Archive for the ‘Carving Projects’ Category

22
Apr

FIRE HOUSE 3

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

“Firehouse 3” is a first attempt at carving a fireman figure.  The beginning process is to imagine what a fireman looks like along with studying various images of carved firemen to come up with a preliminary design for a carving. The imaginary image includes the fireman’s helmet, bulky and heavy water-resistant coat and trousers along with heavy boots. Next would come equipment such as an axe, fire hose, megaphone, fire hydrant and ladder.  Next comes the refining of all these elements into the simplest depiction that would say “this is a fireman.” The fireman’s helmet crowns the carved figure with the undeniable statement of identity while adding the fire axe and the heavy boots will add just enough to the overall outfit to distinguish the fireman effect.  The red suspenders attached to the bulky trousers add to the effect of making the figure more interesting as it stands in a relaxed pose of either before and after suiting up for the fire run.

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9
Mar

CARVING HOBOS ~ Goose and Moose

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

The Wood Bee Carver is primarily a “knife carver” who carves from a “Block” with corners and chooses to shape the wood with a “Slice into position and Design by carving.” Process.

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8
Mar

HOBOS ~ Goose and Moose

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

Introducing Goose who is the older and more mature Hobo when compared with his partner of the road Moose.

Moose and Goose represents the long and storied history of  the travelers in the nostalgic memory of the time long gone by never forgotten.

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4
Feb

PIRATE First Mate

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

                       

The Pirate First Mate is carved in the Half Pint size of three inches tall with a one inch square base. The First Mate is wearing a bandana head wrap rather than the officer’s hat even though he is wearing an officer’s coat captured as a spoil of a sea battle.

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30
Jan

HALF PINT PIRATE

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

HALF PINT carving figures refers to the use of a half inch equals a foot scale to keep a carving in perspective with the average heights of a male figure as being six feet.

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19
Jan

PIRATE REDUX

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

Red Beard Pirate is the latest version of a carving project that I have carved several times. A pirate is a carver’s dream of a carving project because of the variety of anomalies of design compared with a regular figure.

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7
Jan

PROGRESSIVE STEPS STUDY AIDS

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

  PROGRESSIVE STEPS of a carving subject are a visual aid to visualize the development from the opening cuts through steps towards a completed carving. The examples used in this tutorial also contain the proportional divisions as a guide for laying out the major landmarks of the subject.  With each Progressive Step illustration, the viewer is to study the progression of development to imagine what cuts were necessary to accomplish each step.  While being a helpful reference tool, the greater function of the Progressive Steps illustration is to help the carver to develop the ability to see a carving develop in one’s imagination. Studying a Progressive Steps illustrations, the viewer realizes that one has to read between the lines, so to speak, when following each step and allow imagination to fill in the blanks in between each step.  While these illustrations are of three inch tall figures, the same concept would apply to any size coupled with imagination.

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5
Jan

AVIATOR ~ Fly Boy

   Posted by: woodbeecarver

The iconic image of an aviator is a Fly Boy wearing a leather helmet with goggles, a leather jacket with sheep skin lining and the proverbial scarf blowing in the wind.  This aviator was Whittle-Carved out of a six inch by inch and half square block of basswood using only knives to shape the wood.

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