I have finished carving three new santas and they are ready for painting. Â*Before I painted I thought I would show the before and after. Â*View them at the link below.

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...&members=1

[jamesfa]

very nice carvings-including the girl you posted.
it is hard to tell from pictures but if they where mine i may be tempted to leave the one pictured on the left natural.

Frank

[Colin_Partridge]

wonderful Santa's again I like them just the way they are with no paint. Love the wood grain showing through. That doesnt look like bass wood, what kind of wood is it. Also were these patterns out of your head or were they done from a rough out? Regardless what they are they are wonderful carvings, am I on your Christmas list? . Thanks for sharing them with us.
Colin

Three good looking Santas!

[mikeg]

All four of the carvings you've posted today are very nice! You've obviously been busy!! Keep up the good work!

mikeg

[Donna_T]

Great carvings! And no, Colin, I'm on his Christmas list first!

The folks who really are on your Christmas list for these delightfully georgeous carvings are very lucky indeed. I love the wood and the excellent job of carving that you did to bring them to life. Why paint them?

Thanks for sharing.
Donna T

[Greyhair]

These santas are basswood roughouts from Dave Stetson. I finished them with boiled linseed oil. The pretty lady is also basswood and was finished with Danish Oil.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Nice santas! But it always seems to me a santa needs to be painted...what is a santa if he isn't red suited? LOL

[Cut_Fingers]

Your Santa's are finished woth BLO. They kinda look like Butternut. How did you get the defined grain with Basswood?

Very nice job! I agree with some of the others. I think I would leave the one on the left just like it is.

Jim

[Cut_Fingers]

Also, how did you do the fur? A V-tool?