@@MycoGreenz thank you I hadn't tried to swap them out yet but I will

@@SteveHoltArts it will just don't know when but it will I'm not worried

@@SteveHoltArts no worry's and I'm also have a problem of knowing when to stop but I'm getting better

@@SteveHoltArts glad the surgery went well I did cut the hands down but then my Dremel quit on me but as you've seen I did finish it and Monday I'll submit it to the homecoming art show in September

@@SuffolkSusie thank you

The only thing similar I can find is soapstone and alabaster sculptures and I can't afford to buy raw stone and have it shipped to me yet . There are people in India doing similar stone and they get anywhere from $300 to $1000 for a peace

I am not good at pricing because I have not sold any of my work in 18 years. Its an awesome piece! I hope it sells!

@@SteveHoltArts yeah last year just the first time selling anything sense the mid 90's and back then it was at farmers markets and fair's these art shows are a new trick this old dog needs to learn

Life is school and everything is a lesson. Live and learn is all we can do.😊

It was another slow day too many clouds couldn't run the electric as much as I wanted. I'm about to upload what I got done today let me know what you think about the hands if you would please.

Yeah this one is about 10 year old I have some brushes around here somewhere if I can find them and see if that works if not I still have my harbor freight rotary tool until I can get another one

Thanks 👍

I've been busy and haven't been watching KZbin much I hope your garden does well this year I know it will I'll probably binge watch your videos when it turns cold sorry there's just not enough time these days

Hi , I don't know if my mind is a safe place to be, but I thought I'd let people into my thought process. I'm not a very social person very quiet in fact I hope I can explain my thoughts as I go . Hope I don't mess up but if I do you'll see how I fix it

Thank you I'll probably do day to day progress videos on the next one it'll force me to do at least a little carving each day to get back into the mood we'll see

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Have you been doing any new peaces

Hopefully I can get a base of 70 different ones if they all sale it'll be $700 and have already sold a couple at $10 a peace I've started a pattern book I will replace tic mark them as they sale to keep track of what sales and what I'll rethink and replace . I need to find a place to sale though I live on my brother-in-law's property and he's not to keen on the traffic and I don't have the money to pay for a spot at a local farmers market but I'll figure it out

Thank you. The town I live in is small and I thought I'd try a yard sale $5 would be my bare minimum and if people seem to like them I'll raise my price but I can make 3-4 of them in an hour watching TV in the evenings if I plan ahead so with the initial investment of about $20 for wire and spray paint I'll gain more than I lose and my carvings take days to complete and will be priced in the $100's that my wire art and metal embossing will be my main sales when I reenter the local art market but it's been years the art world has changed but I'm going to give it a shot wish me luck I'll need it and thanks for watching and commenting

Thank you I've been having Internet trouble but now I think I have it fixed so be looking for a new video soon. As long as I don't get blown away with this Oklahoma spring weather

It will cut the dust down drastically and if you are outside which I recommend because of the mud splatter apply bug repellent and add dish soap to the water to combat mosquitoes

You are very welcome

It should have enough power just don't force it let the machine do the work. I suggest getting a flex shaft attachment if you use water as I do and remove the carving bits when not in use.

@@makingd.o.123 thanks for answering friend. I have the flexible shaft which is included with the machine. Yesterday I was cutting sheets of white stone (marmolina). It's the only time I've forced it, so to speak. I only managed to cut 4 and the machine failed. But tomorrow they will repair it. And thanks for your advice to remove the tips when not in use.

Doing fine just in a slump with all these storms and no sun. Hopefully I can get a video out this week or next

Thank you

I use stone I can find for free locally

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you for your comment.how much do you suggest I price these at my craft booth for this year's festival.

Yeah I use it on wood too

They say, little knowledge is dangerous. No one told me I couldn't. I just watched a couple of KZbin videos and decided to do it

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you should I do more like this or the day to day progress with tips and tricks I figure out

No problem the cinder blocks I use have ridge's on the end that helps in keeping the table in place you may have to clamp or glue something to accomplish the same thing if all you can find are flat ends the table itself is just some boards I had lying around screwed together the bottle a juice bottle it's a good size but anything the rope or bungee cord can grab hold off will work. Use what you have around you if you can no need to spend money if you can help it

I got mine at harbor freight. They're not the best but they work but there's a set I'd like to get I seen on Amazon for under $10 while looking up power carvers about the size as a regular pencil you can hit with a small hammer

@@makingd.o.123 are you doing ok? I haven't seen anything from you in a while. I hope you are well.

@@SteveHoltArts doing fine life has just been busy and now when I have time the weather threatening to get in the way but I'm close to finishing a new peace should be ready by the weekend it seems like no one is watching more than 3 minutes of my videos so this one is going to be a short fast-forward

@makingd.o.123 glad to hear that you are doing good. Don't get discouraged by the 3 minute thing. It takes time to build a big following and there will be more and more people like me who watch the whole video. I hear ya on being busy. My first project/video is still not done. It will be over an hour when I am done editing it.

So I should continue making progressional videos I know it will take a while to get a following but until then I need to find a way to make extra money and I'm searching for things I can make quicker than my rock carvings to sell at festivals but I'll sell them in my front yard to make enough for a 10 by 10 pop-up canopy, tables and tablecloths to make enough for all that and Booth space in my latest video I show a few ideas the eagle burning I'm going to trade on Facebook to family and friends for wood blanks to make more sense I don't have a credit card to order things on Amazon I can source locally any ideas would be appreciated though for fast things that might sell I can make I'm looking into metal embossing at the moment I have plenty of old barn wood laying around to back them with and I could sell them a lot cheaper than the rock carvings

Yep just finished lunch so it's time to get working on it

Thank you for subscribing, it hasn't shown on my in yet but that's KZbin for ya . Turn in for tomorrow's video for a verbal thank you. It will be probably a late evening upload.

You're very welcome, I'll check it out I think I subscribed to your channel if I didn't I'll do that now

Ok I'm subscribed now I'll be looking out for it, I'm uploading what I've gotten done now

Thank you I'm 55 now wish I had tried to develop it when I was younger

@makingd.o.123 im 41 and starting over after losing my job. Its never to late for art. I really like your style.

Yeah started carvings in 97 it helped me get through my father's death,my family thought they were pretty good so I started selling them at craft fair's. You see I had quit my job to take care of my father after his stroke and making and selling my carvings brought me out of the depression of losing him but couldn't make it living at it so I got a real job and quit carving for a while. I broke my legs at work in 2014 and it took me a year and a half to recover enough to work again in 2016 but during my recovery I started carving again, then c19 hit my boss decided to quit his business and my truck broke down my legs won't allow me to do manual labor jobs anymore I've tried. I was a stainless steel worker replacing equipment in food processing plants all across the country. So I started carving again and started my KZbin channel. I moved here at my sister's property to recover after I broke my legs and after her death my brother-in-law allows me to stay here and help on the farm as much as I can and keep him company and cook he'd burn a pot of water hopefully some day my KZbin channel might make me a little money but until then I get by selling my carvings I get better with each carving so if I find something that makes it easier to carve for me I'll pass it on through my channel

@makingd.o.123 im going to work hard on building my channel too. Im sorry you have been through so much. This last year has been really tough on my family and we could use a new start. I have been carving with a dremmel since I was a kid in the 90s, so we started carving around the same time. I carved teeth for a living for 15 years until I got layed off. I really appreciate you and your channel. I hope it grows fast.

@@SteveHoltArts I hope your channel grows fast as well.

Thank you for letting me know

Thank you just about ready to start on it again in a few minutes is there anything I can explain in one of my next videos

@makingd.o.123 i am curious to know what your favorite piece that you have made is. Also, what is your favorite bur to use for stone?

@@SteveHoltArts the face is my favorite so far. I don't have a favorite burr yet . Right now it's 1/8 diamond burr but I try them all to see what I can do with them

Thank you for watching I'll start working on it again in a hour or so is there anything I can show better in my today's video I haven't worked on it anymore then what I've already videoed still trying to learn how to edit let me know and I'll address it in one of my next video and I'll mention you by your KZbin name if that's okay

@makingd.o.123 im still learning how to edit too. Thanks for mentioning my channel!

@@SteveHoltArts no problem I'll probably mention you again at the start of my next carving to show you the burr I usually start with