Santa Carvings

                                              Santa and his dog are making gift boxes
                                                 of 607 for the adults Christmas list.

Santa is packing his sleigh with bottles of 607.

Carving a few dogs for the Santa scenes.

Planning the scene.  

Carving A Moonshiner

  After cutting out the blanks on a band saw I begin chipping and cutting away at the figure until I find a moonshiner.  Here are a few pics of the beginning steps.

After carving out the figure I add the arms and then mount to a base.  The base is made from a slice of a maple branch.  

Painting 

Buffalo Plaid Pattern 

Linseed Oil Finish

Moonshiners

As you saw above I am currently carving a series of small characters called Moonshiners.  I plan to arrange some of the characters into small scenes.  Here is a sample of a carving I did on a slightly larger scale.   This caricature is larger than the moonshiner figures above.  I created this carving for a good friend of mine who owns a whiskey distillery in our area.  If you look closely at the jug you may get a clue as to where this whiskey distillery is located. 

Song Birds

                                                            Black Capped Chickadee

Yellow Throat Warbler

                                                                     Tree Swallow