Leopard in oak - Adlington hall

[Bart]

hi bart! camilla told me you worked there today, i would have come and said hi but i had to leave. it looks like i'll be back next year to carve that other lump... ;-)

 

Ill try and pop over when you do that, was wondering what was going to happen with that other chunk

[geoff]

Thats a realy impressive carving,wow!

[simonorourke]

Nice profile, pose is brill' harder to carve but do you think its better than your Tatton Park piece?

 

I like this one better than the tatton park one, I don't quite know why, but its the piece i've enjoyed carving most from the whole year. I would have liked the wood to be larger diameter, I could have got a better join in the middle then, but I like it anyway.

btw I'll be running more courses next year, I'll do some specific ones like faces etc too. I know harry was interested in the face one, and mick was asking about the advanced. have a good christmas mate and love to all

[bob]

good one

how long did that take?

will the detail be lost as it weathers?

[simonorourke]

good one

how long did that take?

will the detail be lost as it weathers?

 

two short days. if they follow my instructions then it should last well. ie. a dose of clear wood preserver once a year. :-)

[Dave D]

fantastic work mate, nice one.

[TommyTreecarver]

I like this one better than the tatton park one, I don't quite know why, but its the piece i've enjoyed carving most from the whole year. I would have liked the wood to be larger diameter, I could have got a better join in the middle then, but I like it anyway.

btw I'll be running more courses next year, I'll do some specific ones like faces etc too. I know harry was interested in the face one, and mick was asking about the advanced. have a good christmas mate and love to all

 

OK Simon, will be very busy juggling the carving and felling work I have from now till April but let me know when Harry can do it and I will try and make it.

 

Seen a trailer for Tim Burtons Alice yetersday when I took the kids to see Avatar 3d looks amazing, so was Avatar!

 

All the best for 2010

 

Tommy & Family