>>5989 Hazel isn't the same as Hazel Pine. Hazel is a european tree. Still excellent for carving though... ...and Hazel nuts in the autumn :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corylus_avellana

Nice carving, JC, but that stitched gash isn't too pretty. Hazel pine a good choice for carving with the beautiful grain and coloring. It's called Red Gum here in the Americas. As for the other statement I made about the Olympics...got you mixed up with another friend on snaps.

>>5969 Keyrings £4, Earrings £8 :)

>>5969 watch out you, or I'll smack you with my Prince Albert spoon!

as earrings and keyrings! and the cost?? i'll take three bags. please send the bill to grim2623. ;)

>>5962 I'll get around to carving a fork at some point. I might try and get some chainmail first XD

Fantastic work! But can you carve some forks?! Or do you need to wear chain mail gloves for that! ;D

>>5947 goodgrief, this is some of my other work :)
http://www.merlins-bar.com/threads/862.html

>>5953 Not as bad as the last cut though XD

>>5946 Not a problem, We felled a large Beach tree a while back. The trunk should provide a suitably sized spoon for you :D

>>5947 The market isn't too bad. Sold a few last week. All proceedings go to the charity that got me making this stuff in the first place :D
As for the Olympics, I'm not involved. And as for my wife, she doesn't exist :(

>>5950 2 thumbs and 7.5 fingers XD (see photo)

Have many fingers are left after carving them this small?! :p

How's the market for this unique idea?
BTW..wern't you and your wife working the 2012 Olympics? How's that going?

Those are for midgets! I want a full size for my Prince Albert :P