The Latest Rufus

This is my latest Rufus, completed after I found an old blank in a box under the drafting table.

I really like carving Rufuses; the very first carving I did was a Rufus (okay, it might actually have been second, but it's right in there somewhere). It was a pattern from a Harold Enlow book, and it was a great design to learn on (still is). They're small (about 3" tall), fairly quick, and you can do a reasonable amount of modification to them. After working on a series of larger carvings, I found I had to concentrate on "shrinking my mind" so that I could work on this guy without puncturing myself. Small size is cute, but it means less space to hold on to.



More pictures in the gallery, including that first Rufus.

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Santa

It's my first Santa!
On the last night of the Doane Experience, I took an Impromptu Santa class from Dave Stetson & Michele Carville-Stetson. I didn't quite finish, but very cool, very fast-paced class.

I'll have to do more of these, they're fun.

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Grumpy Bob

Grumpy Bob, collection of Corrie Lisk-Hurst.

I really don't remember what year I did this guy; probably '91 or so.

He, uh, used to be a girl. Started life as a Sadie, but I didn't feel like carving a Sadie, so snip snip boom, there's grumpy Bob.

That may explain the grumpiness.

Professor Sam

First post!
So once in a while I'll try and update this blog with some of my woodcarvings, past, present, and future.

This is Professor Sam, carved during a week-long caricature class at the Doane Woodcarving Experience in Crete, NE.
Dave Stetson's class is always a great place to learn new stuff, to stretch my abilities. The Professor here is notable because I actually finished him during class (as opposed to the previous two years). I learned a lot about painting with this guy...hopefully I'll be able to remember it all, and expand upon it. There's always more to learn...




Here's the rest of the pics:

Professor Sam

First Post

Getting ready to make some woodcarving posts....