Buck

[wooly]

Finally got another full log back to the pit today and didn't waste any time making sawdust!
Still a long ways to go on this guy but I think I'm past the hardest part.

 

[wooly]

Got Bucky sanded and started laying some hair on him today.
He was looking kinda lonely so I decided to give him a kid to look up to him,lol
I really had no idea what I was gonna do with the rest of this carve if the buck head turned out alright, so this was just a spontaneous decision once I picked up the saw. Still gotta clean up the little guy and shape him up a little better before I start the finish.

 

[motolife313]

Looking real good so far, what kind of wood is that?

 

[wooly]

Looking real good so far, what kind of wood is that?

Thanks man!
Some kind of pine, but I'm not sure of the exact species. It's been on the ground over a year and a half now and I just got around to cutting it to size last fall.
It's carving real clean though and holding the detail nicely!

 

[wooly]

Not exactly the finish I had planned for this one, but the log has a mind of it's own sometimes and gets the final say.
Just need to clean up a few minor details around the base and dump a few more coats of spar on it.

 

[motolife313]

Wow that looks great! Love the color. Are those bug tracks?

 

[wooly]

Wow that looks great! Love the color. Are those bug tracks?

Thanks motolife!
No bugs in this one,lol
If you're talking about those spots on the fawn, I made those with the Dremel.