Ranch carvings


I spent last weekend at my friend’s ranch in Ranger, TX.  For the most part, we just sat around under the awning, laughing at the antics of the guineas as they wandered around looking for grasshoppers and other delicacies.  And, of course, I did a bit of carving.

First was this little basswood bear that we named Whiskey Bear.  He guards Mike’s whiskey.  We finished him with ashes from the fire.  Whiskey Bear is standing on the back of a spoon that I started but wasn’t able to finish because I dropped my gouge and boogered up the edge.

The spoon is carved from a piece of the apple tree that died on the property.  The whole thing is about five inches long.

The owl below is about 2 1/2 inches tall, carved from a piece of oak.  I started this at home a couple of weeks ago and set it aside.  Found it in my carving box on Saturday and decided to finish it.