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…
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!
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…
Comments/Feedback!!!
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…
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt always seemed to me to be an excellent character to make a caricature of, especially in his role as a Rough Rider. After searching through all the available photos on the web I found the one I posted in the gallery that I’m using as a guide.–I made the glasses by first making…
Tequila Sunrise
Not much to say about this fella other than he evidently had a good time the night before. He’s mounted on a piece of Texas Caprock Judy and I picked up out in west Texas out riding our horses. Makes a really nice mounting detail. Hope you like him. Comments welcome.
The Buffalo Soldier
I’ve always been fasinated by the Buffalo Soldiers, probably because they were headquarted just up the road from us in Fort Scott, Kansas. They patrolled the military highway between there, Fort Gibson, Ok, and Fort Smith, Arkansas. Just maybe they rode right by the Out West Gallery. Whatever, I carved this First Sergeant back in…
The Bull Fighter
–To do the barrel I first turned the basic shape on the lathe and then used my largest forstner bit to drill a hole about 1″ deep to accommodate the head and hands. After that I whittled the surface and added the details. Here he is all painted and ready to face that horny hunk…
The Patriot
Here’s one I’m really proud of. Lots of details and a great subject. Carved back in 2008. Hope you like him. Comments welcome.