[Woodcarver] What's your woodcarving related New Year'sresolution?

[Donna Menke]

Joe- I think we should do whatever we feel like doing! So there.
I personally have dozens of unfinshed projects floating around here. Most of them just weren't coming out right and I lost interest in trying to fix them. One of these was that self-portrait I started in a class in 2001. (remember that link to the blog I did on the project: http://portraitcarving.blogspot.com/  ) Maybe I wasn't ready for that level of carving, or just didn't spend enough time with it- but it was bad. When I took it out a couple of months ago I knew what I needed to do- and so I did it. Now, it is ready for a final sanding and finish and it will be done. One reason for it not being completed yet is because I'd like to think of a way to incorporate this work into something more complete. As it is it is just a class project, and I'd like to turn it into a 'work of art'- or at least something prettier. I hope it doesn't take me another 7 years to do that.

Then maybe I'll tackle another 'failure'- if I want to, that is.
Heck- it is our hobby- we should do whatever floats our boat- right?!
Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book



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> From: Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.net>

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> 1.  Carve more.  Try to squeeze in an hour a day, at least.  

> (Have to finish the closets first).

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> 2.  Practice 

> faces.

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> 3.  Finish everything that I have started.

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> Tom 

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> N. Caldwell, 

> NJ

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> Hi Tom,

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> Good resolutions except maybe the last one. 

>  

> Maybe sometimes maybe an idea isn't working out and should be scraped? What 

> do you other carvers think?

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