Month: December 2022

Well, I started out hoping to find a way to create these videos on my own so I could relieve Judy of the chore of holding the camera.  Unfortunately, that idea didn’t work out.  So, we’re back to her holding the camera and trying to keep up with me.  Sorry Sweetie! As I’ve mentioned before,…

Here’s a little slideshow of a carving I did quite some time ago back before we started making videos.  The head of the figure was already carved but it will show how the bust body was completed, painted and mounted.   “Bitter Creek” Newcomb was a member of the Dalton gang but was lucky enough to…

I have a few extra heads setting around on the workbench so I thought I would do a new, larger than normal, bottle stopper.  It’s nothing really out of the normal stopper but the character’s braids required a taller bottle than the short mounts I normally use.  Anyway, it should turn out nice once it…

Three or four years ago I first saw some figures carved by a Mr. Peter Ekback, who lives in Lapland, Sweden, on the Character Carvers Face Book Page.   I was totally astounded by the creativity, cleverness, and overall appeal of his creations.  Some might call his techniques a little crude but I call them fantastic! …