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fantastic work.
Question, I had a friend who did this many years ago. He used a wood burning tool with special tips to burn each scale in. Is that how you do it?
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For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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Yup. I freeze the fish, do a "rubbing" with the side of a pencil, and make scale tips to match. Of course, after a while, you have enough sizes, you can just match them up. Brookies are a little different. Their scales are very small and soft. The best way I have found to do the scales on a Brookie is to carve a reverse image in the end of a brass rod, and gently press them in. That way, there is no hard edge. A much softer look. Either way, it's a great excuse for drinking. Tedious work.
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Great looking fish, but it sure does not look like Steelie to me.
He may be offended.
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Thought about that. It Is missing a few parts he (and most all guys) hold (pardon the pun)dear. It's actually a hen. Don't know if that makes it better or worse!
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What talent you have! Nice job!
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That is outstanding. I once knew a gentleman that did lifesized ducks. One would swear that you could see the feathers move in the wind.
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The fish was a hen, but had a lot of male characteristics. That is why my boy wanted a carving of it. Kind of an oddball.The Rosie O'Donnell of Steelhead.
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That's quite a Red stripe for a Hen, nice work..it's beautiful.
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Great work! It looks like a nice retirement hobby, one that I'd enjoy. Is there books you recommend? Tools?
Nice Arawana in the back aquarium too.
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The only thing missing is a fly in its mouth and a busted tippet dangling from it...
Very Nice work!
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That's not right at all. Where's the yellow shirt and the Savage 99?
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Eyes uncovered, still have to do fins and habitat. (stand). Gonna be pretty minimal. Walnut base with a few pieces carved to look like shale. Concentrating on the fish. Gonna be way up on a mantle anyway!
