Limestone carving

Limestone carving

Limestone carvings

Another Rolling Toy

Buck Owens

Charley Patton "Father of the Delta Blues"

Rolling toy

New rolling hoop toy.  When rolled on the floor the horse stays balanced on top.

Hank Williams, Sr. carving

Second of the Hank Williams, Sr. pieces wearing the Nudie Suit.  Messed up on the neck unfortunately which is why the head sits so low on the shoulders.  Oh well, next time....

Robert Johnson blues artist

 Older piece I did around ten years ago

Rabbit with Hoop

Horse in Hoop

Getting better at photographing my pieces

Horse in Hoop display

The ringmaster's arm moves up and down as the horse spins.  Uses a 110v motor.

Finished Seahorse

Decide to not place this with a hoop but instead make a base with waves.  I really need to learn how to photograph these better.  This is a gift for Karen who loves seahorses.

Rabbit and Hoop finished piece

This is a gift for Hazel who was born Thursday August 21st 2014.  You can see the horribly shot video at the bottom of this post to see just how it works.  I burned the red foxes with a wood burner that I've never used before.  Came out really nice and I didn't burn myself (much).

Horse in Hoop

Horse-in-Hoop for my cousin's wife Monique

Balancing Acrobat

Quick basswood piece, figure about seven inches tall balancing on a welding wire.

Seahorse in Hoop

Another project.  A Seahorse in Hoop, still a long way until completion.

Video of Rabbit and Hoop toy idea

New idea I'm working on.  It's a variation of the horse in hoop.  The round wood weight inside the hoop keeps the rabbit balanced however the weight also slightly rolls/scrapes against the hoop which causes the rabbit to sprint back and forth.  It still needs some work. 

Metal stamping

Playing around with some steel letter stamps.  I want to make a dining room hanging lamp shade thingy with intros from classic novels circling it.  For example the intro to Moby Dick or A Tale of Two Cities or Edgar Allan Poe.

 Below is a test of the lettering for a spinning magic 8-ball thing.  The corners would be arrow in shape and one corner would be "Yes", one "No" and the last two "Maybe".

Test balancing acrobat toy

Completed this in around a hour or so.  Just a test out of pine.  Not very detailed.  I'd like to do a series of five or six acrobats and have them outside maybe as potted plant decorations each balancing on their own wire.