Every carving project is always an interpretation of the subject being carved in partnership with the imagination and skill of carver working together in the carving process to create a carving that speaks for itself. Carving an Old Salt figure in multiple poses is to amplify the similar with the variations of posture poses so that each one is unique on their own and together in four interpretations there is a comparative variety of characteristics. The two variations are subtle facial features and the communication of the hands that individualizes each Old Salt.