Blogger she-nanna-gins

For whatever reason, Blogger is not letting me respond to reader comments. So, thanks for reading, thanks for the kind words, and to Brad: the horses I carve are made from basswood, and sometimes butternut. Both are great woods for carving. They are relatively soft woods (though still hardwoods,) with straight, dense, grain. It's almost as easy to cut across the grain as it to cut with it. Hopefully Blogger will fix these issues with the comments.

Blogger issues

Like many others, I have been affected by the recent Blogger hilarity. I've lost a post, that post's comments, as well as some upcoming posts I was working on in my drafts folder. Looks like I'll just have to go back and start over.

Tex Mex Taco Dude (repost due to Blogger boo-boos)

My friend's restaurant, John's Tex Mex, held it's 5th annual Cinco de Mayo bash and I carved up a little present to help celebrate the occasion. I call it the Tex Mex Taco Dude.



This year's Cinco de Mayo party was held on Mother's Day, making it an "Ocho de Madre" party instead. As always, it was a blast. The beer was cheap, the food was free (and plentiful), and we were surrounded by good friends. Congrats on 5 years, John!



Check out last years Cinco de Mayo gift here!

Claddagh pin

So I decided to mend the broken carving. I sheared off the tip of a small sewing needle, then used it to reattach the broken piece. After a linseed oil soak I think it looks pretty good!

Only I didn't say fudge...

Why do carvings only break when they're almost done? Although this claddagh is no longer a "one piece carving," I am very tempted in this case to reattach the offending chip and call it macaroni. Frustrations aside, is a broken and glued carving still a whittlin? Or is it, being infected with a foreign adhesive, some lesser thing?