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Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:59 am
by carvin don
Was tryin' to clean up some today and came across these characters I carved in '06 and '07, respectively.
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:38 am
by gmusic
Nice work!
Love those huge moustashes on those guys..................
Is the wood you use pine?
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:59 pm
by carvin don
The wood is actually linden (or basswood.) Pine carves nice too and can look very similar to linden. Thanks for the kind remarks.
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:23 pm
by islander
Don i think your work is really special
expression on the faces is great
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Don
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:50 pm
by Hukk
I been looking at your carvings for some time now - I ENJOY them all.
The Johnny Reb - Billy Yank figures make me think you should carve a chess set with the charactures that you do. Chess is toooooo serious for me - the pieces would put a little fun in it. I'm more of a checkers type guy!
Thanks for posting these wonderful pieces of your hobby.
I'm pretty certain we all enjoy them.
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:08 pm
by carvin don
Thanks for the kind comments islander and Hukk, I really appreciate them.
Yeah Hukk, a chess set of those guys would be neat, I know a few carvers who have done something similar. Maybe one day... I say that alot
I get lots of ideas than hardly find time to carve 'em
. Thanks again for the kind words of encouragement
.
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:45 pm
by TM
nice busts
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:31 pm
by stagman
Don, I take about 2 trips a year pulling my little
21 foot covered wagon behind me, 9 - 10,000 miles worth
I look at wood carvins of all kinds all around this great country
wherever I see em.
Yours has such a distinct look to em, I just love em !!!
The cowboys are my favorite, as I try to go too the
Rocky Mtns and western states the most.
So glad you and the other carvers here at AAPK take
the time to show all us lucky members some of your work !!!
Will
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/clearcreekknives
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:54 pm
by carvin don
'preciate the kind words stagman. Next time yer out and about travel through East Tennessee, there are some "extra-fine" talented woodcarvers there
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:11 am
by Unk
Both look great, Don.
Of course, since my gg-grandfather fought with Walker's Greyhounds (Texas), I am partial to Johnny Reb.
Unk
Re: Johnny Reb - Billy Yank
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:19 pm
by carvin don
Wow, that's great Unk. I'm partial to the Confederates myself, although I do not know of any family that fought in the war. Here in Northern Virginia, we are rich in Civil War history, battlefields, trails etc... spent alot of time as a kid playing and fishing in the Bull Run creek. Of course, over-development is slowly threatening these precious landmarks.