Grandpa's Old Boot! Amur cherry

Good job Roman

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Top notch carving. What an interesting subject!

-- Lee - Northern idaho~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green

Just absolutely unreal. You have an amazing talent. This boot is fantastic.

How much time do you have in a project like this?

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Really, really cool

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

Excellent work Roman!

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So realistic. SWEET !!!

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Time for this boot can be broken down as follows, blank preparation 15 minutes, rough carving to shape, 3 to 4 hours, sanding, revealing and detailing, 15 to 20 hours, sanding and finishing 5 to 10 hours (depending on the details incorporated).Equipment used, power carvers.

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Very nice work. One day I will be a great carver like you lol

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If this boot was from a foot passing thur, I would love to hear the stories form what looks like a rejuvenated but tired hunched over old soul.
Another classic Roman piece of wonderful art, well done friend
Pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Very nice.

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Beautiful job of carving, as usual. I love the warm look of cherry.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Grandpa had small feet. <grin> I really like what you did with the staining…. esp. the variation of color around the eyelets. Very cool looking boot!

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A fine lookin boot. Really nice

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Awesome.
I’m wondering what shoe polish would look like on wood….....seriously.
I would have liked to see the blank before you started to see if I could have seen a similar form prior to carving or if you just have an incredible imagination.
Well done.

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great work