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Hi Chuck,

I noticed the shelf and started a thread about it earlier. I wood never have guessed that you had carved that Bear-Holding-A-Salmon! Great job! I'll bet that carving something like that requires a lot of patience!

About your tables..........I am sorry to tell you that I see a serious flaw in them: They are not sitting in my parlor!:rolleyes:

Chuck,

I also did not realize at first that the bear on the shelf was carved. Great Job!!!! I took a carving class a couple of years ago and did some kind of shell carving using basswood, but it doesn't come close to your carving. Also when I built a Windsor rocker, the arms had to be hand carved and that was using oak which I found was much harder to work with compared to the basswood, Also want to give you "thumbs up" on your tables. Made the mistake of showing the picture of them to my wife and now she is suggesting that I build something like that. Again, great job!!

Thanks, guys, for your nice comments.--- 40 board feet made two tables with small pieces of scrap left over. The plan came out of the book from Woodworkers Journal, titled Craftsman Furniture Projects. http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/plans ... /5/86/1908
rkh2 - - Shh! Don't tell "her" I posted this.

The bear and the trout are both from basswood.

charlese wrote:.........The bear and the trout are both from basswood.

a1gutterman wrote:.......I wood never have guessed that you had carved that Bear-Holding-A-Salmon! Great job!......

Sorry Chuck,

I meant trout, not salmon.

Shoot! When those fish get big, there is not much difference! Hook jaw and all! But not being from the NW states, I couldn't carve a salmon from memory. A guy has to do from what he can remember. (almost!)