Cabinets

     I picked up these old cabinets last week and re-worked them into new cabinets - here's some before and after photos.

Bowling Pin Coffee Table

     My daughter was up over the weekend and dug these bowlin' pins out of my shop - she asked me if I could make a coffee table out of it. Here it is - am going to deliver it to her on the weekend.

Tuna

     I've made these tuna before and thought I'd make a couple more.  I had a rake and used it for a tail; the top fin is a piece of antique moose antler; the bottom fins are oxen shoes; and the body is a cedar log that I've had drying for two years in my solar kiln.

     The tuna are hanging in my Museum building right now.

Hoss and his horse

    I just finished this piece today.  On the bottom I have written, "I wish HOSS would lose some weight my back is killing me."
     It is carved out of wood; the rim of Hoss' hat is part of a license plate; the legs are made from dowels; and the horses tail is made from a dinner fork. 

Piano Player & Songstress

     This is a man playing his piano with his singing friend perched on top!
     The legs of the piano are pieces of old spindle.  It measures 14" long.

Parrot

     I've made parrots before using a lobster claw for the beak but thought this sea shell (some I got two years ago) - would make an even better beak.   For the base I just went upstairs over my studio to "Grandmas Attic" and found a few different styles.  The overall height is 18".

Below is a glimpse into Grandma's Attic - ya gotta come see it in person.

Folk Art Ferris Wheel

    About a month ago a dealer came to see me - in the back of his truck he had a folk at Ferris wheel made of plywood.  It got me thinking how I could do one.   

     I had the idea of using using bike rims for the wheel - they worked out great.  I used a hand drill for the turning mechanism and wrapped a bungy chord around the wheel.
     The carvings and basket sets are all carved from wood.

Check-out this video...

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     What about the Ferris Wheel?  The first "Ferris Wheel" was erected at the Worlds Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893 - it weighed 71 tons and had a 45.5-foot axle and could carry as many as 2,160 people.  It was designed by George W.G. Ferris Jr. - a Pittsburgh bridge builder.