We are now ready to work on the face.  When you cut the blank out with the bandsaw, the area where the face is wide because of the hat slanting back.  Because of this you will need to thin down the face.  When you do though be sure to be careful to leave a big bushy mustache.  Here is a picture of what it will look like as you thin down the face and a picture of what a finished face looks like. 

Please feel free to alter the face to put your "mark" on the carving.  The face and expressions are the easiest way to make your carving unique.





Here is the roughout of the face from the front:



Here is the left side of the face:



Finally, the right side of the face:



The carivng is starting to take shape!  We will continue to rough out the carving before we put in the detail.  Time for a story though:

About a month ago I was working on a chainsaw carving of a bear, I was finished with it and I was soaking it with water seal.  I noticed that I needed to burn the eyes a little darker, without thinking I picked up the torch and went to work.  Bad mistake!  The bear went up in flames like a torch, my wife and kids stood laughing at me as I tried to put the fire out.

Well you can guess where this is going, my family thinks that I need to have this fireman that we are working on knealing, putting out the fire of a man torching his bear!  I just might do that with this project, we will need to wait and see.

More later.....

 

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