Retired Railroad Engineer/Now full time Carver

[Pracuss]

Hi, I'm new to this board and wanted to say hello. After 40 years on the railroad, sitting in the Engineers seat, I find myself sitting in my carving studio surrounded by my tools and lots of wood. I've been carving for ten years, belong to two local clubs and carve every day. I'll carve most anything I can get my hands on. My wife is still adjusting to the increase of wood chips and the trail my two Pugs leave thru the house. She retains her right of first refusal and really likes me when I sell.
Thats Me. What about you?
Pracuss

[pallin]

Welcome to this woodcarving site. Take time to post some photos of your carvings in the carver galleries.

[CarverFromNoWhere]

Nice to meet you Pracuss, my grandfather worked for Burlington Northern for somthing like 40 years.

Welcome to the WCI Board I will be watching for ya to post pics of your work. If ya need help finding something ask around, plenty of good folks on here.
Carl

[Ed Redwine]

Welcome to the Board Pracuss. You will find a host of new friends here plus the answers to all those haunting questions. My cousin is a retired BNSF engineer in NM and I provided him with a lot of carving tools but alas, the desire wasn't there. Have fun...carve
Ed

[cannuckcarver]

Hello and welcome Pracuss, you will find lots of good idea and friendship.

[bill#1]

Pracuss
Welcome aboard also, my father worked for B' N O for 36 years ..we lived right across from the south yard, Rikers in Pennsylvania ..Dad gave us Barlow pocketknives when we were in out teens and we were all cut up..we had to lay the Barlows up for awhile..but I am so glad he introduced me to a "peeler".. maybe thats where I got my start..I found pocketknives out in ballfields and one fella gave me a US marine utility knife with the big blade and small blade,leather awl and electrical blade..can opener etc..with a metal lanyard.. bill#1

[FARMALL RON]

Welcome to the board..........RON

[DiamondWillow]

I guess I am way before your times, I was a Depot Agent/Telegraph operator for the Great Northern in North Dakota and Minnesota. That was before it became the Burlington Northern..... Before that I was with the Chicago NorthWestern in Nebraska and Iowa.... Kind of interesting to see railroad people carving. Welcome.....

Gene

[Ron T]

Hello and welcome, Pracuss. Enjoy your time carving, you've certainly earned it.

[Joy]

Welcome to the board. I don't have any trains in my background except my husband road the train to school....in the 3rd grade. Show us your work. We love seeing new ideas.