Mel Nelson's
WOODCARVINGS
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The Skier |
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| More Santas | The Yankees- (not the same as the '27 Yankees) | |
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Still another Santa |
Humming Bird | |
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| Another Santa............ |
.....with a shotgun and dead duck! |
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| Slim | Mel | |
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Visitors invariably always asked, " How long does it take to carve one of these projects?" He never could answer that question as he never kept track. | |
| "Tough Luck, You're buying" | ||
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THE NEXT FEW PAGES show some of the things he did before carving, but right after retirement. He did chalk drawings, ceramics, and made furniture. | |
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NOT the same cowgirl as on page 5 or Wyatt Earp on page 3--DIFFERENT hats! |
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| His first try at chalk drawing, someone ruined by wiping it with their hand. This is his second. |
Garfield Wind chimes |
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| He made another of these with pine needle hat and each needle was there! |
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