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Greg, it's good to hear from you brother. Thank you for the kind words. Those very same things are true of you. A true artist, woodsman and friend. Looking forward to seeing you too.

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Thank you so much! A comment like that means a great deal coming from another youtuber and sculptor.

Thanks Linda!

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@@CreationDust777 hi guys! How exciting about your book. Fiction? Nonfiction? I’d love to hear more. Most of my books are historical romance but I do have five historical mysteries in case that’s more your thing.

@@lindamatchett I think it might be categorized as christian inspirational

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Thank you, andThanks for subscribing. Im going to check out your channel today. I've always had a treasure hunt intrest. My wood finds, beach combing etc.

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Thanks! We've got a few longer ones to check out. Be blessed

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Thanks, by darker spots on the wood, I'm assuming you mean the bench seat. Those are knots. In this case pine knots. The seat is a 2 inch thick board that is basically a cross section of a tree, or log. The tree had branches that grew from its trunk, and these knots are where the branches attached to the tree trunk

@@CreationDust777 Thanks, the only reason why I asked is I was milling some post oak this weekend with a Alaskan mill and ran into some of the wood in the grain that has a real dark coloration and not the heartwood. Thought I saw some of that in the bear sculpture.

@@aarons3203 the other dark spot I noticed is due to using a wet "sticker" piece. I have a small portable bandsaw mill that I mill my own lumber with. When you stack freshly cut lumber to dry, the sticks, or spacer pieces laid in between the boards to create an airspace are called stickers. Technically you should use dry wood for the sticker pieces. When you use fresh cut, or wet wood it creates a stain on the wood, or dark spot. It's not offensive to me. I call it character. I'm not familiar with post oak. I mostly deal with red oak on my area. Turning logs into lumber is a very satisfying process.

This reminded me more of a coloration from metal being in the wood like a nail but, much bigger almost like somebody spilled black dye on it and tried to wipe it up!

Without seeing it, it's tough to weigh in on it. I don't know about post oak, but our red oak has a tendency to stain things black. When cutting up oak fire wood the chain on my saw will stain black. Sometimes the wood will discolor. I like wild variations in the wood coloration. Depending on the project the wood is used for it can make for interesting effects. What most mills consider top grade Lumber I often find boring. I like lots of knots, colors and rustic charachter.

I generally let them sit for a few years before carving. About when the bark is falling off is pretty good. The logs are so big that they won't dry out completely. There's always going to be some moisture content. The process of handling the wood throughout the carving process and the drying of the piece during that process is as important as using seasoned logs.

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Hi Adam, Thank you for subscribing. It helps the channel grow. As the channel grows my hope is to focus more on it. I have a few how to videos in mind. If there is anything I can do to help you on your carving journey feel free to reach out. You can also contact me through my email located in the about section on my channel