The Old Carvers Law states:“Let no wood go un-carved.” In the spirit of that law wooden clothes pins and golf tees become a wood source to allow “old carvers” to carve for the fun of creating novelties.  Whittle Folk Pin Heads are carved out of wooden clothes pins purchased at Hobby Lobby and the golf tees were purchased at Walmart for the Whittle Folk Tee Noggins.  Each one carved leads to carving another with a slight change of design as is illustrated in the photographic journey that follows. Click on each photo to enlarge.

“The more one carves the better one carves,” is part of the learning journey of woodcarving.   The two photographs are of an early version of Lone Wolf that was the subject of a previous post in early 2008. https://woodbeecarver.com/?p=192 It was whittle-carved using only a knife out of a one and half inch square by six inches tall block of basswood.  It was colored using the Painting Softly method of artist oil paint mixed with boiled linseed oil.  It was based on earlier versions of the same pose carved several times out of a smaller piece of basswood. Read the rest of this entry »

CARICATURE CARVERS OF AMERICA announce the sale of CCA Members’ carvings on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Best Western Inn and Conference Center, 8514 State Highway 76, Branson, Missouri.  A preview of the carvings being offered for sale may be viewed on the Caricature Carvers of America web site at the following link: http://www.cca-carvers.org/2010-salecarvings/2010-salecarvings1.htm

Closer to the time of the sale additional information will be posted on the CCA web site  http://www.cca-carvers.org/ The CCA web site  contains information on the Caricature Carving Competition scheduled for August 25, 2010 and Seminar August 26, 27, and 28.   The site also contains profiles of the CCA Members, past competitions and other information of interest on the subject of caricature carving.

ELKHORN is another example that every carving project is a learning journey of attempting to carve certain effects into a carving.  Native Americans have been a good subject for carving projects because of their noble facial features and ornamentation of their dress. Read the rest of this entry »

LES R. MOORE is a three and a quarter  inch tall caricature carved out of basswood in the Whittle-Carving style of carving only with a knife.  He is stained with artist oil paint color Raw Sienna mixed with boiled linseed oil and finished off with a coat of Deft brushing lacquer.  Being a small figure who chomps on his cigar with a carefree attitude, Les is more than he seems.  He is kind of like a first impression in that what you first see is not always what you get.  Les never jumps to conclusions nor does he make quick decisions for there is more to Les than meets the eye.  He is a caricature carving who invites a studied look to see more  of Les. Read the rest of this entry »

Mahogany Indian bust was carved out of one and three quarter inch square by two and half inch tall block of very old mahogany given to me by a carving friend from Michigan.  It was carved using traditional carving tools with knife carving used only for detail work.  It was finished using Howard Feed-N-Wax which brought out the natural beauty of old mahogany. Read the rest of this entry »

Faces carved on the handle of an antique potato masher Totem Pole fashion is an example of the Old Carver’s Law: “Don’t let any wood go un-carved.” This style of carving is an exercise of letting the carver’s imagination guide the carving knife to transform a non-distinct wooden handle into a carved novelty.  The faces are examples of caricature face carving that fit the shape of the wooden handle.  This carving project was a gift to someone who collects antique potato mashers  as well as wood carvings of many artists.  I was honored to do this carving for these special friends. Read the rest of this entry »