Carving Ears

[Tucson Bill]

Went down to my local B. Dalton yesterday to pick up the latest copy of
WCI (Could not find it - Can anyone say "Pouty face"?).

Picked up a copy of the Jan/Feb issue of Wood Carving, a British magazine.

I remember someone asking about carving ears in the forum but could not find the thread. Well, there is a 4 page article in this mag about ears. Appears to be a very good technical artilce.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Don't feel bad, I haven't gotten my copy yet either! The mule isn't just old and slow, the poor ol' thing must have kicked the bucket! Cowboy

[BobD]

The new issue of WCI won't hit newsstands until late February!

Bob

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

That means mine will be here in late March ... Guess that's what I get for living in the middle of nowhere. But that's o.k. it's just that much sweeter when I do get it. Wouldn't have it any other way.

[Kenny_S]

Ed, I live in the middle of Nowhere just south of Here, Close to Nearhere Ks.

[Nancy-G]

No help with knives and chisels but for models .... take some close-up photos of friend's, parent's, etc. ears, Get several angles. Print them in a reasonably good size.

While you're photographing ears -- go ahead and take noses, eyes, hands, etc.

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I don't have my WCI but I'm OK with that. I can wait. I don't have my OnSat TV guide for Feb. I'm FURIOUS.
They say nobody in this area gets it on time. hmmmm????

[Kenny_S]

I have notched a few cow's ears, does that count?



Nah, didn't think so!.

[Donna_T]

I got my copy on Wednesday, nana, nana, nana! Haven't READ it all the way through yet, but I have sure LOOKED at it several times.

For the first five years of carving, I ALWAYS made sure I had long hair or a long hat on my carving projects so I wouldn't have to do ears. Harold Enlow spent an hour or so explaining how to do them, and then I got some of his castings--lipstick, hairball, faces, etc. Now, when I start a people carving, I get them out to refresh my memory. If I'm carving in the living room, hubby is always in the next recliner and I can clearly see his ear! He's pretty good about posing when I'm making hands; I have him hold up his hand and move it whichever way I'm trying to carve it. Gotta be some perks to him always holding the remote in his other hand!!

Donna T