Finished Eagle Carving Maybe?

[PittsburghTim]

I finished this carving late last fall and forgot to post. It was based off of some pictures from an all-white piece in an antique auction. It is the largest caving that I have made at about 18 inches wide and tall. I had to glue up two pieces of 4-inch thick basswood for the blank. I used a bandsaw...

[PittsburghTim]

Corn Pop doesn't look like the kind of guy that terrorized the swimming pools of Delaware back in the day. He appears to be friendly and rather good natured!

[PittsburghTim]

I received an e-mail while I was at work, yesterday and placed an order last night! I have three of their knives and some palm tools and all have been very nicely made and they take and hold a nice edge. In fact, all I have done is stropping since I have owned them.

[PittsburghTim]

Happy birthday, Merle! Hope that you enjoy the day and the time with your family tomorrow.

Tim

[PittsburghTim]

Mead! Fermented honey and water....

[PittsburghTim]

The carving is beautiful and the finish is an excellent representation of the original. Very impressive!

[PittsburghTim]

A very nice article and, in my view, has a lot of merit. Even though I am an electrical engineer, nothing in my work brings me the joy and satisfaction than spending my time off in my garage workshop carving away on my latest project....

[PittsburghTim]

My father served just after WWII came to a close and again in the Korean War on the USS Wisconsin. The entire deck was covered with teak. I can only imagine the board feet required for that. He was not very fond of scrubbing it on occasion, but he said it was a nice break from fire control dutie...

[PittsburghTim]

Punxsutawney Phil was correct. We are expecting 6-8 inches of snow overnight into Saturday morning here in Pittsburgh. I pity my Irish friends marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade....

[PittsburghTim]

I've had a few nights/early mornings like that, but never for a few decades!

Good luck with your recovery, Becky. I've had to give up golf as I was having horrible problems. It can be hard to think of much else when you have something like this. I hope that you find the relief that you...

[PittsburghTim]

Merle, I'm not sure that I'm normal, but I always like to have several in process as it permits me to sort of do a mental reboot when I hit a tricky point with which I am struggling. Often, by the time I return to it, I can see a different approach and a clear path forward.

[PittsburghTim]

Randy, I made eye punches from a brass round tube assortment but, was disappointed with their cutting action. I ended up using a saw file to file some saw-like teeth in them and found that pressing them in a bit and then rotating back and forth made them more controllable.

That being said,...

[PittsburghTim]

I paid $4.59/gallon here in Pittsburgh today for premium. Inflation is the most insidious form of tax. It hits those, who earn the least, harder than anyone.

[PittsburghTim]

A very good first effort! Here is a pic that may have the look for which you are going. To echo DiLeon's comments, you may want smaller eyes more to the sides. I would suggest using a pencil to sort of draw in the eyes before you start carving again. This way you can erase and redraw until you get...

[PittsburghTim]

Very nice work, Merle. Walnut is one of my favorite woods for building furniture, though I have never tried to carve it. Do you carve these for use in mind or more of a collectible/different form to display your artistic talents or both?...