This is the second carving in the scene I am doing with the little cowgirl. She will be walking her chicken on a leash. I have some friends who keep a few chickens and I am always accusing them of dressing their chickens up and treating them like pets. I suspect getting them to wear a hat might require some extra feed though! I still have to burn and paint this, after I complete the legs and feet.
I used 20gauge copper wire and solder to get the basic armature for the legs and feet. I’ll cover them with epoxy putty and shape them and glue them to the body. This fellow is about 2” tall and 2” long, to be in scale with the cowgirl, and it is a little challenging to work that small. Especially making things like feet and tiny cowboy hats! Thanks for looking!
-- Mike P., Arkansas, http://mpounders1.blogspot.com
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Rob W
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#1 posted 430 days ago
very cool
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helluvawreck
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#2 posted 430 days ago
It’s very nicely done, Mike. Your work was wonderful when I first got here but it just keeps better and better.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Dez
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#3 posted 430 days ago
Well done!
I really enjoy following along on you projects! You are the one that got me interested in carving!
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a1Jim
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#4 posted 430 days ago
fun and cool carving nice work Mike.
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Roger
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#5 posted 430 days ago
that’s just ba baa baawwk …....bad to da bone. meaning awesome of coarse
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#6 posted 429 days ago
Figure out a way to use springs from bobble heads and you will have a genuwine dancing chicken! Cool carving!
-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
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