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Originally Posted by little_tippler
20$ are you kidding me? That is way too cheap for the amount of work you have to put in. Don't sell yourself short there. I like the burned effect, makes it more unique!
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Yeah, price goes with location. I figured $20 for 5mins work was reasonable. The only people that pissed me off were ones that showed up and said "will you take $10 for it?" Look you don't like my work, don't buy it. Wasn't about the money.
Well, I stole the burning idea. Was driving home from fishing one day and had a flat on my boat trailer. The only wide spot in the road had a guy set up selling and carving bears. I changed the tire and watched him. When he finished a bear he went into his camper and brought out a propane torch and proceeded to burn the crap out of it. WTF! Originally I thought he wasn't happy with that particular piece. Nope, he burned the surface then took a wire brush to it. Looked totally different. So I went home and fired up the chainsaw and then my own torch. The result is what you see. I think that's one of the first pieces I burned, wasn't the last.
I found the fur on the bears didn't really make the grain of the wood stand out, but on a fish with a smooth surface the effect was dramatic. I'll have to see if my friend in Bay City can e-mail me a pix of the one I did for him.