Samuel Langhorne Clemens?

[carvin don]

My wife says this fella' looks like Mark Twain? Not so sure about that, but here is yet another cowboy bottlestopper. This one was inspired from a carving by Phil Bishop. I used my burnt orange GEC congress as much as possible on this one. I really like those GEC's

[BIGHEAD]

Great work as usual Don

[philco]

Don,

It would not surprise me if that one started talking. Looks so real !!!

Great detail and "character".

Phil

[carvin don]

Thanks for the good thoughts and kind words Barry and Phil. I've started using boiled linseed oil again on these guys, raises the grain and adds some warmth to the acrylic wash. Just have to be careful of how you dispose of those oil soaked rags, that stuff can combust and burn your house down. Thanks again for lookin' fellas' and your kind thoughts

[Gunsmoke47]

Great work Don! AS usual.

[islander]

Don; Great work do you just use a pocketknife
or do you use special tools also? again Great work


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Don

[carvin don]

Thanks for the kind words Smoke, I hope your stoppers are serving you well.

Thanks for your kind words as well, Don. I use knives, u-gouges and v-tools, whatever it takes to achieve the affect I’m going for. Sometimes, I will carve with only a knife, if I desire a “folk” feel. The gouges and v-tools can speed up the carving process and of course, makes a great excuse to buy more tools.

Thanks again guys.

[stagman]

Don, like I told ya a year or so ago,
I am simply blown away at your's,
and the rest of the AAPK carver's work
Stag

[carvin don]

Thanks Stag, I am glad you enjoy them, you should give it a try sometime, it's a wonderful hobby

Thanks, as always, for your kind thoughts.

[orvet]

Very nice Don!

Dale

[carvin don]

Thanks Dale, for your kind words

[RobesonsRme.com]

Masterful work, as usual, CD.

I can see why your wife finds it evocative of S. L. Clemons.

However, I find it to bear a striking resemblance to a veteran American character actor named L. Q. Jones. He's been around forever. Played in The Virginian on TV in 1962, and the most recent role I recall was as Three Finger Jack in the latest version of Zorro.

Charlie Noyes

[carvin don]

Thanks so much for the kind words, Charlie. I like L Q, great character actor, I believe he also played a small role in the movie "The Edge?" Thanks again for the kind thoughts.

[gmusic]

Nice work Don!


You are in class of carving talents few enjoy.

[carvin don]

Thanks for the gracious thoughts Gary. Some carvings come out OK, others seem to be just decorative firewood