Here is a small carving of a Country Doctor I just finished. I have done a similar figure a couple of times before and posted some photos of them a few posts back. This one stands about 7" tall not counting the base. Funny, I was seriously considering reducing the size of my figures beginning with this one but after the positive results of the Wichita show I guess I'll stick with the larger size. -
While this was not necessarily a difficult project compared to others it was not really that enjoyable as there was no real challenge to it. I've found that when you try to do something over and over or just to repeat something it never really turns out as well as the first attempt.
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I've included photos of the sides and back of the figure in case you might want to try one yourself. The hat and cane shaft were done seperately. To hold the cane shaft I drilled a 1/8" hole in the ball held by the hand and put a metal pin made from a wire brad into the bottom of the shaft thats inserted into the base. That way it can't be pulled off.
Hello Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the statement that repeats seem to never turn out like the first attempt.
On the base for this character, do you screw the basewood piece to the oak piece or just rely on the dowels holding the character to go through both base pieces then into the character? Thanks Lynn....Myron
Yes, I used two 1-1/4" screws. The dowels will hold the figure but wouldn't trust them to hold that heavy walnut base.
ReplyDeleteOur show is this coming weekend in Monroe, Washington. I am a member of the Quilceda Carvers, located in Marysville, Washington. I can hardly wait for the weekend. I love seeing what everyone is carving. I enjoyed your blog and pictures.
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Karen