
16/08/2025
LOOK WHAT JUST SHOWED UP AT THE FISH CAMP!! A while back Sue and I were looking at a couple of Laurel trees and we started to talk about making a bench using these trees that were trying to fall down but had not succeeded. Then Sue left and I started to think to myself that maybe a Marlin carved into one of the trees might look pretty great! I do this a lot when I am alone. I foolishly thought that I could do this woodcarving job myself. Then I met Jose' and Kadir who live in the fishing port south of David, Panama. This father/son team do some of the best wood carving I have ever seen. I got HOOKED on this one, which is the first, but not the last carving for Reel Inn in Panama. Note the fine craftsmanship in each and every fish, and the paint job finished this sculpture off in almost iridescent colors!!
Oh yeah the bench is still a work in progress, but soon to be unveiled with the help of these two Artists!!