Allen Stichler – Wood Carving carving-news By Appointment to [the] Queen

By Appointment to [the] Queen

Some photos of a recent project, a large (approximately 3′ x 2′ x 4″) oak slab, carved with moonlit badgers.

allen-stichler-woodcarving  Sanding the slab; I’ve had this oak for about three years, waiting for it to dry but also waiting for the right carving.

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Playing around with designs…

…and starting on the badger in the foreground.

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Working back, up towards the moon and tree branches, down towards the tree roots and text.

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All oiled and finished; “We are an enduring lot, and we may move out for a time, but we wait, and are patient, and back we come. And so it will ever be.”

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Packing, ready for delivery.

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Waiting for collection by the courier; apparently the recipient plays a bit of guitar….

 

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