Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

[Charlie E]

I'm always late to the party but I recently binged all the seasons of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul in a little over a month. Mike Ehrmantraut, a nice hit man , played by Jonathan Banks,  was probably my favorite character. I worked from a painting/drawing I found on Pinterest. 

Edited July 19, 2023 by Charlie E

[Scrappile]

Great, great job!!  First time I watched a show where I rooted for the bad guys for the 3/4's of the series... Had great acting, great writers, and you did a great job!

[Charlie E]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

Great, great job!!  First time I watched a show where I rooted for the bad guys for the 3/4's of the series... Had great acting, great writers, and you did a great job!

Thank you! Yeah it was hard not to pull for Mike. I mean aside from the fact that he was a murdering thief who worked for drug dealers, he was a stand up guy.

[Dak0ta52]

Wow, Charlie! Two bridges for the entire piece. You're flirting with danger!!! Great job, though. Very detailed work.

[Charlie E]

8 minutes ago, Dak0ta52 said:

Wow, Charlie! Two bridges for the entire piece. You're flirting with danger!!! Great job, though. Very detailed work.

Thanks Rodney. Definitely didn’t want to drop it. It actually cracked across the letter m on the bottom when I was sanding it. Thankfully an easy fix.

[Dak0ta52]

1 minute ago, Charlie E said:

Thanks Rodney. Definitely didn’t want to drop it. It actually cracked across the letter m on the bottom when I was sanding it. Thankfully an easy fix.

It looks like you used Red Oak. Even though I really like the grain of Red Oak, the problem with it splitting along the grain is ever present.

[Charlie E]

3 minutes ago, Dak0ta52 said:

It looks like you used Red Oak. Even though I really like the grain of Red Oak, the problem with it splitting along the grain is ever present.

Yes it is. This was probably partially cracked to start with. 

[Ron Johnson]

Very fine cutting Charlie. 

[Charlie E]

10 minutes ago, Ron Johnson said:

Very fine cutting Charlie. 

Thank you, Ron!

[MarieC]

Charlie, Amazing work as always.  Banks has been acting a long time.  I remember him in some movies I think as far back as the 1980's.  I haven't watched this latest show though.  Well done!

[Charlie E]

Thank you! He did a wonderful job in this series. Kind of a despicable character, but you couldn't help but like him.  

[JackJones]

I can’t tell you how impressed I am with your patterns. Your cutting is awesome as well. 

[daveww1]

awesome job

[Charlie E]

4 hours ago, JackJones said:

I can’t tell you how impressed I am with your patterns. Your cutting is awesome as well. 

Thank you, Jack! 

[Charlie E]

18 minutes ago, daveww1 said:

awesome job

Thanks!

[wombatie]

An awesome piece Charlie.  You are the master of portraits that's for sure.

Marg

[Charlie E]

9 hours ago, wombatie said:

An awesome piece Charlie.  You are the master of portraits that's for sure.

Marg

And you are the mistress of encouragement. Thank you so much!  

[heppnerguy]

You never cease to amaze me with all your pattern  making skills and the results you achieve in cutting your projects.

Dick

heppnerguy

[Charlie E]

3 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

You never cease to amaze me with all your pattern  making skills and the results you achieve in cutting your projects.

Dick

heppnerguy

Thank you so much, Dick! You're too kind.  

 

[Fish]

Very nice work. You always get so much detail in your work.   It’s always fun to see what you do next.  

[Charlie E]

1 hour ago, Fish said:

Very nice work. You always get so much detail in your work.   It’s always fun to see what you do next.  

Thank you so much! My portraits usually go from my saw, to taking a picture, to hanging on my shop wall, so I truly appreciate these nice words from you and others! I get joy from making them, but I really love hearing that other people enjoy them too. One of my favorites that I cut before I began making patterns is your Eric Clapton pattern. I'm still impressed at how lifelike you made the pattern.