This Mountain Man Face with animal head dress was carved in relief on a walking stick using carving knives made from old pocket knife blades that have been reshaped in experimental designs to test their efficiency in carving. The twisted stick was an extremely white wood from a tree of unknown origin and was easy to carve without any distinctive grain pattern. The finish is artist oil paint Raw Sienna color mixed with boiled linseed oil and then sprayed with Deft lacquer.