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Old 07-03-2009, 11:46 PM   #1
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Thats a catalpa crotch he picked up. I don't know what he is making, but he is enjoying it...
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Chip off the old block
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Re: Action shot of my 9 year old son carving

MAN!!!

He's workin' hard that, Andy. Hope you have AC cranked up for him!!

Hope you post a pic of the final product!

Startin 'em young!!

Never could manage to get any of my girls interested in anything other than painting a board!

Thanks for sharing that priceless photo!

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Great photo.Show finished peice.Congrats on getting a youngan doing anything that doesn't use power.Tony
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Old 07-04-2009, 11:04 AM   #5
 
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Oh, he uses power also; loves the hanging motor rotary carver. But what boy can resist a mallet, or better yet a hatchet:



Working on a long bow stave.
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Andy, he will soon find that after a lot of beatin' and bangin', he has something to enjoy. What the wood will look like, well.......
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Hope he keeps it up. We need more young wood carvers around.

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That is a priceless picture Andy - I hope that one day I will have my grandchildren in the shop - doesn't matter what they make as long as they are having fun and learning -
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Hey,gotta go along with Phillip,These pics are priceless,You have to be one proud Papa.
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