Weekend Doings 9/2 - 9/4 (Long Weekend)

[kcwaterguy]

Okay I am going to try to get the thread going each weekend or Monday to motivated myself to at least pick up a knife or gouge each week!!!

Next week we are having the 4th Annual Artfolks Expo in Branson, MO. This is for Gouge Chip Carvers and Incised Carvers and we are lucky to get Warren Raucher to come judge for us!! So I am on the last side of the maple box that I am doing for my daughter. This evening I should be complete and I will post pictures of all the sides... inside AND out. We do all sides when we carve....

What are you all doing?

Oh yeah... and I get to do honey do's in between whacks!!

Sean

PS here are the pics of the box of the sides that will be out... check out the Gallery for the inside sides too.

[squbrigg]

Working on another cane.....roughed out a Bald Eagle. A long way to go yet, but plenty of time. The wood is Mahogany.

Bob

[Anthony Filetti]

...me I been finishing up some projects related to our recent move, but in my spare time I'm working on a couple of roughouts and I received the boards carving project which I'm working on...

[Claude]

I've been working on several things. Just finished the carving on a little hillbilly from a roughout by Rick, but still need to paint it. Also finished a miniature bottlestopper for Christmas - Santa is 2 inches tall. And I'm working on a witch for Halloween. Have most of it carved, and parts painted; still need to do a base, and get a couple more parts done.

Claude

[Ashbys]

Wow ,
You guys are just amazing love looking at your work!

Ash

[Irishman]

I had to stop working on this guy over the weekend as I discovered that my main parting tool has some large nics in it causing me to tear the fibres. My mustache and beard is roughed out and I still have some detailing to do and shaving around the nose and cheek bones. This 80-100 lb, 2.5 ft. piece of red oak is similar to a carving I did about a month ago and it was pretty popular so I did another one similar to it. The pics have him laying down in my log holder as he's too heavy to maneuver until I'm ready to put the oil to him.
Patrick

[Tom-H]

No carving this weekend. Finished up a carving tool carrier. The wood burnings are by Pat Sherman. The burnings are panels that can be removed. This tool carrier is still in the prototype stages, and subject to be changed as I begin to make use of it. Tom H

[Mark N. Akers]

Irishman fantastic woodspirit,thats were my roots in carving began and I hold a special place in my heart,even though I do caricatures now.I spent the weekend getting my shop cleaned up and ready as I am hosting the bishop's here next weekend.Plan on taking a few class pictures and posting them on the site.

[Goody]

Put brakes on a freinds motorcycle.
Closed down the fishpond for the winter.
A few other honey do's.
Finished the repairs to a customers miner carving.
And Carved a A Santa each evening.
Back to work tommorow sad !
Goody

[squbrigg]

Great looking tool carrier Tom, my only question would be,...."Is it heavy?" Great images on the front and back panels.

Bob