Recent carvings

[rjm6254]

Here are some recent work.
Mitch

 

[Jim M.]

Nicely done Bob, love the last one and how you displayed it. Jim

 

[merrill77]

No way!!!! You really carved those? Wow. I'm not sure which impresses me more: the carving or the paint. Really nice. I'm going to retire my carving knife now.

 

[Rick M]

Beautiful. I'd love to see pics pre-paint.

 

[thrt15nc]

Those are amazing!!!! Beautiful work.

Tom S.

 

[bobby g]

WOW!

bobby g

 

[uncledavid]

Look's great,

 

[rjm6254]

Here are a couple of the above carvings pre paint .
Mitch

 

[rjm6254]

Here is a set of photos that show the carving of one of my fish decoys.
Mitch

 

[rjm6254]

I make my own fish scale burning tips .
Here is the fish in sealer after detail next ill add lead to belly and attach the fins.Primer and paint.
Mitch

 

[jaustin]

nice really like the paint.
how long does it take you to carve one of those and finish?

 

[rjm6254]

it takes as long as it takes its open ended youll have to try one to see what it takes.
Mitch

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Speaking as a "flat work" kinda guy, I can't even imagine the skill it takes to carve something like that. Amazing! :notworthy:

Bill

 

[rjm6254]

Here are a couple I did last week these are pre paint and finished paint.
Mitch

 

[rjm6254]

Just think of it as a flat work with a Z axis.

 

[thrt15nc]

Are the fins metal??

Tom

 

[rjm6254]

Yes they are 025 sheet aluminum, wood fins would break in use. These decoys are designed for spearfishing under the ice and decoy collectors .Decoys are made so that they swim in a circle to attract game fish like Northern pike or musky to within spearing range .There is also a large collecting community of decoy hunting and fishing collecting.
I sell my work on that auction website under ID Mitchelldecoys.

Mitch

 

[workingwood]

Holy Crap that is amazing!!!!! Seriously I have tried to carve and well it has not gone well. What kind of wood did you carve these out of?

 

[rjm6254]

White cedar

 

[Bugle]

Do you draw your own patterns? I've done some relief carving and would really like to learn to do 3D.