Carving at the Cottage

[Bob's Birds]

Hi Folk's,
It has been a while since I posted, so here are a few things that I have been doing at the cottage between swatting black flies.

Bob

[Bob's Birds]

Forgot this little guy.

[Banjo]

Bob, your bears are really good. I especially like the one holding the lantern. The way you did the fur around his nose/face looks cool!

[DADDIO]

super job on the bears,i have several big cedar logs i want to try that on.how much is chainsawed and did you teach yourself?

[tnartist05]

Bob, Really nice work,the carved bears are great! I like the one in the stump the best! Good job carving all of them.

[Bob's Birds]

Well , now the bears are about 98% chainsaw, with some chisel work around the eyes and mouth, but not much. I have a 3200 RedMax that I picked up in Ridgway this winter at the Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous.
When I first started doing bears, I roughed them out with the big chainsaw and used everything I could get my hands on the finish them.
Now I rough one out in about 2 hours and then the next day I switch to the Red Max to define and texture and generally finish up. I bought some 9/16 marbles for the eyes from Bailey's and that is the final touch.
After I chainsaw texture , I normally burnt everything with a propane torch and rub down with a wire brush. I add some colour of leave as is and seal up with some Spar varnish.
I do have a book on carving Bears, but as Colin said in an earlier post the ears end up much to big . My first are all ready for take off as in Dumbo the flying elephant.

Bob

[Bartster]

bob,

great work they all look great, but i think i like the bears the most.

bart

[gene-messer]

Great looking work Bob ...

Love the bear in the tree trunk ...

Great job with a chainsaw ...

Gene

[Tom-H]

Bob, Those are some of the nicest looking bears that I have seen. Their expressions are great. Thanks for posting those photos. Got any more to show us?? Tom H

[Colin-Partridge]

Wow Bob those bears are really good especially the one in the stump. You really have the expression down pat. You will have to drop over and give me some lessons. If not I am not taking you to Ridgway next year. LOL.
Colin