A Different Kind of Eagle - Carving
Apr 6, 2014 14:06:33 #
My latest project is complete...an eagle head cane. I figure I'm going to need it one of these days. :?
Apr 6, 2014 14:50:28 #
Apr 6, 2014 16:40:58 #
HEART wrote:
Nicely done, Grampy - I certainly envy your talents.
Thanks, Heart.
Apr 6, 2014 22:30:43 #
Apr 7, 2014 12:12:04 #
Apr 7, 2014 17:13:43 #
Wow Larry! Very nice!!!!! Is that Maple? I have tried a few, but for some reason they don't feel right in my hand. I will have to try that type of grip. I did one with the head of the bird down about 6" from the top. But that was a lot of work getting the unused wood gone for the cane handle. I sold it at the craft show Janny was doing. She had to have someone out front doing some thing. :) I guess they didn't care that she paints and I was carving.:):)
Erv
Erv
Apr 7, 2014 17:37:31 #
Apr 7, 2014 17:38:04 #
Apr 7, 2014 17:57:35 #
Erv wrote:
Wow Larry! Very nice!!!!! Is that Maple? I have tried a few, but for some reason they don't feel right in my hand. I will have to try that type of grip. I did one with the head of the bird down about 6" from the top. But that was a lot of work getting the unused wood gone for the cane handle. I sold it at the craft show Janny was doing. She had to have someone out front doing some thing. :) I guess they didn't care that she paints and I was carving.:):)
Erv
Erv
Erv, I think it's basswood. I put a clear semi-gloss finish on it. The cutout was given to me by a fellow carver. The Michigan Wood Carvers Assoc. has a project to carve and give canes to veterans. As I'm a 7-year submarine vet, I asked if I could do my own. I put the boat name on the shaft (USS THOMAS A EDISON SSBN 610). It was my first attempt and I'm pleased the way it turned out.
Apr 7, 2014 18:44:54 #
If this was your first try at carving, I am going to throw away all my tools.:):) Very nice work on the feather details. The only thing I can see is you should have sanded the bill just a little. But you did an awesome piece of work there. You should be very proud of the carving and what it stands for!!!
Erv
Erv
Apr 7, 2014 19:52:18 #
Very nice, Grampy. You are really talented.
srfotog
srfotog
Grampy wrote:
My latest project is complete...an eagle head cane. I figure I'm going to need it one of these days. :?
Apr 7, 2014 21:49:15 #
Erv wrote:
If this was your first try at carving, I am going to throw away all my tools.:):) Very nice work on the feather details. The only thing I can see is you should have sanded the bill just a little. But you did an awesome piece of work there. You should be very proud of the carving and what it stands for!!!
Erv
Erv
:-D Not my first carving. You've seen some of my others...this was just my first eagle head cane. I don't sand a lot of my carvings as I like to see the knife cuts. Depends on the piece.
Apr 8, 2014 07:38:40 #
I remembered right after I posted it.:) Brain fart or old age.:):)
Erv
Erv
Grampy wrote:
:-D Not my first carving. You've seen some of my others...this was just my first eagle head cane. I don't sand a lot of my carvings as I like to see the knife cuts. Depends on the piece.
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