Originally published in 2011 “A number of you have asked me when am I ever going to finish the Cowboy on the Horse project. Well, to be honest I really can’t tell you as I have so many other things going on a the moment. So, to help you out as much as I can…
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!
Done Gone Under
Originally published in 2011. “Here’s an early look at a scene I’m working on. Started it early last year and you may have seen in setting on the table during some of the videos. I made the base first as I wanted to see just how it would look as a platform for the figures….
The Viking Warrior
Originally done as a video project back in June 2011. If I can find it in my records I’ll put it on Youtube! This little terror now resides somewhere in Scandinavia! “I painted the flag design this morning and put everything together so here he is, ready to jump in his ship and go off…
Befuddled!
Sometimes I forget what I’m doing or where I’m at when transferring old posts into the new Blog. Unfortunately, this seems to happen more frequently lately. Anyway, to try to reorient myself, this post shows most of what carvings I completed back in 2010. Now I can hopefully begin posting work from 2011 without the…
Tea Time
Tea Time? You’ve got to be kidding me! No self-respecting Cowboy worth his salt would brew up a cuppa Orange Pekoe without running the risk of having his bedroll short-sheeted and while he’s not looking a burr carefully placed under his saddle blanket. However, here in the make-believe world of the Out West Ranch just…
The Old Homestead
This is a log cabin scene I constructed as a gift to a local store who allowed me to show my work there. You can see by the photo of me applying details that it was back in the 90’s. A newly retired man with an idea! I originally built the cabin with a solid…
The Oldtimer
Here’s a nice single figure all decked out with lots of fine detail and paint. I like to paint as much as I do carve but the real fun comes with finding new ways to construct and include details in my pieces. That corn-cob pipe is a great example how such a little thing can…
Rise & Shine!
Originally published in September, 2009 “Now that’s a stretch! I think this carving really turned out great and even though I didn’t add that second figure it ended up just the way it should have.-One thing we have to remember is that the larger the piece the harder the sell. That is another reason I decided…
‘Round the Bunkhouse Stove
Originally published in September, 2009 “Just finished this first character for my Bunkhouse Stove scene. Had the wife come down and model her longjohns so I could get the folds right. I had some worries about the face and whether I could capture a yawn correctly but it turned out just right. There’s lots of fine…
Rise & Shine – The Bunkhouse Stove
Originally published in September, 2009 “I came across this photo the other day while looking for Bunkhouse reference material. While I’ve made potbelly stoves in the past I’d never considered a box style. It’s clear that the fellas gathered around this heater are not Cowboys but it would be an easy matter to make some…