Time flies, doesn't it?

     Somehow time gets away from us and you look up and just can't believe how long it has been. I apologize for those of you who look me up once in a while to see what I have been up to. I have been busy, but with school starting up, and being in a new (returning to) subject at a new school, things have been extremely busy. No excuse.

     I have finished a few carvings, although some of them have been roughouts rather than my own creations. I was gifted lots of blanks and several roughouts. Some of them have been old roughouts, and some are so old, the wood has dried out. That makes for a tough carving, but challenges are simply things that have to be overcome. And we can always learn something new, or rediscover something we forgot. For example, using a 50/50 mix of alcohol and water is a neat trick for rejuvenating old wood, or for helping to carver across some tough end grain. That was the case on the Santa with a bird (see below) and another Santa that I hope to finish soon. I will post pictures of that one soon, if I ever get it finished.

     Anyway, I hope you enjoy these. Thanks for staying tuned. See you next time.

This is a Bishop roughout.

A closeup.

My own design of a relief gunfighter.

A different design.

One mounted in a frame like an Old west wanted poster.

A Moore roughout of an Old World Santa.

Closeup.

The back side.

Another Bishop roughout.