Adirondack hermit from a Rick Bütz book. This is the first person I carved. I did this around '85/86. He is basswood with oil paints. |
The guy in the middle is from a "Wood" magazine article about charicatures by Keith Randich. The other two are adaptations of him. It looked like fun, so I thought I'd give it a shot. They're finished with acrylics except for the small one. I didn't bother to paint him. |
This one is an original design. I had started him a few years ago but didn't finish him until I got to Germany in '96. He is carved from a solid piece if basswood. |
 Another veiw of him. The wood is from a downed tree from Fort Harrison, IN. I used a very light stain of burnt umber and raw sienna oil paints and then paste wax. |
 Another variation on the "Wood" caricature. He's holding a compass and a map of Fort Leonard Wood, MO.He's finished with acrylics. Painting the camouflage uniform was a pain, but turned out OK. |
 This is a small deer that I did a long time ago. It's from an old "Popular Mechanics" book. The design is by E.J. Tangerman. It's walnut finished with Watco Danish Oil. |
This is an original frog that I carved for a friend's mother. It's basswood with a natural finish. |
I carved this fish for my wife in '83. The fish is butternut and the wave is walnut. They are both finished with Watco Danish Oil. The fish's eye is a natural worm hole. |
This is supposed to be me holding my euphonium(baritone horn). It's one-piece basswood except for the mouthpiece. That was carved separately and pinned on. It's finished with acrylics and sprayed with clear Krylon. |
 This was carved for the "Virtual Porch" project that I was involved with through the Woodcarver's mailing list run by Bill Judt. There are a lot of carvers from all over the world that sent carvings in for this. The porch is being shown at various carving shows throughout the country. |
