This is a gallery of six Half Pint Indians, each with individual characteristic that in their appearance and pose tell their own story.
Hobos of a nostalgic era of long ago and fixed in our memories are delightful subjects for a carving projects. Hobos were traveling characters who traveled from town to town and all over the country in the tradition of itinerate labors in search for work as a way of life. Cedartown Hobo was carved in a six inch by two inch square block of basswood in Wilmington, Ohio and is now living in Cedartown, Georgia to carry on the traveling way of life.
“Be Sharp and Never Dull” is a description of the Wood Bee Carver’s journey of expanding the wood carving journey with the side track aspect of carving related to carving knives, primarily the design and development of “Other Knives” for personal use. Learning to sharpen as well a reshape a blade for personal use has been a beneficial enhancement of the carving experience. This knife experience has evolved in the trial and error process of experimenting resulting in better understanding of the slicing function of the cutting edge of the knife blade as well a designing blades shaped for versatility during the carving process.
Fifty years ago when I began carving seriously. I began using the knife as the carving tool by harking back to boyhood days of whittling with a pocket knife.
Don Worley is a fellow wood carver and a good friend who also likes to experiment with Photo Shop in creating unique works of art. Here are two examples where he used photos of the Wood Bee Carver to demonstrate his creative genius. I am deeply honored that he made me look so good. Thanks Don Worley for your gift and friendship. To learn more about this process click on this link ~ https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-premiere-elements.html ~ these were done on ChatGPT free version.
Here is more of Don Worley’s play in PhohoShop ~
The Fundamentals of Drawing listed above are useful for wood carvers to consider these same fundamentals in the process of designing and shaping of any carving project.
This manicure knife was rescued from a flea market in the early 1980’s as part of the Wood Bee Carver’s pursuit of suitable knives that could be modified into a carving tool.