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beavercraft review

beavercraft review

April 25, 2020

Best Hook Knives For Easy Spoon Carving The Flexcut FLEXKN52-BRK has a high-quality handle and a full tang, but its price and weight keep it out of the top three. The Mountain Elk Products Wood Carving Hook Knife comes with a stainless steel blade that holds its edge well, and since you can get it …

how to start relief power carving

how to start relief power carving

April 24, 2020

Tips for Whittling Wood RELIEF CARVING: To learn the art of wood carving, you’ll need some soft wood, a sharp knife, and several gouges to work with. Pick a wood that’s somewhat soft, like basswood, butternut, or white pine. Best power wood carving tools could be found here, personally I prefer dremel electric carving tools. …

Brook Trout wood carving projects

Brook Trout wood carving projects

April 11, 2020

The brook trout is a popular game fish with anglers, particularly fly fishers. Today, many anglers practice catch-and-release tactics to preserve remaining brook trout populations. Organizations such as Trout Unlimited have been in the forefront of efforts to institute air and water quality standards sufficient to protect the brook trout. In many parts of its …

Bald Eagle and Brook Trout 1999 wood carving

Bald Eagle and Brook Trout 1999 wood carving

April 11, 2020

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Spawning Sockeye Salmon 2003 wood carving

Spawning Sockeye Salmon 2003 wood carving

April 11, 2020
Roosterfish and Flying Fish 2004 carving project

Roosterfish and Flying Fish 2004 carving project

April 11, 2020

The roosterfish characterized by its spectacular rooster comb, is one of the worlds most exotic fish species. The first dorsal fin has seven spines that retract into a groove; it may have a signal function, or it may be used in maneuvering when attacking prey. It is a prized game fish, common in waters surrounding …

Marlin and Flying Fish 2009 wood carving

Marlin and Flying Fish 2009 wood carving

April 11, 2020
Weedy Seadragon 2015 wood carving project

Weedy Seadragon 2015 wood carving project

April 11, 2020

The Weedy Seadragon occurs from the central New South Wales coast around the south coast of Australia to south-western Western Australia.This superbly camouflaged fish usually occurs in kelp-covered rocky reefs at depths from about 3 m to 50 m. The leaf-shaped appendages and cryptic colouration of this species provide effective camouflage, allowing them to feed …

Brook Trout Rainbow Trout Yellow Perch 2002

Brook Trout Rainbow Trout Yellow Perch 2002

April 11, 2020

The brook trout is a popular game fish with anglers, particularly fly fishers. Today, many anglers practice catch-and-release tactics to preserve remaining brook trout populations. Organizations such as Trout Unlimited have been in the forefront of efforts to institute air and water quality standards sufficient to protect the brook trout. In many parts of its …

Spotfin Lionfish wood carving project 2005

Spotfin Lionfish wood carving project 2005

April 11, 2020

The spotfin lionfish is venomous and capable of delivering a painful injection from its pelvic, pectoral and dorsal fins. It is a tropical species that is found in the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific region, from depths of 5 metres to at least 40 metres, on rocky and coral reefs. Spotfin lionfish are captured and …

Atlantic Sailfish Juvenile African Pompano 2008

Atlantic Sailfish Juvenile African Pompano 2008

April 11, 2020

The Atlantic Sailfish gets it’s name from it’s spectacular dorsal fin and is often used to shepherd smaller fish near the surface, making them easy prey. The sailfish is known to be the fastest fish in the ocean; more than 110 kilometers per hour . The juvenile African Pompano is easily identified due to it’s …

Leafy Seadragon 2006 wood carving project

Leafy Seadragon 2006 wood carving project

April 11, 2020

Named after the dragons of Chinese mythology, leafy seadragons resemble a piece of drifting seaweed as they float along, and are covered with leaf-like appendages which serve as camouflage. Only the fluttering of tiny fins or the moving of independently swivelling eyes, reveal its presence. These creatures are found around southern and western Australia and …

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