Ah So! I thought you might be interested in carving a Chinese bottle stopper considering that China seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. There are lots of photos involved and the unfortunate thing is that when I post them they somehow end up in reverse order! I’ve tried to find a way to…
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Something New Has Been Added!
Can you buy an old guy a cup of coffee? If you look down at the bottom of this post you’ll see a newly added “Donation” button. I decided to do this to hopefully defray some of the costs in time and money to operate this site which I hope is beneficial to those of…
Cotton-Eyed Joe
Originally published on October 17, 2011 I’ve wanted to do this character for quite some time and I think this figure pretty well exhibits all the characteristics that I think make him interesting. I think everyone familiar with him knows that he’s just some country boy but they might not know that being cotton-eyed also…
The Sheepherder’s Wagon Is Finally Finished!
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….
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