North Idaho Carver

I had a great time at West Glacier Rendezvous in August. I gave a class in carving a Puffin and took a couple of classes. This Puffin is 2 ...

I did more to these birds as ornaments then I could have. I like the idea of a bird I can hang a the tree and then hang it in my camper the...

I carved two Goldfinch's. One is a ornament that is five inches long and the other is a small Finch that is three inches long. I carved...

The cardinal seems to be a Christmas favorite. I like carving birds for ornaments because they can be hung the year around. That is why I p...

I finally got around to painting these small decoys. The first one I painted the head with acrylics and the body with linseed oil and burnt...

I added an 1/8th inch to the bottom of the mallard decoy so it would look a little more rounded at the bottom. I was able to improve the cu...

This is my first carving of a mini duck decoy. It is a male Mallard and is about 5 inches long. From this I will be able to see what changes...

I carved two Chickadee's, one in basswood and one in white pine. The one in pine I used the stone on the upper back and head. I was als...

This Cardinal is carved in basswood and is 5 1/2 inch long. It is more detailed than most bird ornaments would be, but I like the size and ...

I hand carved this Nuthatch and used power for the texturing. The feathers were burned in. The Nuthatch is 4 inches long and will be used as...

My computer went down so I had to buy a new one. I'm learning how to move around Windows 8 and see what programs I can install. The bir...

This Chickadee is a little larger than half size. I turned the head a little bit. I didn't use any measurements when carving. The eyes ...

When I saw the Comfort bird in Woodcarving Illustrated I had to carve one. I liked the idea because of the touching aspect. I carved mine o...

I carved this roadrunner at the West Glacier Rendezvous. I remember the Roadrunner and Wile Coyote cartoon, beep, beep. It may not look lik...

The Blackburnian Warbler migrates to the north spruce woods of Canada and northeastern United States in the spring. They nest high in the sp...

This was a project we carved in a three hour class at the West Glacier rendezvous this last August. I painted it with acrylic's when we ...

These geese are carved from basswood. I liked them carved in bark a lot better, because of the grain of the bark. There is just a natural fi...

This goose is carved out of cottonwood bark. The part showing bark at the feet was a friendly accident and shouldn't be carved out. It...

An American Cardinals flew in. No, we are not lucky enough to have these birds come to our feeders in northern Idaho. This bird were carved ...

The Goldfinch is found throughout the United Sates and in southern Canada. This project is a life size and is on a piece of driftwood.With...