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Hey everyone,
I just made another attempt at carving a Bighorn Ram flute and block. I made one last year and wasn't thrilled with it.
The toughest part of this thing for me was the horns. I found that by starting with an ironwood branch, the appropriate diameter, I could drill a hole through it, then spiral a thin piece of tape the width of the horn where I need it.
I colored out the areas I didn't want, then cut them out. Turned out to be pretty simple actually. For the block; I drilled a hole into the bottom of the back hooves and inserted a small diameter brass rod, and into the supporting block.
Greg
I just made another attempt at carving a Bighorn Ram flute and block. I made one last year and wasn't thrilled with it.
The toughest part of this thing for me was the horns. I found that by starting with an ironwood branch, the appropriate diameter, I could drill a hole through it, then spiral a thin piece of tape the width of the horn where I need it.
I colored out the areas I didn't want, then cut them out. Turned out to be pretty simple actually. For the block; I drilled a hole into the bottom of the back hooves and inserted a small diameter brass rod, and into the supporting block.
Greg
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