Cowboy

[Magicman]

After looking at the Boots I posted 2 or 3 days ago Tom Ellis said I had to do a full size Cowboy so here he is.
He is 10 inches hign, Basswood, Acrylic paint. This is the first carving project I tried to do when I took my first carving class 25 years ago. The instructor gave absolutely no safety instruction no thumb guards, no Glove and I cut myself up so bad I had to quit the class. I had bandages on every finger and two on some. I did'nt go back to carving for about 20 years. I got him back out about 2 years ago and started on him again , finished the carving part and set him on the shelf for another 2 years. This is the Cowboy in my Avatar pic when I joined WCI. I got him back out again after Toms comment and painted him yesterday.

[uvawyo]

He is great! Twenty years in the makeing, He looks cold with that sheepskin coat tho.

[Steamboat Don]

So if you started the cowboy 25 years ago and just now finished him, would this be considered an antique carving or a new carving? He looks good. Now, the next obvious question is, are you going to carve a cowboy to fit the boots in your other post?

[Magicman]

Too make a long story short "NO"
If I tried to carve something that big I never would get it done.

Larry

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Nice job Larry, well done!

Dave

[JoeVM]

Nice little cowboy Larry. I'm glad you were able to cover the blood stains with a little paint.

[Sean R]

Hi Larry, I really like the carving. Glad you were able to salvage your fingers too!
Sean

[carlt]

Nice one, good story.
Carl

[Mark Dellinger]

Larry,

Glad to see him finished. 25 years in the making. Well worth the wait. You not only have a nice carving but you got a good story to tell with him.

Safe Carving and God Bless,

Mark

[Nomad]

Congrats on finishing him up. Well worth the effort imo and it has to be a great sense of satisfaction after so many years. He reminds me of the Marlboro Man.