Friday, November 23, 2007 All that Thanksgiving Turkey got me to thinking I should carve something with feathers so how about a War Bonnet? Of course I’ll put a head in there to make it more interesting. One thing for sure though, as this piece will be a little larger than I normally carve it…
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!
Unnamed Cowboy and His Pal Squint!
Once again, I’m going to try and bring forward posts from my original Out West Woodcarving blog posted on Blogspot. There might be a few blank spaces with the loss of videos by Vimeo and the loss of all my Picasa photos when Google decided to shut that program down. Hopefully, putting them here will…
Native American Project – Finished!
Hooray! With the posting of Part 18 to Youtube this series is complete. I haven’t posted the last several parts but you can find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/lodoughty We hope you’ve enjoyed following along with this project and would appreciate any comments you might have. We’re already in the process of coming up with the next…
Native American Project – Part 14
With the carving tools put away, we start to use some techniques you might not be familiar with but once you try them they just might add a new way to make your pieces stand out from the others. To me, learning new methods to enhance my work is half the fun of woodcarving. Comments…
Native American Project Part 13
Well, it’s been a couple of rough weeks around the ranch which I hope explains the absence of a few Blog posts. To sum it up….I had a Kidney Stone, a trip the the emergency ward, surgery, and a few days recovering in my recliner. NOT a fun experience. Thankfully, everything went well, the stones…
Native American Project – Part 7
The Base. To me, just as important as the carving. Now I know that not all of you out there will not be able to duplicate what I show here but I’m also sure that you’re skilled enough to come up with your own solution to the problem of mounting your carving. I also know…
Native American Project – Part 6
At last! We get to do some detailing. Be calm and take your time. Comments welcome.
Native American Project – Parts 4 and 5
Whoops! There was so much going on around here that I forgot to make a post of Part 4 of this series so I’ll include it here with Part 5. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it but Judy and I have lived in a Log Cabin for the past 30 years and, while enjoying it,…
Native American – Part 3
Aside from a little touch up on the face we are now ready to set it aside for a while to start considering the type of a body and detail we can use for the bust. As this is a teaching exercise I think we will keep it simple but still add enough details to…
Native American Project – Part 2
In part two we address the nose and the mouth. While doing this remember the actual anatomy of the facial muscles to get the best result. One can deviate a little but, in this case at least, distorting these details too much could result in something that’s not correct with the overall figure. Take your…