Here are some carvings I do

Around Lake Tahoe, it has become very popular with both homeowners and businesses to have carvings done into tall tree stumps that are left behind after having a tree cut down. There's a guy who does some carvings with a chain saw and they are beautiful! You could make lots of money here with that talent of yours! I just happen to have a tree stump with your name on it ;)
 
Thanks. I visit the site often and enjoy the many forums and people here. I never post very often but thought I would share this,

These are done with all hand tools no chain saw or electric tools. They are done one chip at a time and are carved in cottonwood and are about 26 inches tall. I have sold a lot of them and I also have given man to charity groups for fund raisers.
 
street said:
Thanks. I visit the site often and enjoy the many forums and people here. I never post very often but thought I would share this,

These are done with all hand tools no chain saw or electric tools. They are done one chip at a time and are carved in cottonwood and are about 26 inches tall. I have sold a lot of them and I also have given man to charity groups for fund raisers.
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Street, I could tell by the intricate detail of your carvings that your work is done by hand. How long does one take you to complete, on average?
 
deesierra>>> they take about 40 hours. I am an early retiree of one year and have only done one in a year. Retirement is priceless and hope to find time to carve a few this summer.
 
I use very little color in them but when I do I use bark from trees to make a natural color. Black is done with coal I have on my ranch and river bottom. I also my use if I can't find or have a color is use color pencils. The wood is trees that the beaver have fallen and I let it dry out and then I can carve it. I use just oil no varnish the one looks shinny but not sure why because they don't because it is just oil I use.

The interesting thing is I can't even draw a stick man. Lol I just start and the carving just takes me to the end. I use no pictures so it is just imagination as I go.

I have a hard time using photo bucket but have some more carving I could share if I can get it to work.
 
Here's one I did of an American Eagle. I haven't finished it yet because I am supposed to put words in the rribbon which I haven't decided yet.
He is a war eagle. He has arrows in his claws.

I was originally designed for a transom of a sailboat.
 

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helenbacque said:
Street, didn't a sculptor once say that the object was already in there (block of marble) I just took away the rest. Was it Michelangelo?
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Not sure who said that but that is about how it works for me. I just start carving and the carving just takes me to the end. Lol

Thanks for the kind words.

Nice work Camper!
 
Camper6 said:
Where do you find the wood for your projects.? It seems like a hardwood. Harder to carve but keeps the detail.
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These are all cottonwood That beaver have fallen on my ranch. It takes about 3 years before I will use it for carving and it isn't considered a hard wood but after it has dried for some years it gets very hard.
 
street said:
These are all cottonwood That beaver have fallen on my ranch. It takes about 3 years before I will use it for carving and it isn't considered a hard wood but after it has dried for some years it gets very hard.
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I do find the odd piece of driftwood that might be suitable for carving. But just to get the right piece is difficult.
 

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