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Added the hat feathers yesterday which completed this piece.  I had my worries about whether the solid color capote would work but I think it turned out pretty well.  Not every Mountain Man in the Rockies was fortunate enough to have a Hudsons Bay blanket and had to depend on just what was available. I…

Today I worked on the lower half of Old Gabe.  He’s wearing a blanket capote, loosely modeled after one we picked up at a Mountain Man Rendezvous last year at the Woolaroc Museum.  I ask Judy to come down and model it for me so I could actually see how it fit.  Photos are nice…

Here’s a new one.  With the walnut base he stands about 12″ tall to the tip of the feathers.  I was a little worried about the colors as they were a little dark compared to other pieces but it turned out pretty nice.   A lot of people ask me why I never do a smiling…

I finished carving this one this morning.  As you can see from the earlier post Blowing in the Wind, there have been some major changes.  I decided to make the figure Custer and title it to reflect his jaunty attitude on his way to the Little Big Horn, not knowing what waits for him there….

Here’s a new one.  If you think you’re seeing spots its because there are lots of them!  He stands about 11″ tall with the walnut base.    Hope you like him.

I think I’m going to need an eye exam after this one.  Boy!  Small details and old eyes make painting a difficult job! In the end though he turned out pretty good.  The colors are bright and balanced and everything seems to work.  So, now it’s off to the next project while we still wait…

Judy and I had the opportunity to return to Woolaroc Museum the other day to see how the Chuckwagon installation was progressing.  WOW!  Looking Good!  There is still some work to be done to the front of the display as they had originally planned on doing display cases there that would have contained artifacts associated…

Happy New Year! Well, not only did Quint get a coat of paint he also got a new name.   I’ll admit I took a little liberty with the name as E.C. “Teddy  Blue” Abbott was a good friend and rode with painter Charles Russell and wrote the book “We Pointed Them North”, about the…

Here’s another that’s been setting on the bench for quite a while.  Except for the completion of the lance and the addition of some feathers  he’s complete.  Unfortunately, him and Quint seem to have developed an attachment and just can’t bring themselves to migrate over to the paint area. This one also stands around 12″…

I might have posted a photo of this piece on Face Book but, as he’s still setting on the work bench in his raw state maybe posting it here will get me out of my rut and get him painted. He measures around 10-12 inches with the base and once painted should really be a…