Oak barn beam in progress...

knothole · #1 01-24-2008, 09:34 AM

A friend of mine gave me some really nice indian relics that date to 2800 years old. In return for the kind gesture I thought I would carve him a deep relief of his hero James Longstreet. I found a fella that tears down old barns and actually got this piece off his wood pile. I think it kinda looks like who it is supposed to. I still have to finish his eyes and his kepi.. Any thoughts or comments are always appreciated..Bruce

tucker1931 · #2 01-24-2008, 11:55 AM

Hey Bruce, lookin good, great hunk of wood ya got threre, it's a winner for sure, thanks for showing, it's always great to see someone elses work.
Cliff

slivers&dust · #3 01-24-2008, 01:00 PM

That is going to be sweet Knothole, can't wait to see it finished.

...and thanks for the idea of using old barn beam, that's great! now I gotta find a local source...

Scott Hagerty · #4 01-25-2008, 01:51 PM

Just how hard is that wood? Really nice carving and a great gesture for your friend.

Scott

tnartist05 · #5 01-25-2008, 02:03 PM

Your friend will really love this fine detailed carving you did plus the olde barn beam was such a great idea to carve it on! Such a neat idea from at neat carver-------->>>>YOU-------->>Bruce! Nice work! Tn~

feb · #6 01-25-2008, 02:19 PM

TN, very nice, and if that is the picture behind your lite avery good likeness. Feb

Mottles · #7 01-25-2008, 02:37 PM

Bruce, what a terrific carving, very skillfully done and the barn beam is really nice too. Love your work!
Kathy

knothole · #8 01-25-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by slivers&dust

That is going to be sweet Knothole, can't wait to see it finished.

...and thanks for the idea of using old barn beam, that's great! now I gotta find a local source...

Thanks for the kind words Tony, I have a pointer for you if you do find a source for the beams be very careful of the old broken off nails. I found two of them the hard way and they sure take the edge off if you know what I mean...Bruce

knothole · #9 01-25-2008, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Hagerty

Just how hard is that wood? Really nice carving and a great gesture for your friend.

Scott

Thanks Scott, the wood really is`nt to bad to carve as long as my tools stay sharp. A couple of problems that I have had are - where the wood has naturally split and the grain on the right side(looking at the piece) is really tight. Bruce

knothole · #10 01-25-2008, 04:45 PM

Thanks Tn, I do appreciate the kind words. By the way did you ever finish your honey bears?? Bruce