If you are a golfer like me and spend plenty of time in the water, this may be the perfect gift. I take old wooden clubs and put on a duck head. They are hand carved and painted with acrylic paints. As you can see, I do a variety of ducks - mallards, loons, pintails and for the woman's club, (the one pictured is a Nancy Lopez RAM Driver) I have carved the head of a hen mallard. (These carvings are for sale, click here to see all carvings for sale.)
This is an eight inch high Grizzly bear carved out of a single piece of wood. It is alert and smelling the air, maybe it caught wind of you?
Around the begining of the 20th century, taxidermy had not evolved to a point where fish could be accurately mounted. Those who wanted to preserve a trophy fish
either had to have it replicated in plaster of paris
(which was very delicate) or carved in wood. Shown is a 15" Brown Trout and a 15" Rainbow Trout. Both are carved 1/2 profile and painted with acrylics to express the character of the fish. They are mounted on pine boards and antiqued with a patina to look as if they have hung in a smoke filled room for years. This is an excellent way to remember your 'catch and release' fish.
On the left is the first nativity set I have carved. I have carved several sets and am now designing patterns that would include the stable, an angel and several animals. Eventually, I plan to set up a seperate web page just on nativity sets.
I used to hunt mule deer in the Highwood Mountains east of Great Falls. I shot several nice bucks but none as nice as this one. It is only about 10" high but is a nice way to remember that trophy mount that you wife makes you hang in the garage. This one will fit on your book shelf.
I am lucky to be able to carve logging boots for the Pacific Logging Congress. Every year they give out several of these boot in recognition for their member's work within the organization. To learn more about this organization, I have included a link to their website on my 'Websites That May Interest You'page.
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