Change of Pace

[Ron Davidson]

Hi everyone I thought I would divert myself from my usual relief carvings and try and do something different. I tried to carve a friendship cane segment of an old man and carve a civil war soldier from memory. Feels good to me but I know I have to detail and some work on the left leg(seems a little bigger) and such but thought I would show what I am doing today. Let me know what you think!
Ron

[doris]

hi ron :-) ... very nice to see you try something new, i love when people do this ... i dont know what friendship cane is, but your carving looks well start. yes, you are right, his left leg is wider from from view. i think you can correct that by shaving off a little wood from the inside of his left leg ... just another little observation, is not really that important i think, is may be you can make this back a little like an s shape ? then he maybe would look more relaxed, but i dont know if you want that... i really like the start, and am looking forward to progress :-)

[gene-messer]

Ron .. How in the world do you feel like that on the face ? .. It just amazes me ... Doris is right on the left leg .. but I know you can handle that with no sweat .. All around .. a wonderful looking piece Ron .. Please show when finished ..
Thanks for sharing
Gene

[Ron Davidson]

To feel the detail like the face etc. I take a 3/16 or 1/4 dowel about 6" long and put the end in a pencil sharpener and make a point to feel with. This way I can feel tight areas and if it gets cut I just resharpen it without damaging the knife edge. When I first started using this method Katy said I was smarter than I looked.

[Joy]

Nice work, Ron. I really like the big mustache.

[mark yundt]

All in all a fine piece. I am sure you already know what needs to be addressed as you already stated.Just follow that inner guide that has served you so well and it will be terrific.You just make me shake my head Ron,,wow.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Nice job Ron! Personally I like the stiff back... makes him look like he's just snapped "to" and is saying "Yes Sir!" It's a military thing!

Keep up the great work.

[Claude]

Great start on the carvings, Ron!

Claude

[Nancy-G]

Ron What a carver !! What an inspiration !!

[santagibbs]

Amazing Ron! You are something else and what an inspiration... I like him so much and especially the face.. Charlotte