Ivy for whittling? - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T12:41:52Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/ivy-for-whittling?groupUrl=whittlingcarvingknives&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1537551&groupId=3181080%3AGroup%3A194562&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks, JJ.tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-14:3181080:Comment:15376462018-04-14T20:26:49.656ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
<p>Thanks, JJ.</p>
<p>Thanks, JJ.</p> It looks great, John.
I've be…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-14:3181080:Comment:15374932018-04-14T19:28:20.132ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>It looks great, John.</p>
<p>I've been known to tell folks they you've gotta know when to stop. Seems to me you've stopped at the right place.</p>
<p>It looks great, John.</p>
<p>I've been known to tell folks they you've gotta know when to stop. Seems to me you've stopped at the right place.</p> These last three photo's look…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-14:3181080:Comment:15375522018-04-14T17:48:14.500ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
<p>These last three photo's look somewhat worse, because I have been experimenting so much with this over the last week or so.</p>
<p>I have finished with it now, so onto something new!</p>
<p>These last three photo's look somewhat worse, because I have been experimenting so much with this over the last week or so.</p>
<p>I have finished with it now, so onto something new!</p> I have gone as far as I want…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-14:3181080:Comment:15375512018-04-14T17:44:55.406ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
<p>I have gone as far as I want to do with this as it is only a sketch, just to see if I could! …<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307633?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307633?profile=original" width="681"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307526?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307526?profile=original" width="681"></img></a></p>
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<p>I have gone as far as I want to do with this as it is only a sketch, just to see if I could! <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307633?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307633?profile=original" width="681" class="align-full"/></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307526?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2711307526?profile=original" width="681" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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A little more progress.tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-04-14:3181080:Comment:15373042018-04-14T17:29:51.166ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
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<p>A little more progress.</p>
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<p>A little more progress.</p> Thank you, Ron and Jan.tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-03-23:3181080:Comment:15345582018-03-23T17:07:15.009ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
<p>Thank you, Ron and Jan.</p>
<p>Thank you, Ron and Jan.</p> Yeah, Ivy! Who knew, right?…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-03-22:3181080:Comment:15345432018-03-22T22:57:35.366ZRon Cooperhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/RonCooper
<p>Yeah, Ivy! Who knew, right?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/ivy-for-whittling?groupUrl=whittlingcarvingknives&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1534540&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum#3181080Comment1534540"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I am so impressed not on;ly with the carving but with the material! Wish I had known, we spent the last 4 years chopping half an acre of ivy off…</p>
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<p>Yeah, Ivy! Who knew, right?<br/> <br/> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/ivy-for-whittling?groupUrl=whittlingcarvingknives&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1534540&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum#3181080Comment1534540"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I am so impressed not on;ly with the carving but with the material! Wish I had known, we spent the last 4 years chopping half an acre of ivy off trees!</p>
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</blockquote> I am so impressed not only wi…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-03-22:3181080:Comment:15345402018-03-22T22:53:48.884ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>I am so impressed not only with the carving but with the material! Wish I had known, we spent the last 4 years chopping half an acre of ivy off trees!</p>
<p>I am so impressed not only with the carving but with the material! Wish I had known, we spent the last 4 years chopping half an acre of ivy off trees!</p> Bravo! The crowd goes wild fo…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-03-22:3181080:Comment:15345332018-03-22T22:01:36.696ZRon Cooperhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/RonCooper
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bravo! The crowd goes wild for the hand with forearm carving!</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The applause is deafening! Brava! Bravo!…</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bravo! The crowd goes wild for the hand with forearm carving!</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The applause is deafening! Brava! Bravo! Bellissimo!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770475600?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770475600?profile=original" width="92" class="align-center"/></a>And, John, you can add me to the ranks of those expressing</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>their approval for your carving: <em>"Hand With Forearm."</em> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Granted, it may not make it into The Louvre.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>But, for my money, it's a darn fine effort nonetheless.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Now, you need only place a knife within the hand's grasp...</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>...and you will have a true masterpiece, my friend!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770359973?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770359973?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-center"/></a> </strong></span></p> If you've got a supply, John,…tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-03-22:3181080:Comment:15345302018-03-22T18:26:28.016ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>If you've got a supply, John, and you're pleased with the results, go for it. The second hand looks like it will do good.</p>
<p>If you've got a supply, John, and you're pleased with the results, go for it. The second hand looks like it will do good.</p>