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The carving subject called “The Fundamentalist” has been carved several times.   The August 20, 2008 posting offers a tutorial on carving a six inch tall Fundamentalist. In this posting the approach will be to offer several photographs as a visual study in the various stages in the carving of two Fundamentalist, twelve inches tall.  A visual study is to study each photograph by allowing the eye and mind to explore the carving progressions imagining the carving process.  Sometimes this is the best way for self discovery rather than having everything spelled out without reading between the lines. Read the rest of this entry »