Originally published in July, 2008 “I just knew it was going to happen. Santiago was picked up by the Border Patrol just west of El Paso while trying to smuggle over another dozen undocumented aliens. The Judge says if he can round up some dinero by next Friday he’ll release him under house arrest. -Since…
Month: March 2024
Santiago – Bottle Stopper
Originally published in July, 2008 “I carved this one yesterday at our weekly carving session down at the Community Center. I had started him as a demonstration piece during my short seminar at the Tulsa show. – His name is Santiago. He’s the worthless brother of Pancho who, when not running illegals across the border,…
Indian Bottle Stopper – Finished!
Originally published in July, 2008 “Finally got this warrior painted this morning. Turned out real well. I just love painting these guys. I have a habit of repeating beading patterns but thats okay. I tried to be a little more creative on his shirt by using a few other colors to make the buckskin a…
Indian Bottle Stopper
Originally published in July, 2008 “Here’s a new bottle stopper I just finish carving this morning. I’m doing a little extra on this one to hopefully cover for a mistake I made at a recent carving show. Seems when I came back to my table from the Whittling Contest I found that my wife had…
Carving A Small Cowboy Bust – Part 3
You’ve hopefully made it this far and now all that’s left is the painting. A simple work-shirt Blue and Red for the bandana. I used a toothpick to make the little Dot designs. For the hat it’s a color called Parchment but you can choose another if you’d like. The skin tones are made with…
Carving A Small Cowboy Bust – Part 2
In Part 2 we create the Bust of the figure and the Cowboy’s hat. Again, you can change the sizes if you want and use the photos to determine what the correct measurements should be for the various parts. Finally, those High School math and drafting classes pay off. Just be careful lopping poor Buckeye’s…
Carving a Small Cowboy Bust – Part 1
“Ready for the big dance, Buckeye’s got on his best bandana, some of that fancy toilet water that’s guaranteed to make the girls do a doubletake, and he even brushed his tooth! If this don’t work he’s thinking seriously about volunteering for line-camp duty as there’s no hope left!”-I originally posted this on the old…
Carving A Buffalo Skull
I originally published this back in 2015. But as I just received a request by a carver who was looking for the videos, and as I just came across the file while looking for something else, here are some photos and the associated videos. “Over the past couple of days I’ve been working on…
Getting To The Root Of The Problem
What an honor! The Dental office scene I completed a number of years ago has been donated to become a permanent part of the Woolaroc Museum here in Oklahoma by the collector. It will join my Gold Nugget Saloon, Medicine Show, Chuckwagon, and Stagecoach scenes already on display. To have my efforts displayed next to…
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Could I ask a favor? When I get through going through all the steps of organizing the photos and coming up with the words to explain each post, I always wonder just how it will be received by those subscribed or just viewing the result. The only way that can happen is if someone drops…