Early American plaster eagle?

[FrederickH]

This may be my next carving/gilding project. I have to play around with the dimensions.

[lew]

Wow, Rick! That's gonna be fantastic!

[Grandpadave52]

Great to have you back Rick. I'll be following.

[FrederickH]

Here's where I'm at with this project. Intuition is telling me that this may be too small(12X8") for the details in the original. My wife and I will be headed to Europe, next week, for about 3 weeks, and there won't be any work done on this project for that time. But....... I've got the rest of THIS week to do some carving!

[lew]

Amazing start, Rick! Safe travels.

[Grandpadave52]

Great start Rick. Another really cool one in the works.

 

Wishing you and your wife travel safety and an enjoyable, relaxing and memorable trip.

[FrederickH]

The carving is about to proceed. I've done the minor carving to the back of the plaque and am now ready to start on the front. I've got to say that this bass wood is some of the best that I've ever had since Lew gave me some. We'll see about the ease of carving!!

Edited November 11, 2024 by FrederickH

[lew]

1 hour ago, FrederickH said:

The carving is about to proceed. I've done the minor carving to the back of the plaque and am now ready to start on the front. I've got to say that this bass wood is some of the best that I've ever had since Lew gave me some. We'll see about the ease of carving!!

Sorry I don’t have any more   if I run across some again I will be sure to get it to you. 

[FrederickH]

I'm back after 3 weeks in Europe and a week of catch-ups with the house/yard work. The snow today made for the perfect time in the shop.

[lew]

1 minute ago, FrederickH said:

I'm back after 3 weeks in Europe and a week of catch-ups with the house/yard work. The snow today made for the perfect time in the shop.

 

Little chilly out in the shop today!!

[FrederickH]

2 minutes ago, lew said:

 

Little chilly out in the shop today!!

Lew, I set the furnace to about 50 ℉, wear a good down vest, and try to keep moving. I prefer to work on the "cooler" side anyway!

[Grandpadave52]

4 hours ago, FrederickH said:

I'm back after 3 weeks in Europe and a week of catch-ups with the house/yard work. The snow today made for the perfect time in the shop

Nice to have you back Rick. Hope the trip was enjoyable, relaxing, and fun.

 

Good to see you picked right up where you left off. Looking forward to following the progression.

[FrederickH]

Roughing in the carving. I find that I have trouble determining the depth of the details so, I take a little off at a time.

[FrederickH]

Some more carving, then touch-ups, and then detail carving for the feathers.

[Grandpadave52]

Great progress Rick. Really beginning to take form.

[lew]

Amazing work, Rick!

[FrederickH]

Time to add some feathers. I'll practice this on a scrap of wood first to get the feather layout correct!

[Grandpadave52]

Incredible Rick.

[FrederickH]

This bird is about ready to fly. I just have to complete the  3 "rounds", do some touch-up carving, and then a light sanding to knock down the sharp edges.

[Grandpadave52]

Spectacular Rick. Love it.