"Turkey Joe"

[mpounders]

Here is another cowboy, inspired by Lynn's work and methods of work. The movie "Crossfire Trail" was recently on TV and I am a big fan of Louis Lamour books. Since I had already tried a Tom Selleck caricature, I decided to do one based on one of the sidekicks, played by Wilford Brimley. The character had a large mustache and a big feather in his hat. Not much of a resemblance to Wilford, but I like the way he turned out. I made the base out of cherry and I wanted to try one similar to the base Lynn used on his "Poncho" carving. I exaggerated the size of the kneckerchief and thought that it would be neat to have the knot and ends hanging down in the back. The hat turned out a little better than my first two, and I like the look of the turkey feather. Comments and advice are always appreciated! Thanks for looking.

[Grayhorn]

Mike that really is a winner, I would sure put that one on my mantel. Be proud of it.

[Terry Vance]

I like him, I like him a lot. Looks like you put your spin on the carving while using Lynn's techniques, not just copying his carvings. I am sure he will approve.

Great job!!!

[brent]

Nice job with this one!!
Good work on the painting also.

[toycarver]

I love that hat and feather. The face is super, colors are nice,the base adds to the carving.

[gene-messer]

Mike .. he is excellent .. the facial work and painting are all top notch .. great job

Gene

[JoeVM]

Great job. That one is sure a keeper.

[A_Swope]

Mike, thats a wonderful Carving,
Keep up the Good Work

Alex

[Bill V]

Mike,
Nice job on the carving and painting.

[Dave Richardson]

Mike, I like everything about this carving. Great job and thanks for sharing it.
Dave