my first try carving fish
 

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So my girl friends dad is a very well known duck carver on Chincoteague Island on the eastern shore of Virginia. I was stumped as to what get her dad and brother for Christmas. So I decided to carve them some fish out of some juniper I had laying around. The mako shark is for her dad and the sailfish is for her brother. I might even start carving these pieces to sell. They are not done yet,I need to add some more detail to them. What do you guys think I should use to finish them? Stain? Clear? I want some opinions.

That is cool, very nice.

those look great!! Wish I had skill like that.

That is way cool!! You have a gift my friend.. :)

The Mako shark has kinda taken the form of a great white!!! lol!!! I need to point that snout up a little. Im gonna be doing 2 bluemarlins today one for my dad and brother. I will take pics of the process.

as a diver, i can say that is the body language on a shark you want to avoid. fins down & arched back

looks great

Nice job!

As for the finish, I suggest light stain, no clear coat...but I like to feel wood.:laugh:

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Here the blue marlin I did today. I showed a picture of the marlins to my girlfriends dad and he about $hit his pants!!! He wants me to do like 5 pieces so he can put them in his decoy store. I'm gonna do a mahi and a striper tomorrow.

Nice work. I think a clear polyurethane finish would look great on that wood.

well of course they should be done with fish oil.... har har har


in all seriousness.... teak oil