Cypress Knee Spirit

squbrigg · #11 05-10-2007, 07:56 AM

Wonderful carving, something a bit different about it for a Spirit, makes a nice change. Well done.

Bob

workinforwood · #12 05-10-2007, 08:35 AM

Way awesome. Hope I can reach a level of spirit like that some day. Thank you for the inspiration!

tnartist05 · #13 05-10-2007, 08:50 AM

Great work! I like the smooth look on this spitit! Good job! Tenn

Bartster · #14 05-11-2007, 05:52 AM

chuck,

great job on the cypress knee, very clean cuts and good paint job as well.

bart

Tom H · #15 05-11-2007, 08:51 AM

Chuck, That knee spirit is perfect! It's so soft looking that it makes me want to reach out and touch it. Well done. Tom H

Coffeeman · #16 05-11-2007, 09:19 PM

Chuck...Excellant job, well done, nice caftsmanship. Bill

Colin_Partridge · #17 05-11-2007, 10:26 PM

Nice carving Chuck it is really nice to see a cyprus knee not painted excellent work.
Colin

Ron Davidson · #18 05-11-2007, 11:01 PM

I have never carved cypress knees but may have to try one. Where is the best place to get them.

bygeorge · #19 05-12-2007, 09:15 AM

Ron, first let me apologize for not being a little descriptive of this carving. This spirit stands about 10 inches high which is a little short for a cypress knee. Except for the face and beard, the knee was left natural. The fellow ended up with one of those thoughtful poses which gives you the impression he is pondering something. Neither smile nor frown. I only used a little oils (some very thinned vermilion and burnt sienna) sparingly to highlight the face and some for the eyes and then sprayed it with some satin Deft.

The cypress knees can be a little tricky to carve as it is very soft. Your tools must be very sharp. Power carving helps in areas where you must cut across the grain.

I purchased my knees from Greg (descriptive) here on this site. He can be reached at georgiacarver@georgiacarver.com. Fair price and very responsive to my questions. with quick shipping.

Carole Jean Boyd's book ,Carving Cypress Knees, is an excellent resource it you are thinking of getting into carving these and is available through Fox Chapel. This was a lot of fun and I have several more I am working on.

Thanks to the rest of you for your kind remarks. I'll post some of my other knee projects here in the near future.

Chuck

Ron Davidson · #20 05-12-2007, 09:46 AM

Thanks for the description Chuck. It sounds like a great looking spirit. I am always looking for a challenge so I may have to try one.
Ron