First go at carving

I would have called it Fat Cat

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It is Gorgeous!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice,great job…..shinju

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Considering it’s your first attempt at carving, I would say it’s pretty dang good. Fat Cat would wouldn’t be a bad name. On the next one you could put a big cigar in his mouth and a stack full of money in his hand. Seriously, I think that this carving shows a lot of imaginative creativity. Stay at it and I believe that you will do good with carving.

helluvawreck

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That looks awesome! The nut is a banksia pod. I would suggest carving in the little marks on his belly, and maybe the outline, to ensure people know who it is…

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Thanks for the smile your carving provided me! Excellent!

-- Kelly, woodworker under construction

Great job!

This is really good, especially for a first. Don’t worry about your work being good enough to post. Anything goes on as long as its woodworking. Welcome to LJ.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

very cute, very cool. thanks for posting your work it very good. welcome to LJs

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Love it! For the first time at carving and shaping you really gave him a lot of personality!

Great work!

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My neighbor Totoro. great movie, a little odd but I liked it. Vary nice carving I knew immediately what it was from the thumbnail pic.

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Did you use my body shape as inspiration?

Thanks for posting!
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I like that! Really cute. Good job on your first carving.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

You wife will most definitely love this Christmas gift. You have a good eye for carving and I hope to see future pieces you create.

Now that is just tooooooo cute!

Very well done for a first try.
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tip: In the future, use a landscape format photo for your first (main) view and it won’t get beheaded.

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