My name is Myles Nasby, im 17 and i havnt been carving for very long. These are a few pictures of my first stump bear. Any tips would be greatly aprechiated.

Thanks,
Myles Nasby

Like Father like Son, keep up the great work Myles !!!

Happy Safe Carving !!!

Don...

Looks like someone has a good teacher!

You are a fine carver already and I bet you develop a style of your own in no time. Looks better than any first bear that I have ever seen.

Bob

Looks like you busted the learning curve on the first try. Keep up the great work.

Looks great you'll be carving master pieces before long

It's funny that when I first saw that bear, which is terrific by the the way, I said to myself, "That looks like a Rick Nasby bear". Take that as a compliment. Great job.

Now yer one of" US"! hahaha, Doc

i said the very same thing ken,great job myles j.p.

Great job Myles, can't wait to see the one!

Myles, your off to a good start. I see your dads influence on your bear and I like your dads bears. I met your dad and Ingrid in Brown county a few years ago.

You did a great job! I like his expression.
Cindy E.

Myles, I know Dad only helped with 3 cuts.
Great job, I'm proud of you.

Wonderful effort Myles.

It's refreshing to see genuine thought and effort reflected here.

your doing great i like the bears mouth , the only part is you can use your carving saw to round your bears ears . draw them on first about an quarter inch cut deep then you can commit to cutting them out completely. other that that perfect bear im jealous

Inge is German and misinterpeted the comments that this bear looks like mine, and felt she had to defend Myles, aint that sweet. I've been trying to do Lynn Randalls stump bears for 4 or 5 years, since Ridgeway of 05 or 04. Nice of him to tell me I could. Thanks Lynn. So Rick N. bears are getting closer to being Lynn R. bears LOL...Thanks for all the nice comments on my student! Rick

Everyone, thank u for ur support and encouragment! it means alot coming from all u guys!

Don Winner and Jeff Pinney, it was great hearin from u and i hope to see yall again!..Buzz, thanks for the tips on the ears!

Chaz and Desiree, i cant wait for Chazfest!! lol i need to start runnin and liftin weights haha get some stamina goin on! lol its gonna be great seein u two again and meetin all the other carvers that are attending!

Thanks,
Myles Nasby

Myles, it's really nice to see your work! You did a great job and we're both very proud of you! Since we've had the pleasure of meeting you, we'd like to share with everyone how very impressed we are with you, young man. Myles is a very nice, respectful, personable young gentleman with a lot of different talents ... plays a mean guitar, rides cows and horses, and is just all around a great guy. We wish you the best and hope to see a lot more of your carvings ... you have to practice for Chazfest! LOL! Can't wait to see you and Inge again ... until then, carve safe!

Sawdustchaz
http://www.sawdustparadise.com

We're carving with your dad this weekend. He really is lost with out your help. Nice looking bear. See you later.