I did a whole collection of War Horse’s for a collector down in Texas back in the late ’90s. Hopefully, more photos of them will turn up as we go on. This one is quite colorful and is decked out with all the required gear for a fully qualified terror of the plains. I can’t…
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!
Pedro
I did this full body version of the Pancho piece shortly after the previous one in ’98. This little guy only stands about 8″ tall but he’s a pretty neat little figure. I know I always smiled when I saw him….maybe it’s the size of that hog-leg hanging on his cumberbund. Pedro and Pancho…
Pancho
Believe it or not….I finally finished going through the Cowboy box of camera photos! Now it’s on to photos of Indians, Mexicans, Mountain Men, Explorers, and who knows what else might turn up as we go through that pile of envelopes. I will start with the carving of “Pancho”, done back in ’98. He took…
West Texas Tank
It was challenge to construct this one. The windmill was based on the wooden windmill towers we saw on a trip through west Texas. The fan was made from tin ductwork. The Aero pump motor and the other fan and pipe components were also made from metal and wire. I turned the water tank on…
The Whittler
I can tell by the base that this one was carved back in the late 90’s. Things were evidently slack around the ranch to allow this wrangler some serious whittling down at the coral. Comments welcome.
Will Rogers – 3
I hope you’re not getting tired of Will as here’s one more rendition of him. It’s been quite a while since I carved Will Rogers so I thought I’d do another bust of the Oklahoma humorist. The hat behind his head is not the one that will be there at the end but it…
Will Rogers – The Cherokee Kid – 2
Here’s an even earlier carving of Will Rogers. Back in 2000 I was approached by the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma to do a number of carvings. As part of that project I did a carving of Will as a young cowhand on his Father’s Dog Iron Ranch outside of Oologah, just up the…
Will Rogers – The Cherokee Kid
I can’t remember whether photos of this carving have ever been published. I think I did this piece back in 1997. I still have it as I think it’s a great example of my best work. I love the motion in the piece from the rope in his hand to the movement of the neckerchief. …
Tall, Good Looking, and Bulletproof!
I loved the way this one turned out. That smirk on his face says that there must be a mirror close by so he can admire his self. Hot Stuff for sure! I couldn’t let him go so I added him to my own collection. Comments welcome.
The Top Hand- Appaloosa
I think this is the last one. I gave this cowboy a shorter set of chaps as it’s summer and those are a lot cooler than the full length version. There’s lots of coloring on the animal and my finger got a good workout working them together. All these Top Hand’s we made back in…