Carving a new subject is always a challenge that leads down the learning path that makes the challenge a worthwhile endeavor.  The fact of the matter is that every carving project whether a familiar subject or a new subject is always a learning experience both of the subject and of the actual process of the carving technique.  A recent commission carving of the subject of a Samurai Shogun Warrior offered the opportunity to learn from the challenge of a new subject.

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