"Carving The Little Guy"

I carved this fellow from the book "Carving The Little Guys" by Keith Randich. The book has good step by step instruction with plenty of photographs. He is 1" x 1" x 2" high basswood painted with acrylics.

I recommend this book if you are a beginner woodcarver and want to try smaller carvings. They are fun to carve even for the more experienced carver.
 



Smiling Apple

I apologize for not posting for such a long time. I have had a lot of health issues and carving was put on hold.
This Smiling Apple was done from Russell Scott's tutorial. He has some excellent videos on doing faces on his blog.

Here is a link to his blog.
www.scottcarvings.blogspot.com

Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians.
I carved the keychain and pin for Canada Day.
The idea came from Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine, Summer 2011 Issue 55.

2011 Niagara Woodcarvers Show Photos

Had a good time at the show which was well attended. See link below for the photos I took..
                                 Click here for The Show Photos

Niagara Woodcarvers 32nd Annual Show and Competition

The 32nd annual Niagara Woodcarvers Association Show and Competition is fast approaching. (March 26th & 27th) The link has times, directions and Competition Page. Hope to see you there. I will be displaying my carvings both days. If you are in the area be sure to drop by and say hello.

My First Old World Santa

My first Old World Santa in the style of Mike Shipley. It is 2" x 2 1/4" x 7" Basswood painted with acrylics and antiqued.

                                     

Santa Holding Stocking

This is the second carving of Santa holding a stocking that I have done. It is 1 3/4" x 3" x 9" Basswood painted with acrylics and antiqued.

It is also from one of Ron Ransoms books. If you want to see a little info on Ron Ransom go to my post of December 22, 2009.