So, the number 158 yielded relatively few illustrations, but ones I like. The first is from a 1930s booklet that my wife’s Great-Grandfather owned. He was a professional carver, and I used that booklet to teach myself chip carving.
Second are my chip carving knives.
The third photo is of a small box I made with a Town Class sloop carved on the top.
The fourth is a practice piece of an eagle head. I modeled this one on the lovely boarding planks on the USS Constitution. I’ve used the design frequently for walking staff heads.
The last is a fairly large cherry wood bowl. I was glad I took this shot because it flew off the table at a Christmas fair I was doing down at the coast.
The featured image at the top is a practice carving of an Eltro 19. It was my first commission for a boat portrait. I’d love to profusely thank the lady who talked me into trying this project because it changed my career as a carver in a dramatic way.
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I saw some of the greatest Navy-style cribbage boards yesterday while putting my post together. I immediately thought of you.
Cribbage! I can barely say the word. The Cap’n insisted on playing every night! and I stunk at it! It was only after extensive PTSD therapy that I could say the word or be in the same room as a cribbage board.
Well, anyway, I thought the board looked great with the lighthouse and tall ship and knew you could pull it off!