Thanks for the support, glad you like them. I carve in relative isolation so it is nice to hear the feedback.
The inlay is just a cut made on the tablesaw about 1/8" deep then filled with mahogany. These carvings usually take about 4 to 5 hours. Sometimes the finishing adds more time. These are mainly experiments to see how different things work so I am not real speed oriented like I would on a regular carving.
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