[MelNM]

Here is one I thought was fun, I did it from a Goose egg basswood turning (darn things are addicting) It seems like the basswood is little softer than normal. I'm going to make him into an ornament.

[Mottles]

Hey Mel, he's a fun looking santa and will make a really cool ornament. I do have a question though how the heck do ya hang onto something that small while carving?
Kathy

[Mitchell]

Mel, I really like what you did with the detail around his hat. That's a touch that I have not seen before.

[Colin_Partridge]

Great job what I think I like best about him is the suttle colors really gives him a nice touch.
Colin

[Kenny_S]

Way cool carving Mel. How did you carve it without breaking the egg?

[MDWine]

Mel, by 'goose egg' do you refer to the 'rough out' goose egg sold by some, or the general shape of the finished Santa...

He's great, by the way. I love his expression, and the hat detail is excellent. I'm working on my first carving of a Santa, and did not use a rough-out blank, but one I cut myself. (so far so good)

I hope mine turns out half as nice as yours!

[Blake Lunsford]

Any suggestions on the best place to purchase goose eggs for a beginner??


Vacaricature carver

Carve on!

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

From a goose? lol try Len Dillon...can't think of his site addy right off? I think it is "Diamond D", also "Beaver Dam decoys" can't think of others right off, but there are a lot of them....do a google search.

[Old_Gord]

Gee, here's a wild suggestion why not carve a goose egg out of square stock, good practice if you happen to be a newbie , learn how to handle the grain...and a heck of lot cheaper than ordering from a supplier.
Frankly I wouldn't buy an egg from a supplier(without seeing it in my hand first) if I just wanted to carve one or two, you can get bad eggs from anywhere including a hen or a goose.
That's other than Rick, he couldn't lay ..I mean sell a bad egg.
Didn't WCI have an article on carving an egg (and decorated) some time back?
Yep there it is:
Carole Jean Boyd?s step-by-step practice egg is an ideal first project
Flowers, Projects, Step by Step
Spring 2004 #26 : 77-80
All kidding aside, carve the egg yourself then make a Santa head or what ever from it.

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OG

[MelNM]

Its a basswood goose egg, I purchased from Little Shavers,
Ricks place, there are other suppliers that have them also. I could have carved it myself, but being lazy and not wanting to do too much roughout work, I ordered it, the size of this egg is about 2 inches, I had a carving glove on when I carved it, because it was kind of small. The hat trim is something I did to hide a boo boo and it worked out OK. Thats why I like these eggs, because I can try differen ideas on them.

Kenny the bad part is the shell is too thick, so there is not much egg to fry.