CUSTOMER'S CARVINGS

I thought it would be fun to show the pictures of the Angels and other carvings by my customers. Some of the ones below were carved for Christmas. I had no idea people were carving and finishing angels in so many different ways. This is great. The carvings are in the order I received them, I just put the latest on top. Also, I will limit the pictures to 10 carvers. Therefore, I will drop the bottom one when I exceed 10.

Bill Rulon is at it again. He carved these rams heads as Christmas gifts. As I said before, I want on Bill's Christmas list. Also, the tapestry he uses as background adds a lot to the display.

These neat snowmen were carved by Robert Kozakiewicz from Ridgewood, NJ. These will make nice Christmas presents.

Bill Rulon carved these praying girls for Christmas 2009. I need to be on his Christmas list>

These carvings were submitted by John Knabl. John lives in Holtsville, NY. The critter on the right looks alive.

These fine carvings are by Robert Kozakiewicz of Ridgewood, NJ. I like the Mobius strip carved smooth and round. They are usually flat. The Christmas bear is a very clean carving and I particularly like the paint job.

Ray Newman showed me this angel carving at the Silver Dollar City carving seminar earlier this month(03/02/09). He reduced the image from the "Herby's Angel" article in 2007 and carved a smaller angel. The original is 6 1/2" tall. This one is 3 1/2" tall and 1 1/2" wide. This is a real nice carving.

This is another original carving from Bill Rulon of Shenandoah, IA. He has several sizes of the praying girl, and I think this one is about 6 1/2" tall.

This picture is from Gene McGuire out in Las Vegas. He says he has only been carving a few months. If these carvings are any indication, he is going to be a real good carver.

These very pretty Mobius strips were carved by Barbara Lincoln as well (see horse below). She is going to carve a 3-way split next time. If you don't have a Mobius strip to fiddle with, that paint scheme will drive you crazy!!

This very nice horse scene was carved by Barbara Lincoln, who lives in N. Marshfield, MA. The horse is carved from basswood, and the finish is 2 or 3 coats of acrylic. The base & fence are craft store materials. Barbara also ordered some Mobius strips, and I am anxious to see how they turn out.

This is a new design Bill Rulon sent. I think I may try one of these - they sure are pretty

Gene Griffith sent these pictures of some of his carvings. This is real nice work. Gene lives in Killen, Alabama. He also carves Mobius strips.

This unusual basswood Mobius strip was carved by Eric Loescher from Hillsboro, Oregon. Eric used a wood burner to finish the center strip. The side view makes it look like a critter of some kind. Real good job.

This beautiful cross was done by Jim Soddy of Peoria, IL. He finished the dove with white acrylic. The cross is finished with clear Deft. That sure is a great job.

These two basswood Mobius strips were carved by Steve North from New York City. He decided to paint them because the grain didn't show very much. These are the first I have seen painted, and they look real good.

Bill Rulon sent this picture of a scene carved on Moose antlers. This is really neat work. It looks very fragile, but Bill says it isn't. I believe this was done mostly with power.