Saturday, February 16, 2008
What a great subject to carve! The book Lonesome Dove and it’s associated TV series is loaded with material and characters so rich in detail that just saying their names gives me a whiff of cattle herds and trail dust. I thought it would be neat to try and carve some of them and I can’t think of a better one to start with than Joshua Deets.
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In this piece I tried to capture all of his significant features. I decided to give him chaps as he does wear them in the series and I will still be able to show the quilted material that his pants were made of. He will be holding a lasso in the empty hand so it should make a pretty striking figure. Also, it’s kind of large, standing about 16″ not counting the base.
Hope you like him.
(Special Note: Check out the metal belt ends! I used copper in this case as it is much stronger than the wood some use. I burnt a slot beneath the buckle and glued them in place. They will last much longer than wood! The strap on the canteen is also metal.)
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