Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Old Timer



 Here's an Old Codger....which is what I was originally going to call him until I remembered I had an extra Old Timer nameplate.  I've done several of him before but always change something to keep it original.  The angora chaps in this case.   He's mounted on a stone I picked up out in west Texas.  Everywhere we go anymore I'm always looking for neat things to incorporate into my pieces.  I think they really add and anchor a piece to it's place in the west.  It also helps sales for that same reason. I just used a masonry bit to drill the holes in the rock and will dowel him in place with some epoxy.
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Lots more photos in the gallery along with some of the past pieces so you can compare.  Comments always welcomed and appreciated.

2 comments:

  1. WOW! What an amazing carving! Unpainted and so much personality and detail! Totally inspiring.

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  2. He kinda resembles my Grandpa Jones, but I don't think he ever wore chaps! I thought you had changed the chaps when I was looking at the color pictures on Picassa....then I realized it was a different carving...unless you changed the base also.

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