Seminar At The Knot Hole

[Jbarr]

Pictures from the log Santa seminar I gave at the Knot Hole in Pleasant Hills Mo Nov 13-15. the logs were 10" dia X 38-48 tall. I thank (or hope) everyone had a good time. any way they invited me back next year.
James Barr

[Iowa Carver]

Looks like fun James. Thanks for the look see!

Corey

[hwallen48]

Originally Posted by Jbarr

Pictures from the log Santa seminar I gave at the Knot Hole in Pleasant Hills Mo Nov 13-15. the logs were 10" dia X 38-48 tall. I thank (or hope) everyone had a good time. any way they invited me back next year.
James Barr

James
Great Job , i would invite you back to!!

[Donsexton]

I wish I had a place like that to go hang out and carve. That looks like loads of fun to me.

[mpounders]

nice stuff! The Santa's look really great and it appears like everyone paid attention to your instructions!

[Nancy-G]

Wow ... Pleasant Hill!! If I had known about this seminar I would have tried to get there ......

[Rojo5150]

I agree with Don. I whish there was a place like that here in So Cal. I am also very interested in the carving stands that your students are using. I remembered seeing one in the post you did for Silver Dollar City. Would you be willing to share the plans for that stand or maybe sell them?

Rojo

[Blake Lunsford]

Nice work! I would love to see some pictures of the finished work! Great job! Feel free to come to Tennessee to teach a class. I would be first in line!

Blake

[Thor]

Boy, that looks like fun.
I think I'll stop what I'm working on and go find another log to start on.
Christina

[chuckbolton]

i was fortunate enough to be in the class. james is a great carver-- i had never done anything like this- and laying out something in a log is very different than a roughout or even a bandsaw cutout- i have used mallet tools before but mine werent large enough for some of the roughin work i did. james was generous enough to loan us tools and his expertise. the catalpa logs had some hollow spots and splits that add to the interest. my basswood log has a small hollow that will be the ball on santas cap. i may carve some honey bees to look as they are flying out of this hole- ( i have bees). if you have the oppurtunity to take a class from james i recommend that you do that. i know that you will widen your scope of knowledge.

i feel that im in ok shape-- but let me tell you, standing all day and swinging a mallet-- does things to ur back you didnt know was possible.

james did sell the stand we were using for a nominal fee of $40. id hate to assemble it for that-- to say nothing of the design or the wood-- im sure he is going to make some changes in the future designs (my opinion)