A Few Progress Photos on a new Irish-Heritage, Shamrock Spirit, Carved Face Walking Cane

Thanks for sharing your design process. This looks very interesting.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Pretty cool Mark- how long does it take to do the carving?

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Way cool. I’m of Irish descent so I can say that. HA! Nice work.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Hi Mark,

This is a unique carving and it is looking pretty good so far.

By the way if you need some help in painting the walnut I am sure that Debbie will be glad to provide you some tips. She has some experience with this novel technique. :)

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

See, Scott?? !!! IF Mark DeCou can paint walnut – so can I :)

great cane… I love how you wrap the design around the cane.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Beautiful Mark, I love canes…...... oh what the heck I love anything made of wood. Excellent piece of work. Years ago I bought a bunch of the rubber tips….. but never got around to making any canes. One of these days I’ll just let ‘er blow. Thanks for posting!

Dave

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

Hey Mark;

Once again….

Very nice!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

A great looking cane Mark.

You may hate me for this, but I’d prefer the Shamrocks unpainted, but maybe your client wanted it this way.

I just happen to love wood, for instance if I was going to buy a carved Duck , I’d buy an unpainted one.

That’s just me I guess.

Keep up the good work.

Dick

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

interesting work

-- making sawdust....

Well done, Mark.

-- Thos. Angle

Well, I posted this to show the customer the progress, and get his feedback on the direction it was heading. It isn’t what he wanted, so I’ll be starting over on this project. There just wasn’t much of it that was what he wanted, and he didn’t feel that it matched the original sketch.

So, I’ll try again. Thanks for your comments and input folks

Anyone want an Irish-themed cane?
Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Well as long as you’re going to through it away, I guess I’ll take it. I mean I’m about half Irish and half baked. That guy is all wet. Does’nt know a good thing when he sees it. Very nice Mark. In the end, you got to please the man in the mirror.. Mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I’m sorry your client didn’t care for it,

but I don’t think you’ll have any problem selling this one.

It’s a beautiful piece of art.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

there’s a face and there are shamrocks… so what did he feel was missing?

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Maybe he wants the face hiding behind the leaves more, similar to the sketch.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Great design Mark. Hope the next one matches his desire.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Mainly the problems were that the face in the drawing and the carving don’t match too well, and the green is too intense of a color. Both I agree with completely.

I should have taken time to walk into the office in the house to get my sketch. I was going from memory, and that wasn’t a good idea. We are working through it. He says now that he wants this one finished, and another one more like the sketch. I am always blessed by the folks that do business with me, in more ways than one.

thanks for the comments,
M

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Hello Mark

Nicely done … great carving.

DAN

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Good Work,well done

-- Robert, mountainwoodcarving@netzero.net