Talented People Who Took Woodworking To Another Level

[Bayard]

Driftwood Rhino



Octopus In Juniper



Baby Turtle Emerging From Its Egg



Deer Tree



Grandpa's Cabin



Shakespeare Bench



T-Rex Skull From Butternut And Walnut



Horse



Deer



Ebony Gorilla With Amber Eyes And Boxwood Bananas



Betta Fish



Rattlesnake



Bald Eagle, Northern White Cedar



Little Turtle



Manta Ray



Tiger



Dwarf Carved From Basswood And Walnut



Guitar



Little Bull

[dweller]

1. I'm betting that full bodied deer

Is an Elk …





✌🏻

[yonder]

3. +1.

[Duppers]

5. I agree.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. And that "manta" ray is obviously a sting ray. nt

[Fla Dem]

2. Beautiful work, talented people. We're so fortunate to have them.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I'd buy that rhino.

[lastlib]

6. I'm betting that manta ray was carved from blood rosewood......

...one of the most beautiful exotic hardwood around (one of my favorites! I have a gorgeous chess set made from it.). And one of the hardest to work in! That fact alone makes that manta ray all the more impressive.

- - - - - - to the artist!

[dmr]

7. The bald eagle is beautiful!

Look at its eye. It looks very real. I would love to have it.

[Duppers]

8. K & R

These are very nice!

[eppur_se_muova]

10. That tiny gorilla reminds me of a traditional peachstone monkey ...

?

Much better done, of course.

Any chance it was carved from some kind of nut ?

[Bayard]

14. It said ebony...

[eppur_se_muova]

15. I saw, but I've learned not to trust claims of "ebony".

There doesn't even appear to be a single species of tree corresponding to ebony; same with "African blackwood" and "Grenadilla wood".

All are rarer and more expensive than other woods (and disappearing at an alarming rate), so more common woods are darkened ("ebonized" ) and used instead. And I believe there is at least one nut which is used.

[highplainsdem]

11. Wow! Green with envy. I never tried woodworking, always figured I'd mostly

carve my hands. But I love seeing masterpieces like these.

Thanks!

[Stuart G]

12. K and R

[Emile]

13. Wow their talent is taking it to a new level.