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Offline Zuma

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8 point wood carving
« on: December 26, 2013, 07:53:23 pm »
Hi folks,
I was plesantly suprised to find this forum and see others neat work.
I carved this deer last fall. The deer wood is sycamore from down by the river.
The plack is redwood I chainsaw slabbed when I was out in California.
The horns are from a skull I found.
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2013, 08:12:55 pm »
Very nice!

Offline Zuma

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2013, 09:15:19 pm »
Thanks Ben,
I am new here and may have made a mistake posting this here.
Although carving is a primitive skill I may be in default using a chain saw
for slabbing and quick material removal.
If this is a bad thing I hope you all will set me straight.
thanks Zuma
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2013, 09:42:28 pm »
That is uncommonly sweet!  Love it, Zuma.  Feel free to post more of your artwork!

After all, it has no wheels, no fiberglass, no sights! 
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline neuse

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2013, 09:11:42 am »
That is neat, one of a kind.

Offline paoliguy

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2013, 12:20:24 pm »
That's a great idea! Good work.

Offline Mohawk13

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2013, 03:50:02 pm »
Nice work...Maybe it was an old chainsaw You used...You Know primitive as to today's designs...
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Offline Gus

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2013, 05:58:03 pm »
Yes Sir!

Nice Work!

 :)

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Offline Zuma

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2013, 06:26:35 pm »
 :)  :-[ lol
Thanks so much. I was actually inspired to do a deer by one I saw from an archeological dig at a muesum in Florida years ago. I was taking deer with bow and arrow when I was 15 or 16.
I have a dep respect for the creatures and love filming them and their antics.
Here is a horse I did out of sycamore also. I don't shoot em but American Indians
rode them while hunting buffalo with spear and bow. LOl.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2013, 09:44:58 pm »
That is really neat. Nice work.

Offline 4dog

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2013, 11:23:17 pm »
looks more real than some taxidermy work ive seen..well done!!!
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Offline Zuma

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2013, 12:35:29 am »
Thanks Ryan and Dog
I have a few more up my sleeve but the Dall or Bighorn sheep
is next if I can find a way to keep the horns from splitting or cracking
with the grain of the tree.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2013, 02:17:43 pm »
I wood (baaaad pun) love to see you do a pronghorn antelope.  With just a little touch of a woodburner, you could fill in the black mask and the cheek patches.  I can almost see it now. 

In fact, I want your contact information.  I wanna hire you to do my next antelope mount!!!
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Offline Zuma

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2013, 06:29:19 pm »
Wow,
Thanks, paoli, Mohawk and Gus.
Pm sent JW. That's a neat offer. If you can wait till spring for results.
All the best Zuma.
Oh! I did a Gator lol Hold still you
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 8 point wood carving
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2013, 06:33:40 pm »
How many hours did it take to carve the 8 pt buck?
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