The faces carved into this two by two inch square block of basswood three inches tall is to be a part of a friendship cane.  Each face was carved using a Murray 529 Knife  pictured in the photograph.  The Whittle-Carving  style of the WOOD BEE CARVER demonstrates what can be done using only a knife. The monochrome finish is a mixture of Raw Sienna artist oil paint mixed with Boiled Linseed Oil followed by an application of the brushing lacquer Deft. Read the rest of this entry »