12
Oct

GRAY BEARD PIRATE

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The visual image of this carved pirate has been carved several times as a red beard or black beard pirate. It only stands to reason in the imaginary world of pirate myth that there surely were old pirates who had weathered the seas of ancient history. Such is the reason for carving another version of this carving pirate theme with a gray beard and braided hair. A pirate is a carver’s dream of a carving project because of the variety of anomalies of design compared with a regular figure.

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24
Sep

OLD GEEZER APOCALYPSE ~ Redux

   Posted by: woodbeecarver   in Carving Projects

In May, 2018 the first Old Geezer was carved and this was what was said about him ~ Be warned, “the Old Geezers are coming, the Old Geezers are coming, the Old Geezers are coming ~ it is an Old Geezer Apocalypse.” Old Geezers are all around us.  They may go by other names like grumpy old men, old coots, curmudgeons, codgers, old soldier, old fogy, fuddy-duddy, Gramps or old timer.  One way or another we all are inching our way to becoming an Old Geezer.

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18
Sep

KNIFE MODIFICATION

   Posted by: woodbeecarver   in Knives

From time to time there comes an inner creative urge to the Wood Bee Carver to tinker again with making Other Knives for personal use utilizing rescued pocket knife blades.  The process includes reshaping the blades into experimental shapes to enhance the Whittle-Carving experience as well as shaping the handles, many of which have been modified from broken knives.  Here is the latest results of this modification urge.

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30
Aug

BUNK HOUSE FIVE ~ the Gallery

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Each cowpoke will be presented in the gallery below following the line up of the group photo at the top of this posting going left to right beginning with “Drifter” ~ “Lasso” ~ “Cactus” ~ “Fuzzy” ~ “Tumbleweed”.

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24
Aug

BUNKHOUSE FIVE ~ the Shape Up

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The carving project that is the subject of this posting is the “SHAPE UP” carving of five cowpokes in succession but one at a time to complete the project.  Each is carved using a six-inch-tall by inch and half square basswood block.

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16
Jul

UNCLE SAM with Scroll and Cane

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This commission carving of Uncle Sam was carved in a basswood block seven inches tall by two inches square in the Whittle-Carving Style of carving using only knives to shape the figure. Uncle Sam with Scroll and Cane is an interpretative pose of this iconic figure.

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13
Jul

Send in the Calvary GALLERY

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This Gallery is of a nine inch tall Calvary officer and a six inch tall Calvary soldier. A detailed description of the process for carving these two carvings can be viewed by clicking on “SHAPE UP the Calvary”

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13
Jul

SHAPE UP the Calvary

   Posted by: woodbeecarver   in Carving Projects

             

This carving project is the carving of two Calvary soldiers, one is nine inches tall by three inches by two inches while the second is six inches tall by two inches square blocks of basswood.

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