I'm grateful for the compliments lads. I really believe the secret if there is one, is in the sharpening. If the tool is not absolutely sharp, it tears and plows and the carving fails, or surely doesn't look like the vision we had when we began. A leather strop with aluminum oxide or french rouge is mandatory. Even the occasional lick on a buffing wheel will bring back that super thin sharp that makes things happen. I think we're a mutual admiration society here, because I love to look at everyone's accomplishments.