This was my first attempt at chainsaw carving last spring. I bought one of the few instructional books on the subject and read it and tried it in my head for about 2 months prior to this. I was so excited when I found some ears in this log. Then I continued to cut away everything that didnt look like a bear cub.
I worked on this well into the night and added texture with the tip of my chainsaw ( which I have refined some, thanks to some attachments and very expensive tools ). I then burnt it with a mini torch ( I now use a pro grade mapp gas torch ) and Walla! we have a cross between a bear, a bunny, and a raccoon. A Bearnycoon, possibly the first ever.At first I hated it because it did not look like the ones I carved in my head at night while trying to fall asleep for the 2 months prior to this. But now I wouldn't sell it, and I love to sell my carvings.
Bearnycoon, hmmm...sounds like one of those mythical, wish granting creatures.
ReplyDeleteI love your bearnycoon, but it looks like a bear to me. A real cute one, one you could pet.
ReplyDeleteDid u just wing it? draw on the log? not being rude. want to try it myself.
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