Every year I carve a special gift for my wife, this year she requested an angel. This is my first attempt at carving a female or child like face, I lost track of how many times I re-carved it. Carved from basswood it is 9 1/2" tall mounted on an 1 3/4" cherry base. Started out by cutting the side profile with a band-saw then hand carved with various gouges and chisels. The finish is a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. I then applied three light coats of Deft Satin and a coat of Howard's Feed-N-Wax.
LOVE!!! Thank you for letting Shannon share this with me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for looking, I appreciate the comments.
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Great!! I like!!! All the best luck to you..
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words. Good luck to you as well.
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Oh my Randy, she is beautiful! Your wife will absolutely love her!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! This was her gift two years ago, last year was the Nativity. There are pics of it here. Click on Nativity in the 'Labels' List on the right.
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