While going through some of my old soldiers, I found a figure I carved and casted some 25 years ago. At the time the job I was at was slowly going under, and much of my spare time I would carve little figures out of scrap wood. After I left the company, I continued carving for a hobby.
This little figure started me thinking of doing some more carving, as I've done little else. I carved two figures today. As my wife and I are leaving to go camping next week, I bought some more wood to take with me.
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| The carved man. I'm rusty after 25 years! |
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| I gave the wood man an acorn helmet. |
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| He needed a club, too. |
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| The wood man in a tree hollow. |
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| The wood man guarding a cave entrance. |
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| A giant dragon sniffing out the wood man! |
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| The dragon is scared by the wood man's club and flees! |
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| The wood man, safe for now. |
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| One of the casting from my earlier carving. He was cast in resin. |
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| The back of the figure. |
I do like the fellow in the acorn.
ReplyDeleteThank you. When I started carving him, I had no idea what I was carving. I saw the acorns and was wondering if I could make a helmet for him from one.
DeleteI have never tried carving anything. Love the acorn man.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I've carved. For me it's a slow process; something I've had no patience for many years. I decided to try again, the goal is to learn to take time on a project. I think since I've started using cell phones and computers, I want instant satisfaction.
DeleteNot bad for first go in so long. (I love the acorn helmet!).
ReplyDeleteI suck at carving, too hard to fix mistakes.
Thank you. Unfortunately when I did it as a hobby, my skills didn't improve much. I'm hoping to try my hand with armatures and green stuff when I get home from vacation. As for making mistakes, that's not too bad; I just hate always stabbing myself.
DeleteCarving is something I've never attempted , like your figure though .
ReplyDeleteI use as sheetrock knife, and a basswood square dowel for the acorn man. As I always say, if i can do it, anyone can. And I'm sure just about anyone can produce a better figure.
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