Swan head cane - help please

[NuttyWalt]

I am in the process of carving a mute swan head cane handle. The problem I have is with the eyes - I will be using round, glass, 6mm black ones.

For reference purposes I have found plenty of pictures of swans on flickr but they are mostly in profile, very few show a swan head on. Presently, the eyes are set in what I hope is the correct position in profile but I do not seem able to visualise how the sight line runs forwards to the beak and how the eyes should be set.

Can someone help, please?

Thanks

Allen

[Doug Ridley]

See if this helps

[NuttyWalt]

Thanks Doug, that will be really useful.

I have just been looking at the photographs of your bird carvings - they are really beautiful. Would that I could produce work to that standard.

Allen

[Doug Ridley]

Thanks Allen. I don't do a lot of birds anymore. I get so much time in them that the prices make them hard to sell.I spend most of my time carving for the wholesale gift market.
Doug

[NuttyWalt]

Doug

Here's a couple of pictures of the finished product.





Not up to your incredible standard of carving but what I like is that it works as a cane handle. It fits in the hand quite nicely and does not burn the palm.

The wood is elm which gives it the strength necessary for a useable cane.

Thanks again for the help.

Allen

[Doug Ridley]

I call it a VERY nice job

[Waitpinga Whittler]

So do I ... though I might express it a little differently

She's a rippa, beauty, bottla, bonza mate!

That's a stick I'd be proud to put my name on for sure. I've never tried a goose/swan head, but I think I might give it a go after seeing your results.

Thanks for that!

[NuttyWalt]

Thanks for your kind words.

Here's the photo that did not appear on my earlier post.



Allen

[Nancy-G]

Very nice !! Lovely work.

[bigEd_H]

That's a great looking swan cane, Allen. You captured the realism on the swan head. Thanks for sharing.