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I moved a lot of wood tonight. And gave myself a nifty-looking bruise on my left forearm.

Tonight I formed the basic compound arc of the face. I mostly used a gouge and a mallet, which required holding down one end of the block while I whacked at the opposite end. Because of the way I’m set up to work, I couldn’t clamp the piece and ended up leaning on it with my left arm while driving the gouge with my right. I now have a 4” long, 2” wide bruise from the equal and opposite reaction. Art hurts.

I did get the arc formed, though, and that’s a big step. It’s now starting to look like a mask.

I’ve decided to go with “Bad Man” instead of “Good Man”. The biggest only difference between the two masks is the lips: “Good Man” has a larger, protruding upper lip and “Bad Man” has a large, hanging lower lip. I think the lower lip will make for a more interesting mask. So in addition to getting basic arc of the face formed, I got a big pile of wood removed from the lower lip, too.

Katie and I decided to go ahead and buy a digital camera this weekend, so I should be able post some pictures next week.