My new carving tool
This unique gizmo that attaches to a angle grinder allows me to carve those tricky hard to reach places.
Homeless Guys
Looking for a deal in outdoor decor? These fellows are mostly coffee table height. Perfect for placing plants and your favorite beverage on whole enjoying the outdoors. Deal: 50% off ($100/ carving reduced to $50). Ends April 1, 2020.
2019 chainsaw carving
It has been a great year of carving in 2019. Birds, on- site carving of a stump, sand carving and always an assortment of bears and good looking guys😀
Off to the races
Recently carved this Nascar bear for a customer 🏁🏎️🏁🏎️
Emerald Ash Borer @ Fairy Lake -step 1 to 3
This carving is to educate all about this non native ash destroying insect; the Emerald ash borer EAB. It caused the cutting of 500+ ash tree in this small park. The strange thing at the base of the carving is … Continued
Snapping turtle @ Fairy Lake -step 1 to 3
This was a challenge for two reasons; 1/ the tree was three stumps that separated about 2 feet above the ground and 2/ I wanted a realistic sculpture of a snapping turtle that only a mother snapping turtle could love.😘:-)
Squirrel @ Fairy Lake -step 1
This hungry guy is right beside the red winged blackbirds. He’s holding an actual black walnut nut.
Ducks @ Fairy Lake -step 2
Final day for getting my ducks in a row. Most challenging was the male duck feeding at the back of the line. Eventually got the look I wanted.
Monarch @ Fairy Lake -step 3
Then came the detailing. Always the most important, always the most challenging. I’m happy with the 3 chrysalis’ and the added metal to enhance the antennae and legs. I’m truly learning more and more about Monarch butterflies as I go. … Continued
Ducks @ Fairy Lake -step 1
I’m truly getting ‘my ducks in a row’. Starting carving three more stumps along Fairy Lake. The challenge is ensuring mom’s duck beak stays strong, therefore, I carved grasses behind the beak. Just started roughing out three ducklings in the … Continued