Believe it or not, here is a NEW carving I’ve been working on! And yes….it’s been a struggle to find the time to get this far! Springtime around here seems to be nothing but chores, and this year you can add close calls from a couple of Tornadoes into the mix! Thankfully, with the advent of…
Author: Lynn Doughty
I might be a little man in a big world but on our 30 acres I'm the one in charge when the wife's not around!
Iron Shirt – Finished!
Originally published on April 7, 2014 Here he is….all painted up and ready to make his debut! I had my doubts for a while as to whether he would turn out as nice as I originally planned but glad to say he made the grade. The colors really set him off and the feathers and…
Iron Shirt
Originally published on March 18, 2014 Here’s the beginning of a new Native American bust. The plan is to have him not only wearing a highly decorated coat but also a Conquistador’s breast armor underneath. Sounds interesting? I started the head this past Saturday while at a regional Carve-In we held down at the local…
Where’d He Go?
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.
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…