Moose carving - getting closer to completion

 The figure is defined.

I am now in the process of putting the hair texture on this bugger.

I stopped and took pictures halfway through so you could see the carving in process.

You will notice the rear leg looks flat on the back from the moose butt to the hoof.  I won't be putting hair texture there as that will be the spot for my signature.  I'm not sure if I will use permanent marker, or test the wood burning kit I just bought on the signature.

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Moose Carving Update - slapped some "chiclets" on his mug...

Made some chips fly again last night and this is what I ended up with.  I carved some 'chicklets' (teeth) into his mug and started to define those eyeballs.  Stay tuned and thanks for stopping in!

What's on the Carving Bench January 2010

This funny lookin' dude is going to be a moose caricature.  Actually - it'll be 10 moose caricatures.

I am in a carving exchange on www.woodcarvingillustrated.com with 9 other folks.  We all carve 10 of somethin - send 9 of 'em out to the other participants, and they send you one in return.

It's due in March.  This one is the prototype, so we'll see how it goes.

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A Gift for Laurie

My sister, Laurie, was kinda bummed when her husband traded away a hand carved ornament of mine that he had won at the Rivet Christmas Chinese Auction 2009.

Anyone who does not know what a Chinese Auction is, folks bring either gag, or inexpensive but wanted gifts to the get together, draw numbers and start grabbing gifts and opening them. The rules are basically that the folks who come up in order based on the number they drew, have the choice of opening a new unmarked present, or 'stealing' a gift from one already opened. Nothing can be stolen more than twice, and so on.

Anyhew. I decided to carve another ornament basically the same as the one her husband lost. She is very happy and so am I.

A gift for cousin Joni

My first cousin, Joni (Walter) Hoyer ran across my carvings on Facebook and made my day with her comments.  She flattered me by asking me if I considered selling some of my work (I haven't - I've just started carving - the bleeding still hasn't stopped....).

I told her that I carve for kinfolk for free and asked her what she'd like.

Well she chose the style of Santa that I carved for my wife.

I was working on another Santa design, so I decided to give her one of those as well.

Basswood carvings treated with Boiled Linseed Oil and Mineral Spirits, painted in acrylic, antiqued with wood stain, then coated in satin polyeurethane.

Joni, Joel and the Hoyer crew, hope you like the ornaments!