"Mr. Met"

This guy took a little longer time for me. I had to take a trip and it cut into my "carving time." But, I just finished him and he is going home with a friend who is "ga-ga" over the Mets. He should really be happy! He has the plastic bobble head Mr. Met on his desk. Well, Mr. Bobble Head, you've got some competition!

Seeing that "Mr. Met" is over six feet tall in real life, my piece is a little taller also. Interestingly, my "Mr. Met" is just over six inches!

He didn't need very much coping so it was carving most of the way.

Just when you think you've got a piece that will "work up" fast, you don't realize the amount of detail some require.

Once I got him past the "roughing" stage, as they say, "the devil is in the details!"

...and this is what he looks like "dressed".....

This guy turned out to be a really fun character to carve... and kinda cute as well!