Nice work Pete. Tried my hand at carving years ago - wasn't very good. I could do a fair dovetail or mortise/tenon joint by hand - emphasis on 'fair' - but I'm not artistic at all. Still have a selection of Marples carving tools in my box but my fine woodworking days came and went. It's a great hobby or profession given the skills are there. I shared a shop for a while with a blacksmith who also carved. Had a neat piece in the shop that was him carving himself out of the log. The detail in your work reminds me of that.
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Ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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