Charlie Red Horse – Part 3

Finally got Charlie off the paint table and in front of the camera.  I think he turned out great.  Really like the robe designs.  They are a combination of several I found through research the web and in the books I have on hand.   He looks pretty regal to me.    This is a good…

Charlie Red Horse – Part 2

After taking yesterday off, I managed to finish carving Charlie.  He’s got his pipe, some feathers, and some fancy burnt detail.  If you’re wondering why the upper part of the robe is so dark it’s because I burnt it with my butane torch to remove the fuzzy surface left from the stoning.  That’s a neat…

Charlie Red Horse – Part 1

Originally published on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Sorry, no video for this one.  I’ve been experiencing a run on my carvings lately so I’ve got to shut down the video production studio for a while to try and get my Gallery restocked.  Also, the Dayton show is not that far off and I’d like to…

Monte Walsh

Originally published on Sunday, March 28, 2010 Last night I watched the movie “Monte Walsh” starring Lee Marvin.  While I think the later version starring Tom Selleck is the better of the two this one still is pretty good.  I also liked the role played by Jack Palance but I’m saving him for later.  That…

Stonewall Jackson – Painted

Originally published on Thursday, March 18, 2010 I think this grim looking character turned out pretty good. He actually looks a lot better in 3D than in the photos as the darkness of the hat hides a lot. I tried something different on the brass buttons by painting a little detail on their surface. You’ll…

Stonewall Jackson

Originally published on Monday, March 15, 2010 Old Stonewall seems a little long in the face but I think he sure looks impressive. This figure stands about 15″ tall including the base. I really got interested in him and literally whipped him out in a day of hard carving. Unfortunately, I paid for it later that…

Whillie Whitefeather

Originally published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 Here is a little bust I finished today. I wanted to see how the base treatment I applied to Whiskey Jim would look with another character and I think it looks pretty good. I had carved the head for this figure several years ago which explains the closed…

Looks Like More Rain!

This figure is probably the best know pieces I’ve carved through the years.  While I’ve done quite a few of him I  always make them a little different to make each piece unique.  I also thought you might like to see this fella before he heads over to the paint table and how he finally…

Out West Challenge – The Results

Here are three combined posts that sum up the results of the Out West Challenge from back in 2021.  The photo above shows the results of the carvers who entered their carvings.  Below is the winner, Myron Compton, along with his and my carving of Quigley.   Finally, the list of all those who signed up. …

Sly Fox – Painting

I just finished painting the pictographs onto Sly Fox’s robe so here are the 3 videos covering the entire painting process.  I hope it’s of use to you on your projects. Comments welcome. https://youtu.be/ogPt0ab_RYQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZDBTHWXGxo&t=100shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxexOy3d-v8