WHITE RIVER CRAFTS

Basswood Roughouts, Woodcarving Roughouts and Woodcarving Carving Blanks
for Wood carvers.

White River Crafts, 1302 W. 7th St., Sheridan, AR 72150. 870-941-8740  EMAIL US

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Herby's Angel

White River Crafts is owned by Paul and Betty McLeod. We offer high quality Christian roughouts, and other basswood roughouts, woodcarving roughouts, and wood carving blanks for wood carvers. Our roughouts are all made from premium quality northern basswood and butternut. We will soon have basswood and butternut cross cutouts ready for carving. We will have carving patterns for the crosses as well.

We sold out everything in 1998 and went on the road full time in our motor home. After traveling around for a while we ended up in South Texas for the winter. We stopped in a small town named Uvalde, about 90 miles west of San Antonio on highway 90.

SEE NEW CROSSES BELOW

Hand & Cross

Mobius Strip

Flop Eared Donkey

Small & Large angel basswood roughouts

Carving Cross with Dogwoods

I started carving while working around the Adult Activity Center in Uvalde, as a "Winter Texan". The man that started the Center, Herby Ham, convinced me to try woodcarving in 1999. I have been devoted to wood carving ever since. I started out carving from band sawn carving blanks of various animals. After a couple of trips to The Texas Woodcarving Guild's seminars at Fredericksburg,Texas, I began carving from roughouts of caricatures of cowboys and animals. Gerald Sears and Dallas Deege have had a tremendous influence on my carving technique and ability.

I have taught at various seminars and woodcarving clubs for several years. However, since moving back to Arkansas, most of my time has been devoted to wood working, carving and maintaining the website. I started the website in 2005 to sell woodcarving roughouts and woodcarving blanks. It has been an enjoyable pastime. I have added a few new roughouts and carving blanks to the site. I am trying to specialize in Christian roughouts and carving blanks. At this time I have Herby's Angel in the 5 1/2" and 9 1/4" versions, the Hand & Cross, and the carving crosses. Herby's angel is very popular over the Christmas holidays, because of the article in Woodcarving Illustrated Holiday Issue 2006.


At the right is a NEW CROSS PATTERN that I am offering. It was designed by Bill Rulon of Shenandoah, IA. The assembly has a two piece walnut base cross and a smaller oak cross on top of the base. The walnut cross is 12" tall and 7" wide. The parts are 1 1/2" wide and 5/8" thick. The oak parts are 1/2" wide and 1/4" thick. The dove has to be carved from a basswood band sawn blank. It is 7/8" thick. The cross will be offered as a kit. It will be available after May 15. See Dove & Cross .

              

This unusual cross on the left was carved by an old friend, Kathy King, from south Texas. I don't know if it was her design. It is carved from a band sawn blank. The one on the right, I carved from basswood, and finished with boiled linseed oil. This is an interesting carve, but not real easy. Keeping everything in perspective can be fun. See: Kathy's Cross

I have added a page about Carving Tools used to carve the under side of the Angel's wings. The under side can be difficult without a good curved gouge.