over the door thistle carving

Great looking carving. Lots of detail.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very nice. Especially the Midgard serpent. Not many people are even familiar with that particular bit of Lore.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Hi Christina,

These are really nice carvings and add a great deal of character to the house.

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.

Little details like these really make all the difference. Great job!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

That carving really makes that entry way come to life. Nice job.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Wow, really nice work, how long does it take to carve one of these? These really add lots of character to the home!

-- Bob A in NJ

Nice job Christina, suits the decore well.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

great posting. carvings are very nice.

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

Great looking carvings, very well done. How long did they take you?

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Thanks for looking, and for the nice comments. The carvings take me from 6 to 10 days each that size. I use all hand mallet size tools, and the rough out looks really rough until I start really cleaning them up for about the last 2 days of carving. The thistle tool longer than the midgard serpent.
I have one more to do over one more door for the house. It is 3 crows. I haven’t had enough time to work on it, because I’m painting all of the walls and ceilings inside the house right now. Soon though.

Thanks again.
Christina

carvings are very nice.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Nice job Thor

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon