Post #313287 by GMAN on Sun, Jun 17, 2007 9:26 AM

Thanks Duddy, I'll be finishing both the Little Warrior and the Croc Medicine Staff over the next few weeks.

I woke up this morning and started another little figure based off of traditional carvings. This is the "Little Chief."

I took a bunch of progress pics as I worked since we have several new carvers who have been soaking up info like sponges. So this post is for those guys :) . What I did here guys is start with a good idea in my head and a rough sketch on a piece of wood. You will see that my lines were drawn and redrawn in several ways as I progressed during my session. Please don't get yourself locked into a diagram or drawing as you will wind up tossing a bunch of pieces as the wood throws you curves or as you make mistakes. Since you are new, learn to flow with it and let it evolve.

Anyway, here I took two sets Flexcuts outside with me and only used like 5 or 6. Most of the bocking was done with a 2" 3#. Then I used a 3/4" #5, a 1/2" #3, and a 1/8" #11. Most of what is shown here is blocking out of the piece in profile. This can be done by using a mallet or by just pushing the chisels; I did both. Also, after I got him mostly blocked, I dug out the small of his back and then drilled two holes, one just inside each of his elbows. I also drilled two holes between his legs to get me started in separating his legs. I hope these pics help you on your way. As always, PM or email me if you want to talk.

Oh, also JohnnyP-ighammer stopped by last night with his whole family. Man, what a lucky cat. He has a wonderful wife and three bright and beautiful daughters. They brought me a Johnny-carved Vanuatu Pighammer and you should see the bloody size of this thing. It's in my last pic here but I will post some better pics of it on Johnny's thread as he said he didn't photograph it before he left home. Thanks Johnny!

Here are the pics for the new guys....

I hope this helps some of you guys,

-G