I am being presumptious but i think its a great idea that your including details written on the screen as your going along with your project .For those of us that are hard of hearing at times .Thankyou .
Other than the Gothic boxwood prayer bead skull this is the best wooden skull I’ve seen, I love that polish you put on it. And those renaissance miniatures were made by aliens if you ask me, so we humble earthlings shouldn’t necessarily use them to measure our success. With hard woods there is a trade off, roughing out is difficult but then you are able to add more detail and use the luster to your advantage to draw the eye from the rougher low spots, and your tools don’t have to be as finicky with keenness and bevel angles to not tear the grain or leave it fuzzy.
I absolutely love it - beautiful wood grain and fantastic detail and workmanship. I collect skulls and would love to have a piece like yours in my collection
Looks amazing Jim. Totally agree about people not knowing how much work goes into small items. I think it's much harder and takes longer to make miniature items. Well done!
Thank you very much Paul. Yes and making a 15 minute video on something that took quite a few hours really does nothing to dispel that notion. Cheers Jim
and it looks great. I literally just did a skull carving on a hickory hatchet handle to see how easy it went b4 I carve into a piece of desert ironwood.
yes indeed. I've been making sure to wear breathing protection with either a standard little dust mask, or a charcoal filter style gas mask. for the sawdust the smaller mask seems to work fine. I certainly don't want breathing problems later in life.
Thank you very much. Difficult to say why skulls are fascinating, they are amazing structures, it must be something deep within us that draws us to them and they certainly have great significance in many cultures across the world. Cheers Jim
Loved your video and the finished skull was fantastic I a few netsuke skulls and yours would look great with my others looking forward to watch your next video
Thank you very much Graham. The foot pedal is very useful, the pedals are very cheap on eBay, just make sure you wire up the poles correctly. The pedal lead will work on other machines that do not have an NVR switch. Cheers Jim
I feel bad for laughing but finally someone who understands how irritating it is to work on that sort of hard and dense wood! I know very little about woodcarving in general but i've always wanted to try whittling and been dipping my toes into it slowly but surely. Amazing skull! Worth the annoyance, i'm sure :D
I'm making a skull out of a branch of crepe myrtle. I just left it as the branch was and just started carving. I know it's easier, by blocking it first, but it's starting to take shape. I have the mouth open, and I'm working with the natural cracks in the wood. I might fill them with UV blue glowing epoxy. My skull is just about the size of the one you did. I can't wait to get it finished. I'm going to open the cheekbone away from the Jawbone. I'm just hoping it don't break. I really enjoyed watching you carve yours, and I wish I had been able to do that with mine. But when I finish it I'll share mine with you, and maybe we can talk about woodcarving. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed it.
Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video. Your skull should come out great. One of my early miniature skulls I carved from a stick, the stick made a great handle to hold it whilst carving. I did consider hollowing out the cheek and zygomatic arch but decided not to mainly because I wanted it to be a tactile piece that people’s can pick up without risk of damage. I am just finishing a much more detailed skull carving at the moment, video coming very soon. Cheers Jim
@@JimsonMakes I will continue to watch you, and really enjoyed it. I understand, I hope mine won't get broken, but it for my brother, so when I'm no longer here. He'll have part of me. Only a Carver of small work would understand what that means. Thank you, and I can't wait to your next work. Blessings to you and your's, Mr. Overton
Hi that's absolutely gorgeous I also bought myself a dremel because I wanted to create gothic style ornaments out of African black wood which is my absolute favourite exotic wood but it blunts the bits really quickly
Thank you very much Layla. African Blackwood is in the same family as this Kingwood, I have done carvings in both woods and yes they are great at blunting tools. I can’t decide whether it is better to by less of the more expensive bits or just buy lots of cheap ones off eBay and accept that they will need throwing away. Tungsten carbide tools certainly fair better. The Saburrtooth burrs are good for roughing out, then perhaps finish with steel burrs. Many thanks for watching Cheers Jim
Very cool little piece. I am not much into hand carving so much, but that is a cool little skull. I am just trying to get my first lidded box completed. Its harder than I thought to get the lid to line up right.
Awesome work Jim. Im just getting into carving wood & also tagua nut & want to get some soapstone also. Im also starting cigar box guitars too. What a great hobby. Ive got the bug bad. Very inspiring work man. I love it.
@@JimsonMakes I saw the huge amount of time you put into this little hard wood miniature.. and you have patience and skills to do such a good little gem.. 😊
Your work is absolutely fabulous. I’m just getting started with power carving. Made furniture for 40 years. Took a bit ill. I just couldn’t give it up so I’m trying power carving. This was my first video I’ve seen of yours. I subscribed instantly. I have alerts set. I can’t wait for more. Take care my friend and thanks from Colorado.
@@JimsonMakes Seriously Jim, that is beautiful work. The detail and the polish is stunning. Sorry, my first comment didn't quite express my admiration for this work. I need to buy another 'dremel' type tool. I'm learning hand carving at the moment. Mainly using an H. Roselli Wootz knife and an Original Mora with the laminated steel for my carving work.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Check out my latest video, it is a very different more detailed skull carving. Cheers Jim
i absolutely love it! i'm completely obsessed with skulls. i've drawn, sketched, painted and sculpted maybe a million of them. i loved the attention to detail you put in. everyone tends to forget the little foramen, or they're too hard to put in. i loved that you tried to put in sutures too, even if they came out a bit like uniform zig zags instead of sketchy. i seriously love this little guy. i'd buy him in a heartbeat. as if i need more skulls for my collection, haha.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Yes I too am a bit of a skull fanatic, I have a fair collection going on. I am actually working on another more elaborate skull carving video at the moment. I agree on the sutures, I think at this scale I should have left them off. Cheers Jim
Thanks for watching, please check out my latest video for a much more detailed skull carving.
Can’t find latest skull
It is the next video on from this one and is called carving a Boxwood and Blackwood skull. It is a carving of a Cape Buffalo Skull
Would love to buy that as shifter knob....
Would you take a commission for a similar piece??
This is perfect!
I am being presumptious but i think its a great idea that your including details written on the screen as your going along with your project .For those of us that are hard of hearing at times .Thankyou .
Many thanks for watching , glad you like titles.
It looks fantastic! And you're right, people too often undervalue smaller pieces.
Thank you very much Ted, glad you like it.
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I am generally not a scull kind of guy but that is a downright beauty. The hardwood pays off in the quality of the finished piece.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment
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Other than the Gothic boxwood prayer bead skull this is the best wooden skull I’ve seen, I love that polish you put on it. And those renaissance miniatures were made by aliens if you ask me, so we humble earthlings shouldn’t necessarily use them to measure our success. With hard woods there is a trade off, roughing out is difficult but then you are able to add more detail and use the luster to your advantage to draw the eye from the rougher low spots, and your tools don’t have to be as finicky with keenness and bevel angles to not tear the grain or leave it fuzzy.
Thank you very much , I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment .
Ive learned alot just watching this one video.
Thank you
Thank you for watching, more woodcarving videos coming soon.
The skull is great! The video is phenomenal!
Thank you very much Pat, much appreciated.
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Jim
Perfect shifter knob! It would go for a pretty penny at a car show!
Thank you very much Steven
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You never cease to amaze - thanks for sharing Jim
Thank you very much, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
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Wow that's cool that wood look nice on top of a old walking stick
Thank you very much
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@@JimsonMakes your welcome can wait to see what else u make.(can u do a cat?)
This would make a nice shift knob great job
Thank you very much, yes would work well as a gear shift knob.
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Wish I had a fraction of your patience and skill, wonderful!
Thank you very much Mac, this one certainly tested my patience !
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Skull carving is the metalist thing I ever heard
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Really nice sculpt. Sweet skull. Forget bowls love skulls.
Thank you very much. I have got some more skull carving projects coming soon.
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I absolutely love it - beautiful wood grain and fantastic detail and workmanship. I collect skulls and would love to have a piece like yours in my collection
Thank you very much Indy. Glad you like it.
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Love the detail on that skull .
Thank you very much, I’ve done an even more detailed skull in my latest video.
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Stunning skull,really beautiful carved
Thank you very much Steve, glad you like it.
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That's a work of art, right there.
Thank you very much, much appreciated
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That is bloody beautiful I want one
Thank you
A great video and project Jim, thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much George
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What a beauty!!! You are a master
Thank you very much
Beautiful work! I’ve been wood carving for 30 years and I am very impressed.
Thank you very much and your words mean a lot to me coming from an experienced carver.
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Looks amazing Jim. Totally agree about people not knowing how much work goes into small items. I think it's much harder and takes longer to make miniature items.
Well done!
Thank you very much Paul. Yes and making a 15 minute video on something that took quite a few hours really does nothing to dispel that notion.
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Jim
and it looks great. I literally just did a skull carving on a hickory hatchet handle to see how easy it went b4 I carve into a piece of desert ironwood.
Thank you very much. Desert Ironwood will be challenging too, harder than hickory, be careful of the dust, some people are sensitive to it.
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Jim
yes indeed. I've been making sure to wear breathing protection with either a standard little dust mask, or a charcoal filter style gas mask. for the sawdust the smaller mask seems to work fine. I certainly don't want breathing problems later in life.
Looks amazing. That would make a great head to a walking stick. Thanks.
Thank you, yes it would make a great stick top and would develop a great patina with use.
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Jim,
Great patients and skill went into that skull. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Jim, much appreciated.
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nice grain in the wood and very interesting carving. I often wonder what the fascination is with skulls that so many have.
Thank you very much. Difficult to say why skulls are fascinating, they are amazing structures, it must be something deep within us that draws us to them and they certainly have great significance in many cultures across the world.
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Jim
“Like a fresh conker!” Awesome 👌🏻
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Would love to see this on top of a black walnut cane. Amazing work, well done.
Thank you very much
Great job you have a lot of patience, I collect netsuke and can hardly believe sometimes how people create these works of art, gorgeous.
Thank you very much
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awesome going to try this myself god bless u and urs thank u for this video
Thank you very much Penny, glad you liked it.
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Loved your video and the finished skull was fantastic I a few netsuke skulls and yours would look great with my others looking forward to watch your next video
Thank you very much!
Very nice I started doing skulls out of wood and antler and I really enjoy doing them but must say you have them mastered
Thank you very much Tom. There is something amazing about skulls, great for art.
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beautiful jim fantastic wook not a lover of skulls but yours is stunning thanx for sharing jim
Thank you very much Maggie, yes skulls are a bit of a love/hate thing but they are great to carve and draw.
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What a lovely color and grain to the wood. The skull looks amazing!
Thank you very much. Yes a very special piece of wood.
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Great art! The wood carving masterpiece can be dyed by hand-touching everyday! Naturally dying by owners!
Thank you very much . Yes natural patina from usage is always best.
@@JimsonMakes Exactly👍😄
You are soooo good and so patient as well 👍👍 love the little girl
Thank you very much
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Congratulations Jim.It's a piece of frozen time.Angel Ramos
Thank you very much, glad you like it.
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You are an amazingly talented man Jim. Its a pleasure to watch you work. I always learn from your videos. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you very much Gerald, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos.
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Awesome work .... love the tip of the foot peddle ... again, awesome job
Thank you very much Graham. The foot pedal is very useful, the pedals are very cheap on eBay, just make sure you wire up the poles correctly. The pedal lead will work on other machines that do not have an NVR switch.
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Jim
I feel bad for laughing but finally someone who understands how irritating it is to work on that sort of hard and dense wood! I know very little about woodcarving in general but i've always wanted to try whittling and been dipping my toes into it slowly but surely. Amazing skull! Worth the annoyance, i'm sure :D
Did I mention it was really hard 😂
Jim that is stunning
You are a true artist
Thank you
Thank you very much Graham, I appreciate your very kind words.
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Jim
Looks like E.T. with the paper :D nice job
yes it does rather
That would make a cool shift knob...👍
Thank you. Yes it would.
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Jim
I'm making a skull out of a branch of crepe myrtle. I just left it as the branch was and just started carving. I know it's easier, by blocking it first, but it's starting to take shape. I have the mouth open, and I'm working with the natural cracks in the wood. I might fill them with UV blue glowing epoxy.
My skull is just about the size of the one you did. I can't wait to get it finished. I'm going to open the cheekbone away from the Jawbone. I'm just hoping it don't break. I really enjoyed watching you carve yours, and I wish I had been able to do that with mine.
But when I finish it I'll share mine with you, and maybe we can talk about woodcarving.
Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed it.
Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video. Your skull should come out great. One of my early miniature skulls I carved from a stick, the stick made a great handle to hold it whilst carving. I did consider hollowing out the cheek and zygomatic arch but decided not to mainly because I wanted it to be a tactile piece that people’s can pick up without risk of damage. I am just finishing a much more detailed skull carving at the moment, video coming very soon.
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Jim
@@JimsonMakes I will continue to watch you, and really enjoyed it. I understand, I hope mine won't get broken, but it for my brother, so when I'm no longer here. He'll have part of me.
Only a Carver of small work would understand what that means.
Thank you, and I can't wait to your next work. Blessings to you and your's, Mr. Overton
Just beautiful.
Thank you very much Erich
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Hi that's absolutely gorgeous I also bought myself a dremel because I wanted to create gothic style ornaments out of African black wood which is my absolute favourite exotic wood but it blunts the bits really quickly
Are there any power tool bits that are good for working with African black wood?
Thank you very much Layla. African Blackwood is in the same family as this Kingwood, I have done carvings in both woods and yes they are great at blunting tools. I can’t decide whether it is better to by less of the more expensive bits or just buy lots of cheap ones off eBay and accept that they will need throwing away. Tungsten carbide tools certainly fair better. The Saburrtooth burrs are good for roughing out, then perhaps finish with steel burrs. Many thanks for watching
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Jim
I'd love a skull like this for my altar at home. As a Wiccan I have a skull or 3 on my altar at all times to honour my ancestors spirits
Many thanks Dawn, I may be selling a skull in my Etsy shop soon.
Great detail. Fantastic Job
Thank you very much
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Jim
Very cool little piece. I am not much into hand carving so much, but that is a cool little skull. I am just trying to get my first lidded box completed. Its harder than I thought to get the lid to line up right.
Thank you very much Stephen. Fitting lids to boxes is a tricky thing to do, very easy to overcut.
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Awesome work Jim. Im just getting into carving wood & also tagua nut & want to get some soapstone also. Im also starting cigar box guitars too. What a great hobby. Ive got the bug bad. Very inspiring work man. I love it.
Thank you very much, much appreciated. Yes carving is a fantastic hobby, I’ve got some Tagus nuts but have yet to carve them.
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Jim
Awesome work...wow the details
Thank you very much Todd
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never seen a man complain about his wood being so hard. - great video in time for Halloween.
Quite right I shouldn’t grumble and thanks for watching, glad you like it.
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lovely little piece
Thank you very much
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Jim
Great skull carving
Thank you very much
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Jim
I think that would make an excellent gear shifter
Thanks Dawn, yes I’ve had a few requests for one of those
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I was thinking the same thing.
LOVE it Jim!! That would look so good on a cane with some brass fittings. Nice work... Wow!
Thank you very much Sludgepump, yes I did think about that, probably would need to be a bit bigger though.
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beaautiful.,.,job greetings from argentina.,.,
Thank you very much, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
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Cute kid! Seems really smart!! I hope that you are teaching her how to carve!?😊😇
Thank you very much, I may teach her when she is a bit older, too easily distracted at the moment.
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Respect Jim.
Thank you very much Maggie
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Great video and super cool to watch the process. You should do some more scaled up skulls for shifting knobs for hot rods and stuff....
Thank you very much
That piece is stunning!!!!
Thank you
Great work Jim I love it, Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much
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Jim
That’s amazing and would look awesome on top of a cain!
Thank you very much Anthony
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Great work Jim, so good to see your other skills beyond turning and milliput. Some milliput eyes would be spooky.
Thank you very much Gary. I did think about making a couple of eyeballs for some of the end photos.
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Well done Jim looked as hard as nails but very nice finish 👏👏👏
Thank you very much Barry, yes very hard indeed.
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Wonderful job Jim. I love it and Netsuke carving in general. Detail in such small pieces, I think, shows a lot more skill than a lager piece.
Thank you very much Judith, yes I am a big fan of Netsuke too. I like small tactile pieces you can pick up and examine.
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incredible work thanks
Many thanks!
Absolutely beautiful art work
Thank you very much.
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Your a very talented chap Jim. Awesome job.
Thank you very much Derek, much appreciated.
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well done..perfect art.
Thank you very much
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Excelente!!! Uno de los mejores trabajos que he visto! saludos desde Argentina.
Muchas gracias y saludos desde Inglaterra.
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Gracias a vos por compartir lo que sabés! bendiciones para vos y tu familia. desde Bariloche. Argentina.
omg simply beautiful ... wow
Thank you very much, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
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@@JimsonMakes I saw the huge amount of time you put into this little hard wood miniature.. and you have patience and skills to do such a good little gem.. 😊
Your work is absolutely fabulous. I’m just getting started with power carving. Made furniture for 40 years. Took a bit ill. I just couldn’t give it up so I’m trying power carving. This was my first video I’ve seen of yours. I subscribed instantly. I have alerts set. I can’t wait for more. Take care my friend and thanks from Colorado.
Thank you very much Laurie, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and subscribe. Good luck with your power carving
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Another great video Jim, great looking skull, perhaps a couple of led lights for the eye sockets
Thank you very much Dave, perhaps lights next time !
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lovely , thanks for posting
Thank you very much Holly, much appreciated.
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Beautiful work. It would look very good on top of a walking stick.
, or fix a cork to the dots and use as a whiskey bottle top. 👍
Thank you very much, yes I did think about other uses, maybe next time.
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SPOOKY 💀
but bloody brilliant. That's craftmanship at it's finest.
😊💖🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
lovely little👱💖xxx
Thank you very much Jackie, much appreciated.
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Thanks for the amazing video, really needed to know how to make a skull (to make skull rings)
Thank you very much
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Beautiful work indeed 👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much Stu, much appreciated.
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That's super Jim.
Thank you very much Brendan.
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Absolutely fantastic work. 💀🖤
Thank you very much 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼, another skull carving coming soon hopefully
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Absolutely fantastic that look brilliant can't wait to see more like this 👍👍👍
Thank you very much Gavin, hopefully more woodcarving coming soon.
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FANTASTIC
Thank you very much
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Beautiful Jim.
Thank you very much Dawn
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WOW, very skillful, excellent work.
Thank you very much
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Fantastic job my friend
Many thanks
Love that skull.
Thank you very much Brad
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@@JimsonMakes Seriously Jim, that is beautiful work. The detail and the polish is stunning. Sorry, my first comment didn't quite express my admiration for this work. I need to buy another 'dremel' type tool. I'm learning hand carving at the moment. Mainly using an H. Roselli Wootz knife and an Original Mora with the laminated steel for my carving work.
Jim it is amazing. I love your little girl.
Thank you very much Kobie, Mia will be delighted.
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That some amazing work. I love how the skull turned out. Im a big fan of skulls.
Thank you very much Steven, yes you can’t beat skulls, they are great for art of all sorts.
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Stunning!
Thank you very much
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Amazing wood work
Thank you very much
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Love the 💀.beautiful piece.👍👍👍happy 🎃.
Thank you very much and a happy 🎃to you too.
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Highly impressed and grateful for it too mate. Cheers. : )
Thank you very much, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Check out my latest video, it is a very different more detailed skull carving.
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Nicely done!! Beautiful!!!!!
Thank you very much
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@@JimsonMakes you're welcome and cheers in return!
That looks awesome!
Thank you very much Max.
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i absolutely love it! i'm completely obsessed with skulls. i've drawn, sketched, painted and sculpted maybe a million of them. i loved the attention to detail you put in. everyone tends to forget the little foramen, or they're too hard to put in. i loved that you tried to put in sutures too, even if they came out a bit like uniform zig zags instead of sketchy.
i seriously love this little guy. i'd buy him in a heartbeat. as if i need more skulls for my collection, haha.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Yes I too am a bit of a skull fanatic, I have a fair collection going on. I am actually working on another more elaborate skull carving video at the moment. I agree on the sutures, I think at this scale I should have left them off.
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Beautiful!
Thank you very much Marilyn
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I kept thinking of the Dresden Files and Bob when I saw you working on it.
I will have to google that reference. Thank you very much for watching
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