tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676995632831131592024-03-19T15:59:32.958-07:00One of a Kind Wood CarvingsDave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-37085037039716788392020-03-05T17:18:00.000-08:002020-03-05T17:18:38.056-08:00Elton's Shining StarFinally, after a few months of dealing with a health issue (Old age is setting in!) I managed to return to the carving bench. This piece goes to a wonderful fellow Cast Member who happens to love Jiminy Cricket and his college basketball superstar daughter. Elton caught sight of a previous carving of Jiminy and he couldn't resist trying to get me to carve one for him. I try to keep all my carvings a surprise so I put him off telling him I really can't get into requests. A few weeks later I began to research more info about Elton's interests and I found out that Elton is his daughter's biggest "cheerleader." The ideas began to pop up. I'd incorporate Jiminy Cricket and a few select articles to represent Da' Ja and her basketball team.<br />
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As you can see above, Jiminy will have Da' Ja's team shirt over his coat. Her name on the back and team number on the front. The Basketball will include her year of graduation the "W" for the school and her team number.</div>
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The roughout stage.</div>
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Now for the "basketball court!"</div>
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"Elton's Shining Star"</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-78885593835803053162020-03-05T16:23:00.000-08:002020-03-05T16:23:04.845-08:00Playing "catch-up"<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi Everyone! It's been a while since I last posted. Problem is, the more I put posting off, the lazier I became! This is a recap of the carvings so I won't belabor the "work-up" stories for each of the carvings. However, here's how a summer of carving went. Each of the carvings you'll see needed to be kept from the public until each person received their carving. The issue was that all of the four carvings happened to be presented just about at the same time frame!</div>
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The first of four is "Passing On Tradition" to pay tribute to all of the Disney Tour Guides. It was finished in plenty of time but the presentation took a great deal of timing to get all the Guides, Coordinators and Leaders together at one time.<br />
One day I passed by one of my Manager's office and I simply asked him for an idea for a carving dedicated to the Walt Disney Tour Guides. Without hesitation, Jeff drew up this idea about "hands" and passing on a symbol of the Tour Guides. It would be "Mickey's" hand passing a pin onto a human hand. It was an awesome idea! I loved the idea the minute he said it. We talked about trying to make the piece appropriate for everyone so I settled on a color of the person's hand that could imply it could be any person.<br />
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"Passing On Tradition"<br />
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(The hands are almost full size. The gold pin is a little larger than the actual pin.)<br />
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I took the past summer to workup the piece for the NCVA Command Display Center in Pensacola. It is the first carving to be raffled off for the benefit of the Display Center. In the middle of that project I was asked to consider making several "trophies" for the Tour Guides and Leaders who took part in the "Walking Challenge" at Team Disney. No problem! Except those three little Mickey's took more time than I thought. It was a busy summer but it all came together just fine.</div>
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This carving consists of three pieces. It's two first place Mickey Mouse figures and one second place Mickey Mouse.</div>
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(About the "Walking Challenge," All the Tour Guides and their Coordinators simply tallied all their steps on their phones while working. The idea was to see if (as a group) they could walk great distances. Well, it started out "walking" to all of the Disney parks World wide! It ended up walking to the moon and beyond! The Winner was just shy of one million steps.)</div>
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Mickey Mouse Trophies</div>
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(The toughest part of carving these figures was trying to make them similar. )</div>
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In between these three carvings, I offered to carve a plaque for one of our retiring Cast Members.</div>
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The last and final piece of this summer is the carving for the Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association Cryptologic Command Display. (A repository of memorabilia of the Cryptologic Group.)</div>
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This piece was raffled off to benefit the museum.</div>
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"I Told You It Was Broke"</div>
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The piece was raffled off on November 14, 2019.</div>
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A wonderful retired CT and President of the Smokey Mountain Chapter of NCVA, (Joe B.) won the piece. He and his wife took ownership and announced they will keep the piece at home for one year and will donate it to the Cryptologic Command Display at their annual dinner next year.</div>
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I was deeply touched by his offer to give the piece a long term home where it will be enjoyed by many for years to come.</div>
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I had planned a different carving to be donated at the annual Gulf Coast Chapter of the NCVA this past November. Instead I decided to offer it to the man who's been behind me on all of the Navy carvings and presentations. This past year Bob was informed he had a serious health issue and fortunately surgery was successful. With a short "downtime" Force Mast Chief Bob Anderson was back at the helm of the CCD. <br />
I was honored to present the carving "The R Brancher… That's Better" to Bob at a reunion and dinner of the Gulf Coast and Smokey Mountain Groups of the NCVA.<br />
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"The R Brancher… That's Better"<br />
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-74133452672446127642019-06-05T13:32:00.000-07:002019-06-05T13:32:32.231-07:00At Home In The Horse Barn<div style="text-align: center;">
This piece started out to be so simple. Our niece is getting married and she and her husband to be are horse lovers. They planned a casual western themed wedding with Cowboy/girl hats and boots. Dawn has been a horse lover for most of her life. The same goes for her hubby to be and North Carolina will fill in for the perfect location to settle. This carving began as just two characters dressed as Dawn and Eddy on a base... Then, I remembered Dawn always wanted a steer skull for her home. The Steer Skull began the evolution of this piece. </div>
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The wooden saddle horse.</div>
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I tossed around several poses for the couple. They ended up close together, Dawn with her two hands holding Eddie's left hand. Eddies right hand was to be simply between the two... but just didn't look right!</div>
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This is the first piece I've carved that the two figures will be carved as one piece. That led to some real frustration and a need to change an arm position as the piece progressed.</div>
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The front view was working up as hoped. But Eddie's right arm looked very much out of place.</div>
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With much deliberation, Eddie's right arm needed to be removed at the elbow and his "new" forearm and hand is to be placed below Dawn's hair around her lower back.</div>
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The couple was finished with a fine burr.</div>
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The Tack Boxes!</div>
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Handles and hinges for the Tack Boxes.</div>
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The two small pieces to the right of the photo below include two spacers for the Tack Boxes to keep them off the wall of the barn to allow the lid to be opened. (No the boxes do not open.) The small piece lower far right is holding the four metal rings for the saddle straps. (The rings are tiny round screw hooks. They needed to be bent at the threads to make the rings stand off the saddle.)</div>
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With all the pieces ready for color, they were fitted to what grew into a three wall diorama.</div>
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At last, all the pieces were finished and all the mounting holes and dowels were made ready.</div>
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The "paint room" is setup and ready to go.</div>
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As the piece was coming together, someone suggested adding windows to the barn!</div>
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What a great addition to the piece. Photos were printed and the windows are routered and trimmed.</div>
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"At Home In The Horse Barn"</div>
Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-11308684202468394252019-03-29T07:52:00.000-07:002019-03-29T07:52:14.737-07:00Matt's Musical Express<div style="text-align: center;">
I've managed to carve two more pieces but held off posting them before they are presented to the recipients. This piece is a fun piece for a fellow Cast Member. Matt, transferred to our group from driving Disney Buses. It turned out Matt became a major trainer for the rest of us when we purchased a new and larger coach for our team. His knowledge and experience served all of us well. </div>
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The 40' coach.</div>
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Hence the main theme of this piece is a "caricature" of Matt driving a (rather) "modified" likeness of our new coach. Matt is also a bass guitar player in a band. </div>
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Once getting into the piece, I became somewhat frustrated as to how the piece was working up. With a few major changes, i.e. going to a larger head for the driver and how I was going to get the bass guitar into the figure, the piece finally did managed to depict the appearance I was looking for.</div>
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The ideas. </div>
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Some of you may remember the wild caricatures of the 60's, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and his famous "Rat Fink." </div>
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I wanted Matt, sitting in the "radical" passenger coach. </div>
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After penciling the cut-out of "Matt" and the "rad" looking coach I hit the bandsaw.</div>
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The rough-out was quick.</div>
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Early on, I noticed "Matt's" head was too small for the best emphasis of him driving the bus.</div>
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What a difference!</div>
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Great! But now the head didn't visually match the neck line and shirt collar.</div>
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"Matt" became a real "block head!"</div>
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That's better!</div>
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The other piece of this carving was the bass guitar. </div>
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To make the bass guitar work, it needed to be strung. The best way to start the string weave is at the bottom and end up at the base of the body of the guitar. I ended up recessing the area at the base of the main body so I can "tie" the knot" and hide them. I had to weave the strings after the guitar is to be painted. Once the strings were in place the hole would be filled, sanded and painted.</div>
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The only viable place to mount the guitar was the side of the coach. I gave much thought as to how and where the guitar will be fastened to the piece. My first thought was that the guitar should be slung over his shoulder. That flew out the window quickly. The left side of the coach was the only place for it. (The right side is where the door is.)</div>
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Special attention was given to the strings of the guitar. They had to look real! Crochet thread #10 was selected due to the thickness and color.</div>
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The strings were one piece weaved hole to hole and tied off, glued and wood puttied. As mentioned above, running the strings had to be completed after the piece was painted and cleared. I planned and purchased leather strips with the intent of "securing" the guitar to the coach. I gave up on that idea because I didn't want the straps putting force on the strings. Thus, the guitar was glued to the side with two 1/8" dowels.</div>
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"Matt's Musical Express" is the first piece the two pieces were painted and clear coated prior to putting all the pieces together and mounting to the base.</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-20080210660846022362019-01-06T21:02:00.000-08:002019-01-06T21:02:54.490-08:00"Goofy Lines Up The Stake""Goofy Lines Up The Stake" is a compilation of ideas from my Brother-in-law. His favorite Disney Character is Goofy, he spent 10 years in the Navy and was (and is) a pretty good horseshoe player. Hence the Navy (Dixie Cup) hat, the horseshoe (held in the 3/4 position) as he throws it. Bill and his wife Angela spent over 20+ years as seasonal campers at the 4 Seasons Campground in Naples, ME. <br />
Putting Goofy together was a fun carving and should be a conversational piece for some time.<br />
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Goofy starts out as a 4" X 3" X 7" block of tupelo wood.</div>
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Horseshoe - check!</div>
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Ears connected to his back for strength - check!</div>
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"Dixie cup" sailor's hat - check!</div>
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Horseshoe in right hand - check!</div>
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The band across the opening of the horseshoe for strength - check!</div>
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Hold it, dang, the horseshoe is not in the correct throwing position!!!</div>
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The original horseshoe is removed and a new one (in the correct 3/4 position) I carefully fitted into his hand.</div>
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Thanks to a suggestion from "Arthur" on the Woodcarving Illustrated Forum, Goofy is sealed with shellac. Goofy is the first piece sealed with shellac and I have to say what a tremendous difference in the reduction in grain swelling and prep for paint.</div>
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Goofy was treated to a finish "buffing" with a fine burr to reduce the shine and promote adhesion.</div>
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Goofy takes his place in the "pit!"</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-12032684549564174682018-11-17T05:25:00.001-08:002018-11-17T05:25:50.336-08:00The Quill and Lightning Bolt<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>A moment in time.</strong></div>
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Our scene takes place sometime in the history of the U.S. Navy Security Group. The location is anywhere in the World or on the high seas. You're in the Communications Space of the U.S. Navy Security Group. It's the beginning of a watch. The "boot," Seaman Beaumont is entering the space for the first time. He notices his shipmate, Petty Officer Quinn is staring at the plaques on the wall and everyone is settling in for their watch. Petty Officer Vines is reviewing the prior watch's report. Force Master Chief Schick is welcoming the Seaman. Seaman Beaumont is unfamiliar with the unique protocol of his new duty station. The Master Chief says, "Nothing's wrong Seaman Beaumont. At the beginning of each watch, each of us pay our respects to our shipmates."
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Marine SSgt "Rat" Riddle likes to "oversee" our spaces and for some reason enjoys climbing walls!</div>
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<strong>The story of the carving; "The Quill and Lightning Bolt"</strong></div>
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After carving "The Ditty Chaser" (The carving prior to this piece) for my friend and fellow CT, Dean, I posted the photos on the Naval Security Group Facebook page. "The Ditty Chaser" was extremely popular and suggestions were offered to have one of my pieces submitted to the US Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association Cryptologic Command Display in Corry Station in Pensacola, Fl. I contacted Force Master Chief Bob Anderson, one of the volunteers of the CCD. After our first contact to see if the group would be interested in having a special carving in their spaces the Master Chief was interested in hearing more. Our conversations were productive and the idea of having a uniquely different item added to the history of the Group was most welcomed.</div>
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Special Thanks to Force Master Chief Bob Anderson for his time and effort in making this carving a part of the proud heritage of the Naval Security Group that yours truly was a small part of. Master Chief Anderson donated the gold nameplate for "The Quill and Lightning Bolt." The Master Chief's efforts and assistance (not to mention keeping this project a secret until it is to be presented) is deeply appreciated.</div>
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"The Quill and Lightning Bolt" is the pinnacle of my carving work and the 83rd piece since 2009.</div>
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Early in the summer of 2018, all I could think about was; what would I do, it's theme, title, how big, how many objects, etc. Fortunately, we planned a few weeks away and I couldn't get to the carving bench but that gave me the time to really dig down into my imagination. I needed to develop something I'd love to carve that will be a lasting testament to the history of all Cryptologic Technicians. It would also become a "Legacy" piece for this carver. </div>
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The piece needed to be on an entirely different level from my usual "personalized, themed, single character carvings I've been doing since 2009. It had to incorporate items that would resonate with all CTs past and present. It had to be much more diverse than my time in the Navy of the late 60's, yet I wanted the nostalgia of the "old" communications spaces.</div>
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In late August the carving began in earnest. I was either at my carving bench, at work (part time), walking the dog or sleeping. I walked away from the finished piece on October 26 at 5:17p.m.</div>
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<strong>The work-up of "The Quill and Lightning Bolt."</strong></div>
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The overall size of the piece is 30"W x 13"D x 11"H (with SSgt "Rat" Riddle hanging on the wall).</div>
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There are over 30 carved pieces. (The only piece not carved is the American flag and pole.)</div>
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All of the characters and most of the pieces are tupelo wood. There are some basswood pieces as well.</div>
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All of the pieces are carved using a rotary tool.</div>
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The rough-out stage of the four main characters: A Master Chief, 2- Petty Officers, 1-Seaman and 1-Marine. Force Master Chief Bob Anderson, Curator of the Cryptologic Command Display helped with names of the Chief and the two Petty Officers. They are well known to many of the Security Group personnel. The name of the Seaman (Beaumont) is from the movie "Hunt for Red October." The Marine's name, Ssgt "Rat" Riddle, is that of a young Marine I was in Basic classes with while stationed at Corry Station in 1968-69.</div>
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Note: The addition of a Marine came very late in the work-up of the project. To be honest, a post from a fellow CT reminded me that Marines are a large part of the Security Group. The floor and major pieces were routed and set to the floor and once they were cemented in place I had to think "out of the box!" Since Marines do an outstanding job of "overseeing" the Navy's interests and they don't mind "climbing walls," I placed him "on the wall!"</div>
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Force Master Chief Bud Schick</div>
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(L to R) Seaman Beaumont, 1st Class P.O. Marie Vines, 1st Class P.O. Frank Quinn</div>
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I had intended to place a coffee cup in P.O. Vines right hand and a Mid-watch report in her left hand.</div>
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However, there wasn't enough bulk to do her right hand and</div>
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So, off with her hand!</div>
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Of course now she has a ridiculously large coffee cup!</div>
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Although, the funny part is I got a lot of comments from jealous fellow CTs saying, "dang, she's got a Chiefs cup!" </div>
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(I later reduced it in size just a smidgen.)</div>
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And, SSgt "Rat" Riddle, on the wall!</div>
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The "Communications Space" is 3/4" sanded plywood. </div>
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It seemed several weeks I was shifting/moving or fussing with the placement of the people and larger pieces.</div>
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I preferred to not have any character with their back to the front of the piece.</div>
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With the main characters ready for finishing, the rest of the pieces became a fun work-up.</div>
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Fitting and attaching the door/push bar/frame and floor to wall molding.</div>
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Carved into the center of the floor is the CT rating symbol, the Quill and Lightning Bolt.</div>
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The "Memorial Wall" plaque with the six major events in our CT history.<br />
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A Radioman needs a receiver and typewriter. The typewriter will have a radio transcript in it.</div>
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Teletypewriters were the connection to the outside world for many years.</div>
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Every good veteran has to have a coffee cup!</div>
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The emblems on the cups were done the same way the plaques were. The cup second from the left on the third peg is mine! It's a printed copy of the front of the actual cup with the logo of a "sleuth" character and my "nickname!" (Thankfully, you can't read it!)</div>
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The Chief's hat, a Burn Bag and a female cap.</div>
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A Marine's cap, stool and headphones.</div>
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All the carvings. (not shown, the cup & hat racks, door/frame.)</div>
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Pieces were test fitted and walls put together numerous times as their permanent mounting was made ready. (For the major sized figures, I routed the wood left below their feet into the base/floor. For smaller pieces I use 1/8" dowels.)</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-77675535665290067532018-06-29T14:13:00.001-07:002018-06-29T14:13:43.890-07:00The Ditty ChaserEvery now and then an idea for a carving takes on a life of its own. So it is with "The Ditty Chaser."<br />
Recently, I reconnected with a Navy roommate from 1969. We were stationed in Iceland. In spite of all the years gone by, memories of the experience continue to be bright and like it was just yesterday. Thanks to a US Navy Facebook group, Dean, just happened to inquire if I was the guy he knew while stationed in Iceland.<br />
A few posts and we were on the phone and catching up on a whole lot of living gone by. While conversing, I began to develop the idea for this carving. Dean and I shared a room but also months of great experiences while in Iceland as well as a week in London together. <br />
Back then, my carving was referred to as "whittling." There was no flair to the pieces just a fun shape cut out of wood. My new main hobby at that time was photography. I drove Dean crazy taking black & white photos and slides. With a photo lab at our disposal on base, I spent many days and nights in the darkroom. I was the guy with the camera on his neck, the bag of gadgets on one shoulder and the tripod hanging on the other. <br />
However, fifty years later sticking my camera in the faces of the guys paid off. I've shared a great many slides and Black & Whites on Facebook and my blogs. Together, Dean and I have opened the door to our pasts. <br />
With the flood of memories and great stories fresh in our minds I'm sure this piece will be as special for Dean and it is for me to be able to create it and give it to him. Dean and I were Communications Technicians. Dean was a radioman and I a teletype operator. Interestingly, we never really knew exactly what the other actually did. In fact I just learned that Dean knew Morse code, and from what I understand, learning to take Morse code is no small task. Hence, "The Ditty Chaser!" These guys learned to take code at a rapid pace which meant they all had to learn to type as well. Dean was smart, he learned to type in high school. He was well ahead of the game. <br />
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The ideas for "The Ditty Chaser " came together over several days. But, the idea of having a guy sitting at a table typing something he was listening to just didn't seem all that unique at first. I added a comical twist that brought the ideas to fruition. A radioman can take code and type at a high rate of speed, however, this sailor is "hunting and pecking with two fingers," hence the strained look on his face. Only a true "Ditty Chaser" would appreciate this sailors delima.</div>
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The 4"x3"x7" block of tupelo is outlined and ready for the band saw.</div>
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The radioman, radio, typewriter stool are ready for the roughout stage of the piece.</div>
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I started this piece out a little differently. I "warmed up" on the simple pieces before starting the radioman.</div>
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Back in the 60's we did have electric typewriters but we learned on manual typewriters. In this case I opted for the manual "mills" because of their look. The radio is also taken from the same era.</div>
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The table legs and base are the only things not hand carved for this piece.</div>
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With the accessories ready, the main character is roughed out.</div>
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Final piece reduction and fine sanding is the most fun stage of a piece. I manage to refine the details</div>
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All the pieces required a fair amount of fitting and alignment. I needed to pay particular attention to just how high the table and his stool needed to be. His hands had to be just above the typewriter as if he's "hunting" for the right keys.</div>
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On figures I tend to inlay their feet into the base for a stronger mounting. No, they are not platform shoes!</div>
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I wanted the sailor to be wearing his white sailor's hat for this carving. That meant the sides had to curl due to the headphones.</div>
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At last, all the pieces have had their final smoothing and have been readied for dowels to be make their gluing to the base stronger. Below, you can see the dowel holes and feet cut outs for the pieces to be positioned and glued in place.</div>
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At last, the "paint studio" is readied. I moved painting my pieces from the garage to inside the cooler house. The paints were thickening too quickly in the heat. It typically takes me a day or two to complete the painting of a piece.</div>
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Looking over his shoulder you can see his 3rd class petty officer's "crow." on his arm That was Dean's rate at the time.</div>
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Ah, the look of total frustration! Trying to listen to high speed Morse code can get the better of the best Radioman. It's been said that in "A" School some of the trainers said they could read code coming from the sound of a running fan! (Note: Back in the 60's A/C wasn't in all of our spaces!)</div>
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Yes, I just had to write something on the paper in the typewriter!</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-37528482621786586972018-05-19T09:32:00.000-07:002018-05-19T09:42:37.352-07:00"Triple H's Soft Side"<div style="text-align: center;">
"Triple H's Soft Side" is being gifted to a rather quiet Cast Member with a fun-loving</div>
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off-stage personality. Stephanie, thanks to info from her close friend Rod, we find out loves WWE, video games, Impressionist artists and craft beer. </div>
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Hearing the above suggestions, the ideas for the pieces of this carving came together quite easily.<br />
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Triple H is one of Stephanie's favorite WWE heroes. The photo selected made for an easy rough out. <br />
So, the unique and subtle details will be the trick to get all the pieces to come together. <br />
The photo is trimmed and traced onto the tupelo block.</div>
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The sketch is cut from the block and trimmed as a template. The piece is just over 1/8" thick. This template holds up better than the paper to give me the front outline.</div>
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The template is traced on the front, then the figure is coped out with the band saw.</div>
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Now for the profile. Once the side of the figure is reasonably established its back to the band saw.</div>
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Depending on the intricacy of a piece, the roughing stage can be somewhat more frustrating as the piece is reduced in bulk. Leaving enough wood in the right places must be well thought out. It helps to work the entire piece down to size then comes the detail.</div>
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As for the rest of the pieces, the craft beer bottle was simple. The actual WWE belt is extremely detailed. It was decided to "KISS" the belt! (Keep It Simple Stupid) </div>
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The WW emblem was easy enough. The side plates are simply the initials of the recipient.</div>
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Below are the six pieces that make up "Triple H's Soft Side."</div>
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At the bottom left is a Villain from "The Legend of Zelda" video game.</div>
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The poor fellow with a broken sword is about to be "stepped on" by Triple H.</div>
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However, the simple looking painting easel and frame took over three hours one Sunday morning!</div>
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Three or four prior easels found their way to the trash bucket! </div>
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Here are the finished pieces.</div>
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The bottle is stained and the label is from a photo printed on regular paper.</div>
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The Villain with a broken sword is "squished" beneath Triple H's foot.</div>
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Van Gogh in his place of honor.</div>
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"Triple H's Soft Side"</div>
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The piece measures 9 1/2"W X 8"H X 7"D.</div>
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Triple H is 7" tall.</div>
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(Note: Every carving this carver creates is a gift. The enjoyment of each project comes from selecting the unsuspecting recipient <em><strong>and</strong></em> the well researched and personalized suggestions that goes into each carving. </div>
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"Triple H's Soft Side" is the 81st carving since 2009. Except for but a few special request carvings, each carving was a complete surprise to the recipients. </div>
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I'd like to take a moment to send out a special thank you to all my unofficial "Sleuths" who can keep a secret and who make all this so much fun and deeply rewarding.)</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-68096212876987478642018-04-18T18:30:00.000-07:002018-04-18T18:30:27.178-07:00Oliver & Daisy at the ShoreOliver and Daisy are just about one month beyond my intended completion date. Some of the delay was partially due to frustration thinking about carving two of the same figures! As you might have guessed, I used the same photo and simply reversed one of them. You'd think that carving the same figure would be easier. However, after fussing with the details of the first piece, there's a tendency to carve the second one faster. Of course, that leads to some differences and/or mistakes. In the case of Oliver and Daisy, thankfully they worked up quite well.<br />
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The idea for "Oliver and Daisy at the Shore" came from a good friend of recipients, Tom and Laurie. Sadly, I learned Oliver is no longer with us. But Tom and Laurie's love of their Dachshunds is very deep and close to their hearts. This is one of the few pieces I've carved intended for a couple. I'm confident "Oliver and Daisy at the Shore" will more than meet my expectations when it comes to what this piece will mean to Tom and Laurie.<br />
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Oliver and Daisy are carved from a single piece of tupelo wood. Each piece is roughly 3 1/2" high and 4 1/2" long.<br />
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After tracing and a few minutes on the band saw Oliver and Daisy are ready to come to life.</div>
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Can you pick out a concern with each pooch's legs? Look at the left pooch's rear left leg and the right pooch's rear right leg. The photo used for the templates is taken at angle above the plane they are standing on. Hence the legs mentioned are not long enough to be standing flat on all four legs. Problem solved with a couple of "extensions" added.</div>
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The slow process of "roughing" begins. (It's only slow because you try to not cut off or into, the wood you need for other features.)</div>
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Below, this point of the pieces is where the fun begins. The final reduction of the features begin to move quicker and the piece takes on a "life" of its own.</div>
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The piece is ready for its final finishing with a 150g burr and subtle details are added.</div>
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The pieces are typically somewhat larger than what is anticipated. As the piece gets closer to its final shape, consideration is given to just how small you want the delicate features to be. This carver tends to leave finer details thicker/larger so the piece can be handled with less chance of breakage.</div>
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Oliver and Daisy will be held in place by 1/8" dowels and glued in place.</div>
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The sign post will say "Jersey Shore" because both Tom and Laurie's other love is the Jersey Shore line. Placement of the pooches and the sign was simple but something else was needed to "balance" the shore scene. My wife Pat, suggested a beach pail and perhaps a starfish crawling out of the pail.</div>
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"Oliver and Daisy at the Shore"</div>
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<br />Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-76699950016517349822018-02-11T19:10:00.000-08:002018-02-11T19:10:02.995-08:00Voices For GenerationsThe enjoyment of being able to gift a craft to someone is greatly enhanced when one is able to match the theme/meaning of the piece to the recipient's own experiences and/or likes. In the case of "Voices For Generations," this became especially true for this carver. <br />
Frank, the recipient of this piece is a Disney Tour Guide. He has the good fortune to assist many very special guests and over the years he's met and become quite close to celebrities that we can only dream of meeting. The idea for "Voices For Generations" is from Ken, our coordinator. Once Frank was identified to be the next carving recipient, Ken provided me with an idea that truly made this project a must do piece. For nearly a dozen years, Frank was the Guide for a wonderful couple who just happened to be a big part of the Disney Legacy. Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, the voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Frank's relationship with them grew over time and they became Frank's most enjoyable and memorable couple to host. (A simple search on the internet will tell their beautiful story.)<br />
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"Voices For Generations" began as a 4" X 8 X 31/2" block of tupelo. I decided to make the two famous mice out of a single block of tupelo which meant each piece had to be smaller and more intricate. With photos from the web, sized to fit the wood, I traced the cut outs onto the blank.<br />
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From there it was trimming on the bandsaw.</div>
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Of late, I've begun cutting off the drawings with the band saw leaving them thick enough to allow me to trim them to redraw the image onto the blank. When a character/object is carefully cut and trimmed, I'm able to use the template for the back and front of the blank enabling me to keep the "lines" of the piece from front to back.</div>
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With the image on the blanks it's possible to "guesstimate" where to remove bulk wood to begin the process of roughing out the characature.</div>
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Mickey is beginning to shape up (so to speak).</div>
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Soon, we're making quick progress.</div>
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Being a good companion, Mickey took special interest in Minnie's progress.</div>
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Minnie needed just a bit of "surgery!" Due to some rushing on the part of this carver, Minnie's right arm and hand were somewhat misshapen... so, off with her arm! To boot, her right ear was also in need of care.</div>
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As you can see, the "surgery" went well and the two will live "Happily Ever after" ...as they say!</div>
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I guess Mickey and Minnie had as much fun going through this project as I did!</div>
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Oh, about their tails... their tails are curled up under their clothes.</div>
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Minnie and Mickey are ready to share a long term pose to honor two people who made them come alive and become a part of the lives for generations of people of all ages.</div>
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As every wood carver knows, each carving has meaning and a purpose for creating a specific piece for a specific individual. There in lies the fun and the very reason for making a carving in the first place. With 78 carvings since 2009 under this carvers belt "Buzz Lightyear" is only the second piece that was a request for a most emotional reason.</div>
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Normally, my motivation for carving a piece for someone comes from a few ideas that best match the recipients "favorite things." I tend to shy away from "requests," however once I heard Chris' story behind the request I just <em>had</em> to grant it.</div>
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Chris is a fellow Cast Member. Over a year ago Chris' brother, Brian, died suddenly at a young age.</div>
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His brother Brian left behind a massive collection of everything and anything connected to Buzz Lightyear. Chris asked if he could have one of my carvings to add to Brian's legacy.</div>
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I am both humbled and proud to be able to be part of the memory of Brian's life.</div>
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Here is "Buzz Lightyear".....</div>
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"Buzz" started out as a block of tupelo wood with an "add-on" for his left arm.</div>
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I chose to add the piece on rather than make a much smaller carving.</div>
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(Besides, in this case, is was easier to carve a larger figure.)</div>
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I liked "Buzz" in this pose. He's "welcoming and friendly."</div>
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At some point "Buzz" is refined enough to begin to shape his feature definition.</div>
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Trying to keep this piece symmetrical,</div>
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I had to use calipers more on this piece than any other.</div>
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As you progress toward the definition stage you've "roughed out" the basic size of all it's features.</div>
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You hope you haven't removed too much wood leading to a "deformed" arm, leg, etc.</div>
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This is the time when you pick out certain details you want to add to truly personalize the carving.</div>
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(You'll see one such detail I was determined to include after "Buzz" is painted below.)</div>
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"Buzz" is "polished" with a 400g burr and smoothed out as much as possible.</div>
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At last, "Buzz" is ready for painting.</div>
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I fastened "Buzz" to the base by reducing the wood under his boots and inlaid him into the base.</div>
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(His feet will be inserted into the two bright spots (routered holes) in the center of the base below.)</div>
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Chris was extremely close to Brian.</div>
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I hope "Buzz Lightyear" will have a special place in "Brian's" collection and</div>
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a special place in the hearts of his family members he left behind.</div>
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The tiny detail on "Buzz's" chin was most perplexing. My painting skills have a lot to be desired but I was more than determined to get this tiny mark on his chin one way or another!</div>
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I ended up using a mechanical thin lead pencil and voila!</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-34555159106112346182017-11-24T13:31:00.000-08:002017-11-24T13:31:16.020-08:00Boston BuddiesI'd like to say hi and a big thank you to all of my Blog followers out there for your continued interest. I'd also like to give a "shout-out" to one of my newest Blog fans who hails from the West coast, Shelby. Welcome Shelby! I hope you have as much fun reading my Blog as I have posting them.<br />
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It seems like too much time has lapsed since my last post. No excuses but man, this piece just didn't seem to flow like the others. Work got in the way some of the time, but this piece turned out to be a tad more challenging than I imagined. <br />
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"Boston Buddies" is carved for a young lady from MA who is a "fan <span style="color: black;">extraordinaire"</span> of the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Patriots. For me, matching the idea for the piece to the person receiving is one of the best parts of carving the piece.<br />
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The idea to put these two mascots together made sense . Albeit, as a result of creating a "themed" piece my carvings of late have become more complex. And, in some cases, somewhat more frustrating. Seeing that I managed to cut out two pieces from one block of tupelo wood, I thought for sure these small characters would be an easy work-up!<br />
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With the templates cut out, I was ready to make fast work of them! ....... Little did I know what was to come.<br />
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So far so good! Now for the tricky part.</div>
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Aha! Just made it!</div>
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"Wally the Green Monster" is first.</div>
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A ruff burr will make quick work of "Wally."</div>
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There, "Wally" is just about ready for his "finish" with the fine burrs.</div>
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Now for "Pat the Patriot!" (Piece of cake right?)</div>
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Roughing "Pat" out was reasonably easy. But, the more I handled him and really studied him the more I realized his head just wasn't right! </div>
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(After rechecking more photos of "Pat the Patriot" I noticed there is much more to his attire than a front photo will show. His hat, gloves and boots have much more too them.)</div>
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His head was soon giving me a headache! ...at least I wasn't going to go through what he was about to endure.</div>
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It was decision time!</div>
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There's no way his original head was going to work...</div>
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....OFF WITH HIS HEAD!</div>
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Below you can see the "new" head and how much larger it will be due mainly to his hat.</div>
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A hole was cut into the neck and his new head will be inserted into the neck.</div>
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At last, the "Boston Buddies" are smoothed out and their base prepared.</div>
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The base combines the 50 yard line and home plate for their respective sports.</div>
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Below, all three pieces are sealed with clear wood stain. "Wally" and "Pat" will be standing on the soon to be painted "fields" and the rest of the base is stained dark mahogany.</div>
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(Another concern was noticed when applying the clear finish to the bottom of the base. Some of the stain was not yet dry because I hadn't rubbed off all of the excess stain. After applying the clear it remained tacky for nearly two days. Lesson learned!)</div>
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Below, the breakfast nook has become my "paint studio."</div>
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I'm not much of an artist when it comes to painting the pieces. It's more like I manage to get the colors in the right places... but with lots of corrective "touch-ups!" "Pat the Patriot" wore my patience thin. However, painting "Pat the Patriot" provided this amateur with some much needed brush and stroke practice that was never expected.</div>
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Finally, here are the "Boston Buddies!"</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-23571145362511397222017-10-06T15:21:00.002-07:002017-10-06T15:33:23.191-07:00Wedge Antilles<div style="text-align: center;">
Star Wars fans will know "Wedge Antilles." </div>
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"A talented young rebel pilot from Corellia, Wedge Antilles survived the attack on the first Death Star to become a respected veteran of Rogue Squadron." <span style="color: #1a0dab;">Star Wars Databank</span></div>
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I came to know "Wedge" as the favorite Star Wars character for the young lady recipient of this carving. With special thanks for the idea from a friend of her's, our recipient will be bringing "Wedge Antilles" home to a special place of honor.</div>
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"Wedge" is cut out of a block of tupelo wood. Including the base, he stands just under 8".</div>
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My nemesis is carving human figures. I cringe at painting facial details. Truth be told, I've mastered touching up paint mistakes!</div>
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As mentioned in a previous blog post, I'm now cutting out the figure and tracing it onto the front of the block. Drawing on the smooth surface allows me to correct and clean the image much easier.</div>
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Then, it's on to the band saw.</div>
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Let the fun begin! The small size of this character created a need to really fine-tune the intended details of the piece. Providing raised wood for the belts/harnesses, etc. became a tedious process.</div>
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Removing all the bulk wood and carefully leaving the articles became a real test of my patience.</div>
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As time wore on, I left as much "raised" areas as needed and then went ahead reducing the uniform and body as much as possible.</div>
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"Wedge" is ready for paint!</div>
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Moving to the painting bench is much more pleasant! The kitchen table in the Air Conditioning, you can't beat that!</div>
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Here's "Wedge Antilles!"</div>
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Yes, I have to say it, "May the Force Be With You!"</div>
Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-15289316256740919742017-09-05T15:30:00.000-07:002017-09-05T15:30:36.542-07:00Eeyore's Favorite ThingsThis is a second Eeyore carving for me. This one will be headed home to a person who has been with Disney for many years. His favorite Disney character is Eeyore, he enjoys Broadway shows, his favorite Broadway show is "Hello Dolly" and his favorite adult beverage is Neuve Clicquot. With the help of his assistant, we put together a rather nice assemblage of all things this quiet man holds near and dear. His assistant needed to pull out all the stops to find out all she did. I think this piece "fill's the bill!"<br />
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I've started using a hard paper cut out to trace the image on the block. It was much easier rather than erasing so many sketch lines from the wood.</div>
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I've been trying to salvage as much of the block of tupelo wood I can. I managed to get Eeyore and the champagne out of this piece. Which, by the way, was somewhat smaller than the blocks I prefer to buy. As you read on, you'll come to understand how this size block altered the finished piece.</div>
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This piece turned out to be quite a different experience for this carver. I started out with the simplest piece to give me a little more motivation. The "Broadway" sign was simple yet somewhat tedious trying to keep from cutting to much away from the letters with a burr.</div>
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It too was quite easy however, I had to spend a lot of time mulling over in my mind how I would place the bottle on the piece. I decided on having Eeyore hold the bottle to his tummy with his arms. The main block of wood (to be Eeyore) as I said, is smaller. I ended up cutting into his belly and place the bottle under his arms. That meant, I had to position Eeyore in a more upright sitting position. I couldn't find any photos of him sitting in this position so I ended up speculating just how he would look sitting upright. It meant, I had to cut his belly out to fit the bottle.</div>
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The shape of the bottle needed to be cut<em> into</em> his body.</div>
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Once the bottle was all set, I can begin his final reduction</div>
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All that was left was his long floppy ears! I was very concerned about how fragile they would be and break easily. I attempted to leave them thicker for their protection.</div>
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The next (and most frustrating) part of this piece was the fur on his head and tail. Working with rotating burrs I just couldn't get the hair to look anywhere near the way I wanted it to look. I ended up cutting the top of his head off, leveling it and adding another piece of wood to start over again. Thanks to all the other progress on the piece and a lot more patience, I ended up with what you see in the photo below.</div>
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At least Eeyore's fur on his head appears to be better looking than what was originally planned!</div>
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This is one of the more difficult things to plan in to a caving. Leaving enough wood on the piece so you can "leave" enough for the details.</div>
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At this point below, Eeyor's ready for sealing and paint</div>
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Lastly, His tail and poster board of "Hello Dolly."</div>
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Of late, I've taken my paint setup into the house. The garage has been too hot causing the paints to dry rapidly and not flow well. I didn't mind the A/C either!!</div>
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The base is plotted out as to where I will place and secure the three objects of the piece to the base.</div>
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I've begun using dowels plus glue to secure the pieces. Given the larger size of Eeyore, I used two screws through the base to his butt with a few dabs of glue. </div>
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At the last minute, I planned a grass look for the top of the base. For that I use glue and sprinkle sawdust onto the glue. I have come to like the texture rather than just a flat color. However, this can create another problem you tend to forget about... as in this case! You can see in the photo below what looks like a 1st quarter moon facing downward. That's where Eeyore will sit. It has no "grass" on it. The one thing I forgot was to do the same where his tail contacts the grass. The surface is higher where the grass is, hence, I ended up sanding off some of his tail cord to allow the tail to sit flat on the surface.</div>
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With all the pieces painted, Eeyore's ready for his new home.</div>
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The other subtle add-on is glow in the dark paint. The "bulbs" of the Broadway sign will glow in the dark!</div>
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The Champagne bottle label is cut out and glued onto the bottle.</div>
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The latest touch I like to add is a hint of glitter. Just enough tends to catch your eyes. In Eeyore's case I added glitter to the grass.</div>
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And that's "Eeyore's Favorite Things!"</div>
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"Eeyore's Favorite Things" also marks a milestone in my time at the carving bench. It is the 75th piece since I began carving "One of a Kind Wood Carvings" back in June of 2009. </div>
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An idea for a wedding gift for a Disney Manager, Jeremy and his wife, Sarah started it all!</div>
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"Bands" will always have a special place in my heart.</div>
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And yes, Jeremy & Sarah are doing well!</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-86335887447052021032017-08-13T14:37:00.000-07:002017-08-13T14:37:52.098-07:00The Leprechaun and B2 Around the Plate... ...of Oreo Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
The carving ideas for "The Leprechaun and B2 Around the Plate... ...of Oreo Cookies" were from two of this carving recipients close friends, Ken and Sam. The first friend told me Trent (recipient) loves the Chicago White Sox and he's getting his young son into baseball at a very young age. Trent's son's initials are B. B. So Trent calls him B2 (as in B squared). OK I've got it. I'm going to carve the Chicago White Sox Mascot, a young bat boy and a bowl of Oreo cookies. (Trent's favorite treat.) </div>
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Off I go, I ruff out the two characters on hard paper, trim them and trace them onto the tupelo block of wood. Great! I can get both figures out of one piece and I'll use a piece of saved scrap for the bowl of cookies. No problem! </div>
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In between carving sessions, I happen to be working and bump into Trent's other friend, Sam. Sam proceeds to tell me, "oh no, Trent is a Notre Dame fan extraordinaire!" He goes on to tell me a little background about Trent's love of Notre Dame. Sam mentions the "Fighting Irish Leprechaun" and my "wheels" begin to work out how to turn a furball mascot into a Leprechaun!</div>
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I've already began roughing the White Sox Mascot so I begin to look a photos of the "Fighting Irish Leprechaun" in various poses. Aha! If I gave the Leprechaun a wide stance and arms stretched out with street fighting gloves it just might work. There was only one problem the head was too small and needed to be removed and replaced with a new head and a hat added.</div>
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Now for the cookies. They were easy. First the plate then little round flat discs! Done!</div>
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Now, the Bat Boy! He actually worked up pretty quickly because of his size. However, the smaller a carving is the thinner some parts of the piece will need to be. In particular, the bat. I decided to position the bat in front of the boy so I'd have two places to secure it. At his hands and feet.</div>
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There! As I began to refine the bat boy, I managed to get his arms away from his body as well as the bat from his legs. The definition was beginning to look like what I wanted it to be. I found out just how frail the arms and bat are while trying to position him on the base with the dowels I will use to secure him to the base. I pushed just a little to much and the bat broke. Yikes! Then I noticed without the bat his arms were really easy to break. Now what!</div>
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I've used dowels for specific parts before. They're stronger than a thin piece of tupelo. I trimmed the bat of the broken tupelo and inserted a 1/8" dowel. Problem solved and even stronger. The "struts" holding the bat to his shoes also broke as well as the bat. Luckily, it was a clean break that would glue easily.</div>
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With all the pieces ready for sealing, I begin the process of "pinning" the pieces to the base. Dowels into their feet and the bottom of the plate. I had to make sure the same dowel went into it's matching hole so I marked them. Nothing is that precise in this carver's world!</div>
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The Oreo Cookies. I wasn't about to detail every one of the seven cookies with the "Oreo" imprint, so I made an attempt at it for just the top cookie!</div>
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You remember, "B Squared" right?</div>
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The finished piece!</div>
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After this project, I don't know whether to go to a football game, baseball game or enjoy a bowl of Oreo cookies! I'm up for the later!</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-50743472700821498462017-07-17T18:19:00.001-07:002017-07-17T18:19:19.766-07:00Alice, LuLaRoe and the Cat"Alice, LuLaRoe and the Cat" actually make-up three things this carving recipient really enjoys; Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat and LuLaRoe clothing. Actually, she enjoys Alice in Wonderland and LuLaRoe Clothing, I added the Cheshire Cat because when I think of Alice in Wonderland, I think of the Cheshire Cat!<br />
I began using paper cut-outs to trace on my tupelo wood rather than sketching the main image onto the wood itself. It also helps out for the opposite side image. I simply reverse the cut-out and save a lot of time. Typically, I'll draw the main image I will be viewing from the front of the piece. I still end up scribing lots of other guide marks until I can readily make out the figure, then the fun begins!<br />
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The Cheshire Cat gets a re-do on his tail. His new tail is held in place by a 1/8" dowel and glue.</div>
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Alice is typically pictured with very tiny feet. Even though I made her feet larger than normal I have her sitting on a tree stump. When I work with a standing figure I prefer to plan that more of the figure is planted to the base for strength. Securing the two figures in this carving was simple as the bulk of the pieces are touching the base. Each piece is held in place with a screw and glued to the base.</div>
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Sometimes I find that a piece can grow into much more work than originally planned. At first I thought I'd have the Cheshire Cat on a tree limb. I decided to K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple S.....) and sit Alice on a tree stump and put the cat on the "dirt!"</div>
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The "dirt" is glued wood particles from using course burrs.</div>
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I opted for the older image of the Cheshire Cat. The newer one just didn't fit the image I wanted.</div>
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Well, this is my version of LulaRoe's leggings!</div>
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Our main character, Alice.</div>
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The Cheshire Cat says to Alice, "You don the strangest leggins for these parts."</div>
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You can tell by Alice's eyes that's just what she wants to hear!</div>
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"The Lambeau Leap... With a Twist" turned out to be the most complex and somewhat frustrating piece I've carved to date. To start off with I was given three pretty good ideas for this piece, ending up using all of them plus one.</div>
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The recipient is a Green Bay Packers super fan! What's the latest craze for Green Bay football fans?</div>
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Why the "Lambeau Leap" of course! He's also quite a bit of a "stand-up comic." Topping off his comedic prowess, he worked as a Disney Jungle Cruise Skipper. Now, if you've been on the Disney Jungle Cruise, you know comedy is their thing. They took "spieling" to a new level as they take you down river. This fellow went a bit further, he became one of the Managers and actually wrote a newer "spiel" for the Skippers. Oh, the tape cassette on the floor of the stage marked "Awesome Mix Vol. 1, many of you may know of it from the series "Guardians of the Galaxy." That's just another one of his interests. So there you have it!</div>
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Here's what the scene represents, The Jungle Cruise Skipper was performing his comedy routine at the local "Saturday Night Comedy Club" in costume when suddenly the Club's TV Network announced a Green Bay Packers game winning touchdown and the crowd went wild. At that point, our Skipper joined the crowd and launched himself into a "Lambeau Leap" into the club's stage</div>
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This baby took a little more planning than first thought! The base was easy. The block of tupelo easy.</div>
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Scrap pieces for the following; microphone stand, wall sign and a "brick wall" easy right!</div>
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The brick wall made me think a little. </div>
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To save from buying a large chunk of clear wood for the wall, I went with another base. I simply cut off the routered edging, fit it to the base, scribed the bricks and voila... a wall!</div>
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I really didn't want the wall to take longer to carve than the figure. So I kept the amount of brick breakage to just enough to show he broke through the wall.</div>
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In the photo below you'll notice the small piece I added to the "wall" to show some busted out bricks. </div>
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(The wall will be glued and screwed to the base.)</div>
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The more important issue I had to deal with is that I had to place the figure onto the wall so it would be strong enough not to be knocked off the wall over time.</div>
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Below is the mic stand base, "Saturday Night Live" Sign and the cassette tape.</div>
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I planned to "pin" his right foot to the stage and have his left foot raised as if he just landed on the wall. In the photo below his butt has not yet been cut in at his back side to "fit" into several bricks of the wall.</div>
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Below, after reducing his body, his head just didn't make it. It's too small! </div>
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So, off with his head!</div>
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I decided to try something that most character carvers do for a number of reasons, They carve the head separate from the body. They use a stem to fit into the chest and in many cases they do not secure the head so it can be moved into various positions. I decided to glue this one in place.</div>
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Of course (below) you see his head fits but I also had to do a little "surgery" where I cut too much of his right underarm away.</div>
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With just about all of my mistakes corrected let's begin the final stretch of this piece.</div>
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Can't forget the "Cheese head!</div>
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OK, mic, his body, boots, head, cheese head etc. all finished with a fine burr and rubbed for sealing.</div>
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Three cuts in his butt to fit to the bricks were added to settle him into the wall. Then, he will be screwed through the wall into his back side.</div>
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The mic stand and bricks are ready. (Of course, there must be some broken bricks that fell when he leaped onto the wall!)</div>
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Finally, sealed and waiting for painting. (On the sole of his right boot you can see the dowel hole for the pin that will secure him to the stage.)</div>
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The rear of the wall with the broken bricks on the floor. You can just about make out the hole for the screw that is securing him to the wall.</div>
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The "Awesome Mix Vol. 1" tape.</div>
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There had to be a mic cord! I used telephone gauge rubber coated wire pushed into his mic and secured in the block on the floor. The mic stand has a wood base, a coat hanger wire and a small round ferrule (if you will) for the height adjustment.</div>
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Costume checks out... and of course the name tag!</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-20834121610256726592017-06-11T18:28:00.000-07:002017-06-11T18:28:12.161-07:00Percy Puffin IIThe incentive to carve Percy Puffin II came about while setting out to see who my next carving recipient would be. The idea for Percy came out of a conversation I had with a guest while driving him to his resort. The well-spoken executive opened up with a few questions about my back ground experiences. We hit it off when I mentioned my tour of duty in Iceland in 1969. He recently had the opportunity to plan a few days stop over in Iceland and see some of the beauty the "Land of Fire and Ice" has to offer. I couldn't resist asking him if he got to see a Puffin. He didn't get to see one but he knew about them. I mentioned I still had the stuffed Puffin I purchased back in 1969. (Please, don't get too upset. Back in '69 the locals weren't too concerned about what foreigners thought about selling stuffed animals.) <br />
The gentleman asked me if I gave the Puffin a name. Without hesitation I responded, "of course, Percy, Percy Puffin!" With a few laughs and a surprised look he said, "that's my Father's name!"<br />
Over the next day or so we would have a chance to meet and I showed him a picture of Percy.<br />
His interest and the wonderful conversation we briefly enjoyed led to the idea for this carving.<br />
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Over the next few days my quiet time was spent putting together my plans for "Percy Puffin II."<br />
Using my "real" Puffin as a model, the shape was simple and worked up quickly. I knew the basic shape will need some very specific details to make this work... I'm not a bird carver! Painting Percy would become the key to making this carving work. <br />
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Here's how Percy worked up....</div>
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We'll start with a block of basswood.</div>
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The idea was to keep Percy small for a faster work up.</div>
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Much of the bulk was removed by the band saw.</div>
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Percy's basic shape was quite simple. Although, as they say, "the devil is in the details."</div>
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I new early on it will be subtle touches and (hopefully) a very detailed paint job that will make the difference in this piece.</div>
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The block of wood Percy is glued to will become his feet and the "Lava" he'll be standing on.</div>
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Percy's legs are 5/16" wooden dowels drilled and glued into his hind area as well as into the "rock" base. </div>
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Admittedly, a fair amount of guess work went into the angular drilling to fit the dowel legs into position. Wood filler finished off my "guess work." The dowels are to be thinned/shaped once the glue sets.</div>
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Below, Percy is clear stained and ready for color. </div>
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(As a side note, Icelandic lava is called Aa lava. It's extremely porous and extremely crusty/sharp and nearly black in color. The beach sand is black. I ruined a pair of hiking boots in a matter of just a couple hikes over the ancient southern coastal lava flows.)</div>
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Not being a bird carver I'll leave feathers to the bird carvers who utilize wood burners for such detail.<br />
I opted for a medium rough round burr to simulate a feather type texture on his surface.</div>
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Painting Percy provided me with much needed practice on my brush techniques. I struggled to "fine tune" accent colors and "dry brush" techniques as well as appropriate color renditions.</div>
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Percy Puffin and Percy Puffin II meet officially for the first time.</div>
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Figment is going home to a former Texan who happens to love figure skating. Of course she absolutely loves Figment! Figment is figure skating on ice with the Texas State symbol painted into the ice. </div>
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Tryin to save time, I opted to enlarge a picture of Figment and cut it to be traced on the face of the tupelo blank.</div>
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That saved some time but because of Figment's tail I still had to sketch his profile. Which also meant I had to add a piece of wood for his tail.</div>
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Figment turned out to be a bit more frustrating than imagined. Not only that, several of his extremities were extremely delicate. This is one piece that handling must be kept to a minimum. His wings and horns worked out to be very fragile. </div>
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I still wanted two points on him to "secure" him to his base. I decided to leave his skate blades thick and was able to run a 1/8" dowel up into his blade and into the base. He will be screwed at his tail, his right skate and glued at his left skate.</div>
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Below, Figment and his base is sealed and ready for paint.</div>
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Easy big fella' you're going to be in good hands!</div>
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Figment's still uneasy on his skates but he's got a terrific stabilizer with his tail!</div>
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Orange Bird is a favorite of our next "One of a Kind Wood Carving" Recipient. However, with a little help from another co-Cast Member, I tweaked Orange Bird just a tiny bit. Audra loves the Cleveland Indians and can't resist Tacos. </div>
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Here's how Orange Bird worked up....</div>
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Trying something new here. I've decided to make a paper template rather than sketch the piece directly onto the front of the wood blank. It dawned on me that it's much easier to correct an image and cut it out on hard paper stock than the actual piece of wood. The heavier paper stock of a cereal box works great.</div>
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Once the outline is satisfactory, the piece is ready for the band saw.Due to his head being a rather large orange, I'll need to add his beak! </div>
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The band saw makes quick work of most of the excess wood.</div>
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Now the piece is ready to be "roughed out." By now many of you know I carve with a MasterCarver rotary tool. (Much like a dental drill.) This stage of the piece can appear pretty rough. At first a very course burr is used so care must be taken so as not to remove too much wood.</div>
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Three Tacos are prepared for him; one in his hand and the others in his bucket. (Not to mention just how many are in his belly!)</div>
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Hi Bucket of Tacos! He's all set to be sent home with his new owner.</div>
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The Taco Lovin' Indians Fan, Orange bird!</div>
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The ideas for this piece stem from the recipients friends. Chris is in the Airborne, loves to run and has been known to frequent more than a few Craft Beer establishments. </div>
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First off, we have the runner in military athletic attire sporting his Campaign hat with a keg of his favorite brew strapped to his back. The keg, I call the "P.I.R.P! Which stands for, Personal Imbibing Runner's Pack! Of course, the tank and carrier are molded to the individual. (You'll notice that the keg is not round at the top of his back.) To continue the storyline, the P.I.R.P. has a special internal regulator that allows the individual to draw in the elixir without the highly compressed liquid being forced into the drinker. It works similarly to the SCUBA tank only with a liquid.</div>
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The carving starts out as a 3"x4"x7" block of tupelo. Centerlines are identified on the block and an image of the piece is outlined. </div>
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Recently, I've been trimming the entire image from the face of the block about 1/8" thick and then edging it out so I can use the piece as a template. In this case, I used the template for the left and right side of the figure.</div>
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Below, the template has been carefully trimmed and then outlined onto the block.</div>
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Next the band saw removes as much of the bulk from the figure as possible. </div>
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Much of the bulk can now be removed with a burr. This step begins to bring out the overall figure.</div>
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From this point on the figure begins the reducing and finish shaping stages</div>
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This is the first piece I've carved that will stand on one leg. I came up with the idea to insert a metal rod into the foot/leg the runner will be positioned on. The concern is that the leg may not be strong enough to withstand very much handling. The runners left leg is somewhat thicker than his right leg. Having to run a 3/16" drill up his leg to his thigh confirmed my decision to leave some thickness to his leg. (After all this work, I really didn't want the drill cutting out from the side of his leg!)</div>
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The rod is inlaid flush into the gluing extension at the bottom of the sneaker.</div>
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The base and runner are sealed and ready for color. The thin plastic tube between the pieces is the drinking tube for the keg.</div>
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Here's the finished piece, "The Airborne Runnin' Chugger."</div>
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Thanks to the suggestions from one of my office "spies" (Debby), "Cheryl the HandyWOman" is going home to a fellow Cast Member who has taken a liking to home projects. Working on projects around the house has become a wonderful change of pace and extremely rewarding for Cheryl. </div>
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For this wood carver, the most rewarding part of selecting the piece to carve is to "personalize" the caving to fit the recipient. In Chery's case, I went back in time. Back to my old black and white TV days. In the '60s & 70's I remembered an actress who was in a commercial wearing coveralls. Thanks to Google, I searched and found "Josephine the Plumber." Josephine was a wonderful actress named Jane Withers. Her commercial was about Comet Cleanser but she is a perfect character for this carving.</div>
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The carving is sketched onto a block of tupelo carving wood and ready for "roughing out."</div>
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Trying not to waste too much wood I decided to move this piece to an edge of the block to allow me to save blocks of good carving wood. That meant I had to "shave" the drawing off the face of the block, trim the thin drawing of the figure and then retrace it to the right. By doing so I am able to save usable block pieces rather than throw away the trimmings.</div>
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The trimmed sketch offers a template that can be placed over the front or back of the figure for reference points.</div>
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Originally, I planned to have her hand resting on her hip. However, seeing that Cheryl is a "HandyWOman" a hammer in her hand seemed much more appropriate.</div>
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The hammer was a quick work-up. A 1/8" dowel and a piece of scrap worked nicely.</div>
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The hammer is fitted to her hand.</div>
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Once the roughing stage is over the fun begins. Getting a chance to finally bring out the details is most rewarding.</div>
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"Cheryl the HandyWOman" is to be inlaid to the base. You can see that I remained true to my template but I still tend to leave some features (hands, head) somewhat too thick or thin.</div>
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I believe some carvings, to be appreciated, will need to be handled so I tend to leave my carvings somewhat thicker when carving certain features of a piece.</div>
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She's sealed and ready for paint.</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-42089107666388298572017-02-07T19:59:00.000-08:002017-02-07T19:59:13.999-08:00The Lady on the Court<div style="text-align: center;">
This little lady is going home with a good friend of ours. Linda is an avid tennis player and all around great sport willing to attempt just about any task that comes her way. "The Lady on the Court" is not intended to be a likeness of Linda. As I prefer to carve caricatures, this carving is more of a symbol of Linda's exuberance and desire to help everyone and anyone she comes in contact with. It is also a token of our appreciation for all she's done for us.</div>
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We begin our story of "The Lady on the Court" as a block of tupelo wood and a sketch.</div>
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On some pieces, I'm lucky to be able to skive off the sketch to allow for reference marks to be added to the blank.</div>
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Now to work the piece into the basic shape.</div>
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At about this point, the tennis racket needed to be carved out.</div>
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The racket and ball worked up quickly. However, positioning it into the players hand was quite tedious.</div>
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You'll notice the handle is square in these two photos. I ended up rounding the handle only to have it break on me as I fit it into the hand. The racket took enough time to make so I decided to save this one and forego making a new one. I realized the tupelo handle may not be the best way to correct the problem. I decided to use a 1/8" dowel for a stronger wood grain. My plan worked however, I needed to extend the dowel into the bottom of the racket as you'll see in the finished piece.<br />
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Continuing on, the piece begins to show more definition and features.</div>
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The unknown for this carver is how thin can I make features before they don't stand the test of time and handling. Features like fingers and how thin and legs and arms can be carved were a concern.</div>
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Pressing on, her face needed to be thinned out. I prefer carving caricatures simply because their features can be very forgiving. Trying to accurately capture the features of a real person may requie a tad more ability than this carver posses.</div>
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In time the piece begins to take shape and smoothing and shaping becomes the fun part of completing a piece. In the photos below you'll also notice the extended wood below her sneakers is how she will be inlaid and glued to the base.</div>
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Her tennis racket is fitted and she's positioned onto the base.</div>
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You'll notice a "patch" on her left thigh. She needed a "skin graft" as the result of a more aggressive burr digging too deep into the soft grain.</div>
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Thanks to my wife, she is sporting a matching lime green top and skirt. My wife is most helpful when I need help with colors.</div>
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Below, you can see the dowel running through the yoke of the racket and into the hand.</div>
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"The Lady on the Court" is in play and smashing the ball down the line.</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-57285716491945861552016-12-24T08:00:00.001-08:002016-12-24T08:00:37.186-08:00The Little Wooden Tour Guide Who Never Exaggerates!The recipient of this carving has been teasing me about carving him a "voodoo doll" for months now. He doesn't really want a voodoo doll but he's watched as I've given carvings to other people and so he likes getting "on my case" (so to speak). I've kept him waiting for sometime now. Of late, he seemed to have given up teasing me, thinking he's never going to get one. <br />
Well, I couldn't help but carve him one when I came upon the idea of this particular caricature. JZ has an uncanny knack for telling "tall tales" and made up stories at the drop of a hat. Therefore, Pinocchio is most fitting. The outfit is the Summer Tour Guide costume here at Disney World. JZ has been a tour guide for many years and his talent for telling stories comes in handy with children of all ages as he guides them about the parks. I hope you like "The Little Wooden Tour Guide Who <u>Never</u> Exaggerates!"<br />
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We'll begin on the band saw to cut out the blank for this carving. The tupelo wood blank will be roughly 3" X 3' X 6" without the base.<br />
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Below, the surface sketch is trimmed off to allow me to use it as a guide.</div>
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On the front, guide lines are added to help for faster removal of extra wood to save some time.</div>
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At this point you can begin to visualize the overall carving. Working the entire piece at this point allows small corrections for positioning features, etc.</div>
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I try to leave small features (like hands or long noses in this case) for last to avoid breakage.</div>
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Below, except for his shoes, the piece is ready for final finishing and detailing. </div>
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Carving pieces for Disney Cast Members usually involves the addition of their nametag.</div>
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Now it's time to figure out just how the piece will be mounted to the base. Sometimes they are screwed to the base and sometimes they are inlaid and glued. I decided to inlay this piece so the extra wood below his shoes can be trimmed.</div>
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application of paint he will be burnished with pieces of brown paper bag to help smooth him out. </div>
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A 1/8" dowel is used for his nose.</div>
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The Little Wooden tour guide is in full summer costume and ready for his new home.</div>
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Dave and Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895042117489282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67699563283113159.post-8888525726100245852016-12-05T13:03:00.000-08:002016-12-05T13:03:04.603-08:00Chewbacca and the Game Board<div style="text-align: center;">
"Chewbacca and the Game Board" will be headed home with another fellow Cast Member who happens to be connected to Chewbacca's character. Glen also loves board games. That is how this carving came to be.</div>
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Carved from a 4" X 3" X 7" piece of tupelo wood, "Chewbacca" seemed to work up quickly. (His entire body didn't really call for a great deal of detail... if you don't fuss over all the hair!) At first this carver was somewhat intimidated by "Chewbacca's" hair. It was decided that I'd simply run a rough burr over the "hair" and let it go at that. </div>
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As with all carvings they begin with a frontal sketch of the piece to be. At "Chewbacca's" feet is the piece of wood that will become the checkerboard. </div>
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Next, the sides are coped out on the band saw.</div>
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After the sides are coped the profile drawing will allow front and rear coping.</div>
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Then the bulk reduction can take place.</div>
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Front/right side.</div>
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Being careful to maintain protruding features is a must. Pencil marks are added to prevent cutting too deeply into an area.</div>
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(It's always easier to reduce wood than add wood!)</div>
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The forehead had to be reduced quiet a bit.</div>
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The piece is somewhat more stocky than the actual person in the suit.</div>
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I prefer to secure glued pieces rather than just rely on the glue. You can see the wooden (toothpick) dowel protruding from the carvings left hand. The dowel will extend through his hand, board and into the thigh.</div>
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Once all the pieces; figure, base and checkerboard are fitted and given a final inspection, the painting begins. Below, the figure and base have been stained.</div>
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I've been having good luck sealing the pieces with MinWax 209 clear wood stain. The base is given its finish stain. There's a variety of ways I mount pieces to the base. In Chewbacca's case, his right foot will be held in place by a long thin woodscrew and his left foot is secured by a 1/8" dowel glued into the left foot and base and glued. You can see the screw, two dowels and the wood plug to the left of the carving. <br />
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The checkerboard was quite easy to work up. Using a rule, lines were marked at 1/8" spacing and drawn with a pencil. Then the lines were traced over with a dull edge metal rule to deepen the line without making too thin a line. The hole is for the dowel for additional strength to be held in place.</div>
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When it comes to painting and mixing colors, this carver is very much a beginner. Experimentation is on full display in all of my carvings.</div>
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"Chewbacca and the Game Board" may not look exactly like the real character but seeing as it's a "One of a Kind Wood Carving" I hope the recipient will still enjoy having him on his mantel.</div>
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