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 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.
This is a nice Mobius strip carved by Jim Soddy of Peoria, IL. He finished it with a light oil stain followed by a coat of Deft. Splitting the carving makes it more interesting and more of a conversation piece.
WOW - Bill Rulon sent me this one today. Didn't know he was a bird carver. That goose looks good enough to eat! I don't know how anyone has the patience to carve a bird like this one.
Bill Rulon of Shenandoah, LA Carved this great Hand & Cross. The carving was finished first with natural Danish Oil, wiped and let dry for 24 hours, and then painted with thinned acrylics. Then he applied two coats of Meltonian Boot & Shoe Cream Polish, with buffing between coats. That's some work, but the results are worth it.
This fine Hand & Cross was carved by Jim Soddy from Peoria, IL. Jim didn't mention the finish.
Tom Ladwig of Galesville, WI carved this fine looking angel. Apparently a bunch judges thought it was fine as well. Congratulations are in order! Tom finished it with boiled linseed oil. He carved the angel for his grandson.
This beautiful Rocking Horse was carved by Dan Duke of Truth or Consequences, NM for his granddaughter Emily. She named the horse Rosie.
This pretty angel was carved by Harry Mitchell of Edmond, Oklahoma. The angel was finished with multiple coats of low-gloss tung oil, and hand rubbed to bring out the sheen.
The basswood Santa was sent in by Rob Ward of Atlanta, GA. He did a really nice job of carving and finishing. Rob used thinned acrylics for the color and sealed the carving with boiled linseed oil with a touch of burnt umber for the "antiqued" look.
	These three pictures come from Charlotte and Leonard Buck of Armour, South Dakota. Charlotte carved the rose. She finished it with makeup!! That is a first. However, it looks real good, so maybe that's an idea others can use. The hand with cross was carved by Leonard. He uses stain and makeup for hand and cross, and the angel at the left. This is a large angel - 9 1/4" tall
Here is another pretty painted angel. This one is from Dennis Ringlein of Davison, MI. I wonder what the book says?
This basswood angel is also from Dennis. He didn't say what the finish is.