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Wow, absolutely beautiful Jiggy! I love those birdies.

Hey, I served in Panama while in the Army, stationed at Ft. Clayton from 88' to 91'. I know the canal well, as a matter of fact, I met my wife while stationed there.

Thanks for showing your birds Jiggy, very cool.

What is your tool of choice of creating these works of art?

I'm so glad you liked them John.  I can't overstate how much power they have when given to someone who's really up against it.  I know personally of people who've taken them to their graves because they meant so much to them.  In answer to your question, I'm a knife guy and I have a considerable collection included a few I made myself.  At the end of the day though it's hard to beat a Morakniv #122 with a laminated Swedish steel blade.  You can get one for under $20.00 at ragweedforge.com or for about $26 and change on Amazon and I don't think you can buy a better blade for 5 times that amount.  I do confess to doing a little power carving when faced with a particularly hard wood or some recalcitrant grain and Frank Foust himself is a power carver.

Can you elaborate the cause or the targeted folks that these generally make it too? I am not sure if I understand the back story (if one) but it sounds like you are involved with a charity? Thanks Jiggy!

Jiggy, never mind, I just read the cover story on these boards at your gallery home page, this is a very special project you are involved in, thank you sir, all I can say is, great job, and what a great service.