This large "opus" has been in the works literally for months. It started out as what should have been a small carving. But, because the wood was so blasted hard (hard basswood!?), I did the initial carving with a power carver and it turned into something about twice as large as I anticipated.
To finish it, I've had to cut a place in a larger "piece" of wood and insert the original carving into it -- easier said than done. Believe me, there have been a few times when I was ready to throw this beast into the fireplace and burn it up! But, I've been to lazy to carry it into the living room, so I have just been tossing it to the side and picking it back up again after I have finished another project.
Well, here's what it looks like after the color---
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