Pancho-Part 5-The Neckerchief

This will be easy for you after Part 4. Here's some good advice prior to picking up your knife....go find some photos of Cowboys wearing neckerchiefs so you can see how the cloth hangs. I've said this before but as it's one of the most important things to remember when carving I'll said it again.....you have to take into consideration the "WEIGHT" of the object you're carving. That neckerchief, while just a piece of cloth, still has weight and that weight will determine how it hangs from the neck. In a back-issue of Cowboys & Indians magazine there was an article on the TV movie Monte Walsh, starring Tom Selleck. The photos in the article were some of the best to show the various parts of a working cowboys attire, especially the neckerchiefs. I've included one of them in the Gallery but if you can locate that issue I'd sure suggest latching on to it as it's one of the best for reference matter. Also, if you haven't seen that movie.....well....let's just say you'd better start looking for the DVD before you're banned from this blog!! Along with Lonesome Dove watching that movie is a Blog requirement!
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If you plan on carving more cowboys I'd also suggest going out and buying a one yard square of satin or a commercial neckerchief to use as reference. You just can't beat the real thing and you'll look cool wearing it!
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Now, go have fun.

Note: For those of you who might want to pick up that Issue of Cowboys & Indians that featured Tom Selleck as Monte Wash it was the January 2003 issue. C&I is one of the best magazines out there that covers all aspects of the Western culture from art to movies to really interesting articles on just about everything.