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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. |
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That is cool, very nice.
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those look great!! Wish I had skill like that.
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That is way cool!! You have a gift my friend.. :)
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God) ![]() Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. |
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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.
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as a diver, i can say that is the body language on a shark you want to avoid. fins down & arched back
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Nice job!
As for the finish, I suggest light stain, no clear coat...but I like to feel wood.
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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. |
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Nice work. I think a clear polyurethane finish would look great on that wood.
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well of course they should be done with fish oil.... har har har
in all seriousness.... teak oil |
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