John, are you trying to tease us? The pictures did not load. :huh:
Edit, never mind, now seeing some pictures.
Edit, never mind, now seeing some pictures.
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I had to get another dozen out. I already had about 2 dozen made but decided to make some more. I made 3 out of birds eye maple. Decided to dye one of them and make a different handle. the handle is about 2" too long on this one. I think the fatter handles need to be shorter than my smaller round handles.
I think I did a good job on the handle for the non dyed one. I like that the narrow part away from the head is smaller than the narrow part near the head. The beads seem to go together well and most important, the middle doesn't look like a snake with a full belly. I tried making more of an exaggerated ogee shape once and it looked like a snake who had just eaten a frog. Not going to do that again. Now I try for an over all gentle curve from one end to the other.
I think I did a good job on the handle for the non dyed one. I like that the narrow part away from the head is smaller than the narrow part near the head. The beads seem to go together well and most important, the middle doesn't look like a snake with a full belly. I tried making more of an exaggerated ogee shape once and it looked like a snake who had just eaten a frog. Not going to do that again. Now I try for an over all gentle curve from one end to the other.
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My preference is always the blended lines like this one, rather than crisp, unless there's a pattern involved, then I want really crisp lines. Just my thoughts, I'll wait to see them "side by side" to make a final judgement though.
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