Woodcutter Santa !

[Gary Elson]

Hi All
Just finished carving a Santa for Xmas needs a coat of danish oil and he will be good for a few Xmas'
Happy Xmas all

 

[bobnewboy]

Excellent work!

 

[Neil990]

Awesome carving.

 

[Toddy]

That is excellent and an heirloom too methinks

M

 

[Leshy]

Brilliant! 👍👍

 

[crosslandkelly]

That's great carving.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Excellent. A lasting treasure for someone.

 

[awarner]

Very nice, how long did it take to carve?

 

[Gary Elson]

Thanks for the kind words everyone

I guess there's about 20 - 25 hours work there - never really added it up I tend just to do a bit when I've got a spare hour or so
Our first granddaughter is due in March so it could well become something to pass on

Gary

 

[Muddypaws]

That is seriously impressive! I like it a lot.

 

[Fraxinus]

That looks really smart. I love the way the jeans look worn and faded too, what paint did you use?

Rob.

 

[Gary Elson]

That looks really smart. I love the way the jeans look worn and faded too, what paint did you use?

Rob.

Thanks - The paint is just a starter set of acrylics thinned slightly with water, then rubbed off the high spots before it dries then a bit extra put in the creases with a thin brush, great-effect easily achieved !!!!

 

[Dreadhead]

Love it!

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[johntarmac]

That is pretty cool.

 

[Fraxinus]

Thanks - The paint is just a starter set of acrylics thinned slightly with water, then rubbed off the high spots before it dries then a bit extra put in the creases with a thin brush, great-effect easily achieved !!!!

Very effective, thanks for the reply Gary.

Have a great Xmas.

Rob.

 

[monkey boy]

Excellent work thanks for sharing, merry Christmas

 

[mr dazzler]

nice work Gary. Judging from his "red nose" Santa looks like he has been availing himself of the contents of his hip flask
Did you use lime wood (or bass wood as the Americans call it)? Did you carve the tree and axe seperate then assemble the 3 sections? Its a nice carving, plenty of variety in the textures. Have you done any others?
Oh and Merry Christmas too...

 

[Gary Elson]

Hi Mr Dazzler,
Yep I do tend to use Lime I really like how it carves, Good sharp knife and your away !

As for santas red nose the old lads been at the Scotch since I finished him -hic !

Some other stuff



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Plus a couple of Old Timeys from the Ozarks !

 

[Leshy]

Awesome skills , the Ozarks look amazing. Top notch 👍👍