WoooWhooooo! Finally I can write words under my pics!
I began whittling the last week of January. Here are some blanks one of the carvers in the local club kindly cut out for me.
First, I carved several Christmas Pickles to get a feel for the knife.
Pickle, anyone? They are 3 inches long. I have a mason jar filled with them and must say it looks hysterical...
This is somehow turned sideways-----notice I whacked off the cardinal's crest....the bird didn't feel a thing. It is now a Comfort Bird. (Look it up.)
Again, my pickles....
These 4" birds were all done in basswood. Basswood is one of the easiest woods to handcarve.
Try telling that to my left index finger, which remains numb at the joint at the tip!
Bowl of my birds. I am making several for different needs---grief, illness, birthday, and general "you-are-not-forgotten" gifts.
The darker birds are made of catalpa. Frankly, I don't like carving them as I feel they are too grainy. I'm game to try any soft wood! The one on the left is white pine and was VERY nice to carve, but is a bit too soft....you can leave nail marks in it. I love its grain, though.
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