Three more Egg Noggins carved out of basswood hen eggs are examples of face carving. These are another example of Whittle-Carving using only a knife to carve facial features. Each is finished with a monochrome coloring of Raw Sienna artist oil paint and Boiled Linseed Oil mixed together. A monochrome finish amplifies the carving texture making the texture the color.
The four views of each noggin will be followed by close up views a points of interest in each noggins. To see previous postings on Egg Noggins go to “Blog Index Map” under Main Menu – scroll down to “Carving Projects” to find postings with “Egg Noggins” in title. Read the rest of this entry »
Carved knife blade covers offer a fun and functional carving project. Here are two more blade covers carved out of butternut wood and finished with Howard Feed N Wax. Photographs of three views of each blade cover follow. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Heroes are depicted in photograph with The Rifleman on left, coal miner in center and The Lone Ranger on the right. Each was carved out of an inch square by four inch tall block of basswood and colored with artist oil paint and boiled linseed oil. Read the rest of this entry »
Commission Carvings can now be shown on this blog in that many of them were to be Christmas gifts. The photographic journey of each carving is presented with multiple views for careful and carveful study. Each one is an example of Whittle-Carving that uses only knives in the carving process. The finish is a combination of boiled linseed oil and artist oil paint with the monochrome color being raw sienna and boiled linseed oil. The polychrome coloration is various colors of artist oil paints and boiled linseed oil followed by an application of Deft, a brushing lacquer.
The photographic journey that follows depict a Civil War Soldier bust carved out of basswood hen egg; Cow Pokes carved out of a two inch tall by inch square block of basswood; CSA Soldier carved out of an inch and half square by six inch tall block of basswood and a Crony With Cigar knife blade cover. Read the rest of this entry »
Commission Carvings can now be shown on this blog in that many of them were to be Christmas gifts. The photographic journey of each carving is presented with multiple views for careful and carveful study. Each one is an example of Whittle-Carving that uses only knives in the carving process. The finish is a combination of boiled linseed oil and artist oil paint with the monochrome color being raw sienna and boiled linseed oil. The polychrome coloration is various colors of artist oil paints and boiled linseed oil followed by an application of Deft, a brushing lacquer.
The “Inventor of the Tooth Brush” is the first of a series of Commission Carvings. In the first photo the carving in the middle was carved in 2003 as the first of this theme. The two on either side are the latest version of the humorous story of the tooth brush invention. Read the rest of this entry »
October Whittlings are a variety of carving projects that were done to get ready for upcoming shows, to replace popular subjects or just for the fun of it. All were carved using only a knife in the Whittle-Carving style of the WOOD BEE CARVER. Read the rest of this entry »
Once again my good friend “Idea Monster” Don Stephenson has drawn a very unique carving idea of a Civil War Soldier who is sitting on a keg of gun powder, smoking a pipe and is striking a match. This gives a whole new meaning to “Discharged.”
Caricature carving is to exaggerate realism both in the carving and in the scene that is being depicted of a match being struck on the top of a keg of gun powder. Read the rest of this entry »