Wahtcha Carvin' ?

[Irish]

Show and Tell time for everyone!

Go grab your cameras and show us what's on your work table right now. Brand new works, works in progress, semi-painted, and just roughed out ideas ... what ever is on your table now.

Everything and every project is welcome - wood carving, wood burning, wood turning, gourds, canvases, your latest basket weaving .... everything!

Don't have anything on the table? Well, that's ok! Please show us some of the projects you have already finished whether it's your very first or your one thousandth (SP)

This is an open invitation to each and every member and vistor to join the fun of posting to the forum.

After a long stretch of not having a chance to use my bench knive I finally had a few evenings free and tried my hand at ice fishing decoys. These wonderful one-knife carvings were/are used for spear fishing with the decoy hooked to a long string feed through a hole in the water.

After lots of carefully scientific research I have determined that these are from the woodcarvia family and include such cold water species as i.dont.want.this.goldfish.anymore.so.i.threw.it.in .the.creekia

and the famous i.have.not.idea.want.fish.it.is.but.it.fit.my.carv ing.blankia

and especially the no.BigAl.i.didn't.do.it.realistically.but.i.have.a .whole.bunch.of.funa !

Please join in!!!!

Susan

[North Wind]

O K you asked for it, this is my messy little table that I have been working at lately while I have been watching my twin grand kids(one of witch is at my table where he is not supposed to be at).
Vince

[jmischel]

Those fish are great, Susan.

I don't have any pictures to share at the moment--nothing that I haven't shared previously. I'm in the process of learning how to carve small figures from sticks. That is, rather than starting with a 1x1x6 piece of basswood, for example, I'll pick up a branch that's about 1.5 inches in diameter, strip the bark and the sapwood, and carve from that. I've got the little bears down pretty well, and now I'm working on a hillbilly. Basically, adapting small figures from many of the tutorials. It's fun, and about as detailed a project as I can manage with my limited carving time.

[North Wind]

After I looked at the rest of the post I see you asked for non wood carving work also. Here is some quill work on brain tan. I do this every now and than.
Vince

[Nomad]

Wow! Those fish are absolutely wonderful! Especially love the paint!

I just finished this guy and he's just had a bath. Still a little pale though.

[Irish]

Vince ... love the faces, especially the one in the back. But I love seeing a new carver in the making, especially when it's a gal!! And, ok, the quill work is wonderful, haven't tried that yet.

Terry! Blow me and everyone else just out of the water .... FANTASTIC!

Susan

.... So, Jim! the little bears even if we have seen them before.

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by Irish

Terry! Blow me and everyone else just out of the water .... FANTASTIC!

Not true, but dang Susan, that is very kind of you to say!

[Northwest29]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Terry, this is amazing! You must have really good eyesite, or great magnification help. Very impressive work -

I think that everybody on the forum should send you those little pieces that usually go into the fireplace. You'd have a lifetime supply of carving wood.

[Irish]

I think BobD aught to have an entire magazine on carvings as small as a hersey's kiss !!!!!! I'm with you Ron. Where do I send my scrap chips so that Terry can make them into such wonderful works of art.

Susan

[Goody]

Ain't Carvin Nuthin. Shut the shop down for the month to do a much needed cleanup. Then it's every santa and gourd we can muster up for the Country Sampler Catalog in September.
Goody & Anna