Facial reconstruction on and Indian

Ron T · #1 08-12-2008, 12:46 PM

This is a redo of my second cane. I dropped it and crushed the nose, plus the face was not very good. I fixed the nose and touched up the whole face.

Handle is boxwood, spacer/collar purple heart and shaft is oak.

Finished w/ Watco Danish oil.

sccarnes · #2 08-12-2008, 02:55 PM

ron t, looks good to me, but what do i know i can't hear,
but still with weak battries, he looks like a new [stickman] sorry sometimes i just can't help my self. looking healty now!!!
nice
sam

Ron T · #3 08-12-2008, 03:01 PM

Thanks Sam. He's okay now. You should have seen him before. I was going to give him to a friend but when I took it out and looked at it, I couldn't believe how misshapen the face was. Out of balance, distorted, not to mention the smashed nose.

My friend has since passed on but I wish I could have given it to him while he was still here. I guess the lesson is not to put things off.

Merle Rice · #4 08-12-2008, 03:24 PM

Nice Repair Job Ron. It probably looks better now than before. The Santa that I was working on chipped out on the eye. I had quite a bit of work into it and decided to go deeper and try to save it. Well I did and I think it turned out for the better. So the Moral of the story is,( If you want your carving to come out good, Make Mistake.) Merle

Mottles · #5 08-12-2008, 03:38 PM

Looks good Ron, your redo was a success for sure and I like your choice of woods too.
Kathy

Sharon of the Dell · #6 08-12-2008, 04:15 PM

Ron, it's a really nice redo.Mistakes usually lead to something better,at least that's what I try to believe.Most of my stuff that turns out pretty good, usually comes from messing up.You can only come up from down, so what the heck,may as well give it a shot....sharon

Jim-Iowa · #7 08-12-2008, 05:26 PM

Great Recovery Ron! The instant I saw it I thought of the 40's & 50 Pontiac Hood ornements I saw as a kid growing up. Neat application for a cane handle.

Eddy Smiles · #8 08-12-2008, 05:42 PM

Ron.. Looks great! You never know he'd had a nose job! Unless perhaps you were Joan Rivers! Ha! Ha!

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #9 08-12-2008, 07:32 PM

Ron....great cane and really good design, I like that !

tucker1931 · #10 08-12-2008, 07:59 PM

Ron, you done good buddy. Thank God you wrecked him first time around because he sure looks fantastic now. If you really wanna give him a good home to a good old boy, ship him up to Canada, I'll treat him really well, I need a new stick but just can't seem to get going on it.
Cliff