Wood carving projects

[Doug51]

Nice, Doug! Do you use basswood?

Most of the time I do. The spinner tops are out of a plain old stick for a tree.

[Doc B]

[doglegg]

Perfect for the season Doug. Glad you still have a little time to whittle.

[OLDE CUTLER]

Adding to my flock again. This time Buffleheads.

[doglegg]

Absolutely wonderful OC. I like buffleheads in the wild as well. Very distinctive. Great work (art).

[OLDE CUTLER]

Absolutely wonderful OC. I like buffleheads in the wild as well. Very distinctive. Great work (art).

We don't see too many buffleheads here in SD. The ones we see are passing thru on the migration route in the spring and fall.

[Doc B]

That's a nice looking flock OC!!!

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from a July 1938 New York newspaper.

[Doug51]

Couple pictures of my latest carving. I was pretty happy with how the pumpkin turned out.

[Doc B]

...a nice addition, to the decorative, fall lineup, Doug!

[doglegg]

Great whittling, and painting and just the right season. Good job Doc.

[Doug51]

...a nice addition, to the decorative, fall lineup, Doug!

Thanks

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from a September 1938 New York newspaper.

[Doug51]

Second pumpkin carving

[Doc B]

...tis the season! Looking good!

[doglegg]

Maybe it is the lighting but I like that one better than the first one. Very fallish. Great job.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Click on the picture to ENLARGE.

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from a March 1939 New York newspaper.

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from an April 1939 New York newspaper.

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from an April 1939 New York newspaper.

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from a May 1939 New York newspaper.

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from an October 1926 New York newspaper.

[OLDE CUTLER]

Some of you guys about my age (going on 70) might know what I mean when I say that somewhere back in one far corner of your memory there is a dusty old file cabinet full of things long forgotten. But from time to time stuff happens that causes one of the drawers of that file cabinet to fly open and the contents get dumped right on your feet. Such a thing happened to me the other day while rummaging thru a forgotten box of stuff in the drawer. I took these out and looked at them and all of a sudden remembered what they were and when I made them. I think these were my first wood carvings when I was 8 or 9 years old, carved from scraps of wood with a Kamp King or maybe a Sabre pocket knife. A quarter is shown with the miniature guns for scale. As you can see there is a variety or actions and rifles represented, as well as a few pistols. I can recognize a M1 carbine, lever actions, a double barrel shotgun, a Thompson machine gun, and others.Then I got to looking at the one with the end of the barrel whittled down to a point and briefly wondered why that one was like that. THEN it hit me, that was my favorite, a Winchester model 70 sporter, which was my favorite at the time. Not that I had one, but it was my favorite at the time. And the reason for the end being whittled down to a point, well every smart adze 8 or 9 year old has to have something to get people to "look at me". I carried this one in my mouth and used it as a toothpick!! I can even recall why some have the trigger guards drilled and some do not. The "early" ones were not drilled because I did not have a drill at the time. The "later" ones have the trigger guard drilled because they came after the time mom and dad got me a Stanley egg beater hand drill for Christmas. Good thing I did these when I was 8 or 9, because now days I dont think I could handle pieces this small.

[Steve Warden]

Those are just flat out cool, OC!!

[doglegg]

Super cool OC. And best of all you kept them.