Finished Moutain Man

Kenny_S · #1 09-26-2005, 08:19 PM

Finished my moutain man, Basswood Blank bought in 98 and decided to give it a try last month. Base is walnut, Finished with 2 coats of Deft semi gloss and 2 coats of Johnson and Johnson paste floor wax and buffed in between the two coats of wax.

Ron Davidson · #2 09-26-2005, 08:41 PM

Nice mountain man Kenny. Did you use a pattern or one in your head? Ron

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #3 09-26-2005, 08:59 PM

Good Job Kenny!

Ashbys · #4 09-26-2005, 09:19 PM

Kenny ,

Wow! You know WV is the mountianeer state! Well done !

I set my son to college , now he is a mountianeer. But I was really surprized when one of the requirement was he had to have two pair of shoes!

one pair had to be 5 inches higher than the other. So to go to class he wears the right side shoe which is 5 inches and a flat sneaker on the left. Then when class is over he puts the 5 inch one on the left and the sneaker on the right. That way he can stand up straight !

Ash

Ron D · #5 09-26-2005, 10:36 PM

good job kenny

kaiserb · #6 09-26-2005, 10:39 PM

Great looking work ...

Colin_Partridge · #7 09-27-2005, 10:59 AM

Nice job Kenny you have been busy. I have a love for those mountian men I have to try one sometime. I really like the contrast with the walnut base. How come it took you from 1998 until now to carve it?
Colin

Kenny_S · #8 09-27-2005, 11:25 AM

Thanks for the kind words.

Colin, To answer you question on why it took so long? Well, I started carving in 1988, but more off than on. Went to a couple a carving shows and several of the carvers had blanks and roughouts. I have always loved the Mountian man and have read everything I could on them and wanted to be one but was born to late. HEHEHEHEH. well, that was what the little bride always said.
I bought the Mt. MAN blank along with several other blanks at a carving show in Topeka Ks in 98 as my skills at that time was not up to carving a realistic Mt.MAn. Now my skills are a little better and tackled the Mt.MAn and the Indian Maiden as well as the Indian Warrior. However, I still have a long ways to go in my carving skills as I am at a place I should have been 10 years ago.

Several mistakes were made on the MT MAn but going to try another on as I traced around the blank before I started carving. But, the next Mt. Man will be awhile as I have an angel to get done and a fireman to get done for Christmas presents and whatever else comes down the pike!

Thank you all again.

Colin_Partridge · #9 09-27-2005, 04:54 PM

Ken the only mistake on your mountain man are known only to you isnt it funny how the carver is the only one that sees the mistakes to me he looks great.
Colin

#10 09-27-2005, 06:25 PM

Ken, nice job and I really like the finish, glad you gave us the steps.