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Arbuckles Best

As I’ve posted all the digital photos I’ve taken over the years, I thought I’d complete the inventory by trying to bring in the carvings that I photographed with my old Pentax SLR camera.  As you can see by the photo below, I’ve got quite a few characters pigeoned holed in that box.  It will…

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Carving a Caricature Horse Head – Part 1

As the New Year starts tomorrow, I thought maybe you would be ready for something NEW.  Years before we started posting videos, I took individual photos of the pieces  which showed the progression when carving a character.  So, going back quite a few years, here is one which might be interesting to start with.  Now,…

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Standing Buffalo – April 15, 2019

Well, it’s been quite some time since I made a post here so I guess I’d better try and catch up. The reason I’ve been absent, besides the spring and summer chores that seem to never end around here, is because Judy and I have been invited to show my carvings at the Cody Old…

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Beans & Biscuits – January 31, 2019

I finished this carving last week.  So the next step is determining just how to present it.   As I’ve done a number of Chuck Wagon Cooks in the past I want to make this one unique from those.  Now I could just mount him on a base by himself but by adding another detail apart…

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Arbuckles Best

As I’ve posted all the digital photos I’ve taken over the years, I thought I’d complete the inventory by trying to bring in the carvings that I photographed with my old Pentax SLR camera.  As you can see by the photo below, I’ve got quite a few characters pigeoned holed in that box.  It will…

Read More »

Carving a Caricature Horse Head – Part 1

As the New Year starts tomorrow, I thought maybe you would be ready for something NEW.  Years before we started posting videos, I took individual photos of the pieces  which showed the progression when carving a character.  So, going back quite a few years, here is one which might be interesting to start with.  Now,…

Read More »

Standing Buffalo – April 15, 2019

Well, it’s been quite some time since I made a post here so I guess I’d better try and catch up. The reason I’ve been absent, besides the spring and summer chores that seem to never end around here, is because Judy and I have been invited to show my carvings at the Cody Old…

Read More »

Beans & Biscuits – January 31, 2019

I finished this carving last week.  So the next step is determining just how to present it.   As I’ve done a number of Chuck Wagon Cooks in the past I want to make this one unique from those.  Now I could just mount him on a base by himself but by adding another detail apart…

Read More »