KevinMc
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Christmas and practicing using tools
Penpal
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Flea markets in France must be fun, I would head also to Vintiquing. Do you go to the small or much publicised City markets?
Peter.
Peter.
Looks like your tool skills are coming along nicely Kevin.
wm460
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Well done Kevin, the little bloke in the front would make a nice bottle stopper.
Pierre
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Uh Oh competition 
KevinMc
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Well we used to have a house in France and there was a mix of large town fairs and small village fairs.
The turned items are great some very simple and some more complicated I ah e them all over now as inspiration as to what can be achieved...but they were only a few euros none of the prices reflected the work that had gone into making them.
Kevin
Pierre
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I made a half serious comment earlier on and meant it since fairly obviously your pieces are improving significantly.
I came back to it again because something struck me.... If you remove the 'Trees' and concentrate on the big snowman there is a correct proportion (as Derek said you used pine which is a difficult wood) but looking at the hat, the shape is really nice because you have got both the shape of the top hat and also the 'Comical' shape in the curve of the upright face of the top hat. Also the head to body is essentially right; I say 'essentially' because the head could have been marginally smaller but that is my aesthetics speaking and not yours or someone else's. And finally, I like the foot because it gives the impression of feet which helps to 'humanise' it.
If you happen to be passing in the SW France near Cahors, let me know and I have a load of wood which I can offer you free so as you can add to your repertoire.
Develop those snowmen for the Christmas markets (probably in Beech or ash) perhaps with candles in their hats or earrings around their top hat brims, turn the top hat into a box lid with the body holding toothpicks etc.
I came back to it again because something struck me.... If you remove the 'Trees' and concentrate on the big snowman there is a correct proportion (as Derek said you used pine which is a difficult wood) but looking at the hat, the shape is really nice because you have got both the shape of the top hat and also the 'Comical' shape in the curve of the upright face of the top hat. Also the head to body is essentially right; I say 'essentially' because the head could have been marginally smaller but that is my aesthetics speaking and not yours or someone else's. And finally, I like the foot because it gives the impression of feet which helps to 'humanise' it.
If you happen to be passing in the SW France near Cahors, let me know and I have a load of wood which I can offer you free so as you can add to your repertoire.
Develop those snowmen for the Christmas markets (probably in Beech or ash) perhaps with candles in their hats or earrings around their top hat brims, turn the top hat into a box lid with the body holding toothpicks etc.
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You are making good progress Kevin & if you can turn pine then you're well on the road to improving your skill levels.