A couple of Carvings...

[kbproctor]

Awesome guys! Wish I were that talented!

Kevin how did you get Ohiotuber to stand still long enough for that first pose? Must have been some bribe!

That is a self portrait.

[Denny]

Like Kevin says, the Basswood is tight grained and works well for chip carvings such as he has done. I too have used the Basswood but find Tupelo is a much tighter grained wood and accepts the wood burning we do on ducks much better. Almost all competition waterfowl carvers use Tupelo. No mater which wood you might choose it all comes down to the sharpness of your knife and chisels.

[kbproctor]

I'm supposed to sharpen my knives? They haven't seen a stone in months!

[Sirrom]

Painted this one today. Still needs the scales tipped and a base to mount it. Wood is Northern Basswood. Fins are poplar.

[kbproctor]

I like that!

[rayhill190]

As a former taxidermist,very very nice.

[spinner1]

Have any finished browns or brookies?

Way cool.

[Eric-WD]

this post makes me want to go out grab some basewood and make some chips.

Eric

[fishdog54]

Very nice guys! - does gnawing on a toothpick count as carving/whittling? If so, I consider myself a master carver- but you don't want to see my work! LOL!!

Best regards, Dave

[kbproctor]

I have tried butternut, which is highly recommended, too, but just don't like it. I haven't tried tupelo. Aspen works pretty well. I do wood spirits in the staves for folks, too.