff Pretz
jefpretz at ptd.net 
Lancaster County WoodCarvers
www.lancarvers.com  
http://mycarvingclub.com/JeffPretz
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  Hi Alex,  I can sympathize with your carving slump. There was a time when I was almost obsessive with my carving.  Now I give thanks for commissions, seems nothing motivates like money sometimes. When I have really been stalled, there are three things I found would get me back into it.  One was to clean my shop. Seems I just can't stand it when its just too organized. Another was to sharpen and/or hone all of my chisels. Theres just something about a wonderfully sharp tool that begs to be used. But the best motivator that I ever found was to help another carver along.  Perhaps theres a youngster around who would like a few lessons or a bunch of seniors who you could volunteer to teach a small class for.

  As for pictures, I just bought a new Nikon and the difference in my pictures is amazing.  I also thank god for digital cameras.  I often take up to 20 pics of the same thing, changing the lighting, changing positions, changing backgrounds. Then load all the pics into my pc and pick out the best one or two.

  Maura
  www.Carvinginnyc.com




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