A Project for Christmas.

cv3 · Post by **cv3** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:40 pm

My wife was getting ready to pack this away tell next year. I thought I would take a picture and share it. The carving is a cypress knee, the base I turned out of butternut.
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a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:53 pm

Santa wood be proud!!!:D

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:03 pm

Beautiful work CV.

How long does it take to make a carving like that?

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:22 pm

That is just Amazing, right down to the blue eyes!

cv3 · Post by **cv3** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:43 pm

dusty wrote:Beautiful work CV.

How long does it take to make a carving like that?

Dusty
It will take me about 2 to 4 days to do the carving and a day to paint it. this one was about 3 days. I do a lot cypress knee carving with Power tools. Cypress knees are very strange to work with, there can be big changes in density and texture. Detail I use carving knifes.

friscomike · Post by **friscomike** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:40 pm

Very nice. Great job, but uh, don't let my wife see it. She'll be saying, hey, you have all that expensive Shopsmith equipment, why can't you make one...

Terrific talent you have.

mike

tdubnik · Post by **tdubnik** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:14 am

I envy people with artistic talent because I have none. Very nice looking Santa.

john · Post by **john** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:29 pm

I second TDUBNIK's comments.

Though my father was an artist, I don't seem to have inherited his talents.

Great Job!

John

cv3 · Post by **cv3** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:43 pm

If you want to give it a try this is a great how to book
“Carving Cypress Knees Creating Whimsical Characters from One of Nature's Most Unique Woods By Carole Jean Boyd, Jack A. Williams”
It takes you step by step on carving and painting a Cypress Knee. I learn to carve them from taking a class given by Carole Jean. I have the book and refer to it a lot. You can find it on the web.