Monday, April 14, 2014

It was just a matter of time



I have a chainsaw, I have logs, I have goats...


I've been plugging away on loads of chairs and chair related projects, so I guess it's only natural to seek some sort of unrelated hobby for my free time!


 

My chainsaw is way too heavy to do any fine work, but I used it for the big chunks, then I turned to my favorite hatchet and finished off with a gouge.


 Between drawing the illustrations for my book and doing this, I feel like I'm right back in art school

But here, the critics are more forgiving.
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9 comments:

  1. Jameel AbrahamApril 14, 2014 at 11:28 AM

    I'll pretend I didn't see this...

    ;-)

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  2. Peter GalbertApril 14, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    Jameel,
    I was going to try Michaelangelo's David, but I'm lousy at feet

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  3. raneyApril 14, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    That's why he made David's feet so big. Easier to carve.

    Don't mind jameel. He hates anything that isn't a garden gnome or a dragon.

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  4. Steve KirincichApril 14, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    Definitely not a redneck activity!

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  5. Peter GalbertApril 14, 2014 at 5:19 PM

    Thanks Raney, I was planning a gnome riding a dragon for my next attempt!

    Steve,
    don't forget, I'm the guy that was thrilled to find an abandoned school bus on my property...

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  6. BernApril 15, 2014 at 7:31 AM

    Pete! Unbelievable!
    Do a few more and you'll be known locally as 'goat guy'.
    Hey, maybe you already are?!

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  7. Peter GalbertApril 15, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    No need to worry Bern, the neighbors surely know me!

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  8. Greg PenningtonApril 15, 2014 at 6:26 PM

    Pete, looks like the vitamin D is working. I would have started with a chicken. Good work.
    Greg

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  9. UnknownMay 17, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    Well, after convincing my wife to accompany me on a drive by to show her the cool goat (which I had admired before), she said, "that's not a goat, it's a dog!" And she was right. Somehow the goat changed into a dog, curiously like the shop dog I see in the background of your photos. Just how did you do that?!

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