Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Had to make a quick trip to North Carolina on personnel business. Should be back to posting in a couple of days.
Month: June 2024
Patterns
I received a call yesterday evening from a new subscriber requesting where he could find patterns of carvings I’ve done. Although you can find certain patterns on the Youtube videos on my channel I thought I would attach a few of them to this post. He also mentioned that he was having trouble moving through…
Red Horse – Finished At Last!
Originally published on March 17, 2014 I gave this one it’s final touch-up this morning so he’s on his way to make a debut at the Kansas City show this coming weekend. He’s a tall one….topping out at approximately 24″. One thing I learned while doing this one…it’s a lot easier on my old eyes…
Red Horse – No Color Yet!
Finished up with the carving on this one this morning and have started adding all the details. Still have to flesh out the pipe -but once that’s done the carving should be pretty well finished. After that it’s on to the paint table and the real fun. I made his earrings out of brass…
Red Horse – Under Construction!
Originally published on March 4, 2014 Here’s the beginning of my next project. It’s will be quite a large carving…already testing the limits of my Band-saw not to mention my right arm! Excluding the head the body blank took an entire 4″ x10″x18″ block of that good Heineke wood. He will be holding a…
Just A Little Off The Top! – Finished!
Originally published on March 4, 2014 Disaster! Why me? I blame it on the cold weather or my not warming up the shop before applying the mirror as it cracked! You know what they say about breaking a mirror so I don’t know what the future of this piece will be but, so far, it’s…
Just A Little Off The Top!
Originally published in 2014 The carving part of this piece was finished up today with the installation of the mirror. Judy and I spent some time in the WalMart makeup section yesterday looking for a ladies compact that I could remove the mirror from to allow him to see his reflection. I think it’s pretty…