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Eagle Head

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Carved this from Mahogany. I used a redish mahogany stain to highlight the head. Finished with a satin spar urethane.
I know the iris of the Eagle does not look forward like a human eye but I thought it gave it a more aggressive look. And it was done for a military family.
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Very nice carving work. My Wife does wood carving and she did an eagle a couple of years ago too. I like the look of your eagle's eye.
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Great work. The eagle looks good. Now this is what we call pure talent.
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Very nice looking. Can you tell us more about the process of carving it? Was it all hand tools, knives and chisels?
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thats real nice work,
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Beautiful work. I love the fine detail on the lower feathers.
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Real nice
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edma194 wrote: Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:31 am Very nice looking. Can you tell us more about the process of carving it? Was it all hand tools, knives and chisels?
Hello Edma 194, I started with cutting a 2”x10”x10” of mahogany with my SS. Drew the out line for the head and with mallet and chisel lowed the area around the head about a inch. Then with a combination of full size and palm chisels shaped and detailed the carving. Made the frame out of poplar and applied the finish.
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Very impressive. You have an eye as good as that eagle's.
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So, the carving itself was all done old-school. Either way, impressive.
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