Oh bother!

My next piece, "Eeyore" was a bit more tricky to carve than I thought. "Eeyore" is Pat's Sister, Angela's favorite Disney character. The only catch with "Eeyore" was that he was a total surprise for Angela. I devised a plan to be carving another piece so that I'd be able to keep "Eeyore" a secret. (The next piece will be a surprise for someone else. Once I've given it to the person, I'll post the story on our blog.)

As always, "Eeyore" started out with a drawing and some rough cuts.

Then, more wood reduction and you begin to see him taking shape.

"Roughing" "Eeyore" was fast... until I needed to work toward his belly!

It was soon evident that I'd need to consider removing his "base" so I could shape the inner area of his legs and belly. You'll notice that "Eeyore's" tail is to be standing up and not supported by his backside. That meant I'd need to support his tail with a "bridge" to his backside or it would surely break.

Nearly finished, I mated him to his new base.

At last, "Eeyore" is ready to be "brought to life!"

I'm sure "Eeyore" will be safe and sound and right at home with his new owner, Angela!