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Here is another cowboy, inspired by Lynn Doughty’s work and methods of work. The movie “Crossfire Trail” was recently on TV and I am a big fan of Louis Lamour books. Since I had already tried a Tom Selleck caricature, I decided to do one based on one of the sidekicks, played by Wilford Brimley. The character had a large mustache and a big feather in his hat. Not much of a resemblance to Wilford, but I like the way he turned out. I made the base out of cherry and I wanted to try one similar to the base Lynn used on his “Poncho” carving. I exaggerated the size of the kneckerchief and thought that it would be neat to have the knot and ends hanging down in the back. The hat turned out a little better than my first two, and I like the look of the turkey feather. Comments and advice are always appreciated! Thanks for looking.
-- Mike P., Arkansas, http://mpounders1.blogspot.com
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Spoontaneous
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#1 posted 986 days ago
Mike… this guy has LOADS of character! You did an outstanding job with the carving and also with the pigmentation. What size is this?
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OttoH
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#2 posted 986 days ago
That is an awesome carving Mike! I have to agree with Spoontaneous, it has loads of character.
Love it!
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#3 posted 986 days ago
MAN, that is super sweet!!! Very nice details and you can still see the wood grain.
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WoodenFrog
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#4 posted 986 days ago
Great One Mike! He looks real cool.
He does have alot of character!
Great work!
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mtnwild
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#5 posted 986 days ago
The feather in the hat is killer. Very cool character! Nice project…............
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#6 posted 986 days ago
Sir you are a MASTER!!!! Wow, way beyond words!
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#7 posted 986 days ago
that is just awsome..i am a fan of wilford and love that movie..cross fire trail…...you did a masterful job on this..thanks for sharing it with us…grizz
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Bearpie
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#8 posted 985 days ago
Outstanding carving! Love the character you gave him!
Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
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Sodabowski
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#9 posted 985 days ago
Dude, that’s so full of life and character! I love it!
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wizzardofwood
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#10 posted 985 days ago
ha ha hes a great carving super work
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ND2ELK
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#11 posted 985 days ago
Very impressive carving. Beautifully done. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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TJ65
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#12 posted 985 days ago
wow!
Love the feather it really adds to it.
When are you going to do his horse??? :-)
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BigTiny
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#13 posted 985 days ago
Outta sight!
What wood did you use for the carving? What tools?
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huff
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#14 posted 985 days ago
Gotta love that guy! He has more character then we could ever hope to have. Great job.
I’m curious also about what wood you used on the carving.
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GaryD
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#15 posted 985 days ago
All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!
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