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I finally got around to using the banksia nuts my wife gave me a couple Christmases ago. I mixed in a little olivewood, maple and blackwood. I'm really happy with the one on the right, because I finally got it to click dealing with the wood when it gets really thin. The one that is second to the right was supposed to be a couple sections longer, but I was lucky enough to be able to finish the bottom after it broke. I was really surprised how much everyone like the snowman and it sounds like I will have to make a few next year.
Thanks for looking, Bob
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very very nice
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Nicely done! Only thing I'd change is I'd go lighter on the finials. On some of your ornaments, the finials kind of overwhelm the ornament. I like the snowman with the top hat.
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You did a very good job Bob I like them a lot.
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I agree, the first ones I tried are the chunkier ones and I wasn't too brave yet or they broke like that one I mentioned, so I had to do with it what I could. I'm still having a hard time going small though, I'm a bit heavy handed and don't sharpen as much as I should. One of these days I will set myself a dedicated sharpening station to make it more convenient to keep up on it better. The other thing is that I was resizing the photo with the WN picture adder and I don't think I got the proportions right, which may be making them look a little thicker.
Thanks for the comments all, Bob
