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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…

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…

As I normally do on Tuesday afternoon, down at the Grove Senior center, I carve heads.  This is the latest one.  I don’t really plan on what to carve other than it’s going to be a cowboy or a Native American.  I’ll cut out a generic head shape before I go and let it go…

          Kevin Mielcarek Congratulations go to Kevin Mielcarek of Larkskpur, Colorado!  To cement the deal, Kevin must send us a confirmation Email giving us his current mailing address within the next 7 days so we can prepare Okie Joe for his trip Out West!  If  no response is received by that…

Originally published on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Every once in a great while I do a carving that I think really stands out and represents the best of my efforts. This, I think is one of those. Everything about this little scene just seemed to fall in place. From the spilt soy sauce on the…

Originally published on Friday, September 25, 2009 Just finished this first character for my Bunkhouse Stove scene. Had the wife come down and model her longjohns so I could get the folds right. I had some worries about the face and whether I could capture a yawn correctly but it turned out just right. There’s…

Originally posted on Sunday, September 20, 2009 I came across this photo the other day while looking for Bunkhouse reference material. While I’ve made potbelly stoves in the past I’d never considered a box style. It’s clear that the fellas gathered around this heater are not Cowboys but it would be an easy matter to…

Originally published on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Here is a really nice piece I did quite a few years ago. It was the first one where I experimented with making water so it was really a lot of fun figuring out just how to do it. The technique is really quite simple, especially in this…

Okie Joe, considering that he grew up in Oklahoma,  informed me that he would like to help generate some new and continued interest in the Out West Blog site.  He’s also indicated that even though he’s an Oklahoma Boy he would like to check out some new territory. To that end we’ve decided to conduct…