The Indian bust carving project is another  “Journey in learning”  for the WOOD BEE CARVER  who is primarily a knife carver. This Indian bust project is carving a subject larger than what is normally carved as well as using traditional carving tools rather than just a knife.

The photographic journey begins with square cornered block of butternut, continues through carving to basic form and concludes with several views of the finished carving.

The Indian bust began as a seven inch by five inch by three and half inch block of butternut.  The gouges used for this project were made by Everett Cutsinger many years ago and continue to be a pleasure to use in the carving process.  The large knife used for removing excess wood in the roughing out stage was made by John Dunkle. Read the rest of this entry »