Originally published on January 20, 2011 Added the last touches to my Sheepherders wagon yesterday and thought I would show off the the little beauty. There will still be a lot of details surrounding the wagon in the final scene but at least the interior and exterior wagon detail is finished. Hope you like it….
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Those Were Shining Times!
Originally published on October 20, 2010 really like this old timer. The paint really sets him off and just looking at him gives you a feeling of the good times during the height of the fur trapping period of our history. The shirt beading is from a Sioux war shirt design and the little…
A Close Call
Originally published on September 25, 2010 Here’s one I did demonstrating carving down at the local Community Center yesterday and today. I had a hat blank left over from the Gabby project so I passed it on to this fortunate Corporal who stuck his head up just a bit too far. I think he turned…
Yellow Hawk – Unpainted
Originally published on Sunday, September 19, 2010 Yellow Hawk is my latest Native American. While I have done similar figures in the past he should be able to stand out from the others once I get him painted. I really like this pose as it allows the blanket and it’s folds but still exposes the…
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…
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
Favorite Movies of the Old West
Originally published on Sunday, January 24, 2010 I was recently ask what my favorite top 10 western movies are. I really can’t tell you cause I haven’t seen them all yet. Probably never will as there are just too many of them. One thing I will tell you is that not enough credit is given to…
The 2010 Out West Challenge Participants
As you can see below, we had quite a group of carvers sign up for this event. Hopefully, the next Challenge will have such a turnout. Originally published on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 Here is a list of those signed up to participate in the Out West Challenge. If you sent me an email and…
