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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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Lots of Top Hands around the ranch!  Again, the coloring on the horse it perfect.  Reminds me Matt Dillion’s ride.  I’ve found the secret to painting horses is to make sure your figure remains damp and to use your index finger to blend the colors together.  Sure, you can use a brush but that finger…

Here’s a fearsome looking Lawman.  Naturally, being as I named him “The Tin Star” that was what he had to wear.  I cut the star on his chest from a piece of galvanized ducting.  Soldering a small nail on the back of it, a small hole held it in place.  Looking back I really like…

Here’s Shorty!  I carved this one as my entry into the Wichita clubs show back in 1997.  It had to fit into a 2″ cube.  After the contest Shorty hopped on his trusty horse and rode away with the First Place Ribbon!  Lucky guy. Comments welcome.

Carved back in 1998 this fella would probably blow away on a calm day.  He also looks in need of dental care.  A nice, clean little carving. Comments welcome.

This piece was done back in 1997.  I only have this one photo.  I really like this carving.  If you’re wondering where the horses name “Soapy” came from it was the horse of Blue Cannon rode in the TV series High Chaparral, although the horse in that series was actually a Palomino.  I also added…