Free Hand Carving is carvings done with a knife in the style of “Whittle Doodle” carvings that simply carve various subjects and designs into a piece of wood.  The first example is a Denny V Gouge made especially with a basswood handle for the purpose of carving the handle.  This Free Hand Carving was done for Wayne Shinlever.  Once carved the handle was stained with artist oil raw sienna paint and boiled linseed oil followed with a coating of Deft. Read the rest of this entry »