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      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 2)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 3)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 4)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 5)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round, Finally Finished
    • Improving the Air Arms TX200 Safety
    • How to fix Air Arms TX200 Cocking Problem
    • Carving a New Sign For My Business
    • Trend Airshield Pro: Build Your Own Battery
    • Turn a Cheap Set of Bench Chisels Into a Quality Set you Can Be Proud of.
    • Building Weights for an EZ-Up Tent
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Box 1387
56 Samuel Lane
Candler NC 28715
860-778-6130
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  • (+) 2021 (4)
    • (+) April (1)
      • My Carving Arm
    • (+) March (1)
      • A Couple More Finished Eagles
    • (+) January (2)
      • Some Recent Projects
      • Freshening Up an Old Carved Eagle
  • (+) 2020 (1)
    • (+) December (1)
      • Start to Finish Video of Carving a Bellamy Style Eagle
  • (+) 2019 (3)
    • (+) March (3)
      • Improving the Air Arms TX200 Safety
      • Large Bellamy Eagle--Finishing Up
      • Large Bellamy Eagle
  • (+) 2016 (4)
    • (+) December (1)
      • I Transformed a Boring Old Colt Mustang Plus II Into a Custom, One-of-a-Kind Little Beauty
    • (+) November (2)
      • Conserving a Crucifix
      • Over-sized Bellamy Eagle
    • (+) April (1)
      • Two Headed Bellamy Eagle in Mahogany
  • (+) 2015 (11)
    • (+) November (1)
      • Repairing, Restoring, Conserving a Federal Mirror
    • (+) September (1)
      • Carving a Marine Anchor and Globe Emblem: Finished
    • (+) August (3)
      • Carving a Marine Anchor and Globe Emblem Continued
      • Carving a Marine Anchor and Globe Emblem
      • Another Carved Human Skull
    • (+) April (2)
      • Original Bellamy Eagle Repair / Restoration / Conservation
      • Eagle Mirror Frame. A Great Design by a Customer
    • (+) March (1)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round, Finally Finished
    • (+) February (2)
      • Saber Tooth Lion Skull
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 5)
    • (+) January (1)
      • Turning a Cremation Urn
  • (+) 2014 (3)
    • (+) August (1)
      • How to fix Air Arms TX200 Cocking Problem
    • (+) July (1)
      • A Pair of Boston Carving Company Eagles
    • (+) June (1)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 4)
  • (+) 2013 (9)
    • (+) October (1)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 3)
    • (+) September (3)
      • Carving an Eagle in the Round (part 2)
      • Carving an Eagle In the Round
      • Trend Airshield Pro: Build Your Own Battery
    • (+) July (2)
      • More Decorative Carving: Samuel McIntire's Fruit Basket
      • Some Decorative Carving
    • (+) June (2)
      • Something Different: A Carved Serving Tray
      • A Large Eagle Covered in Gold
    • (+) March (1)
      • Another Boston Carving Co. Eagle
  • (+) 2012 (4)
    • (+) September (3)
      • Eagle Standing on Flags
      • Life Sized, Anatomically Correct Human Skull
      • Boston Artistic Carving Company Eagle
    • (+) July (1)
      • Carving an Eagle Designed by Artist John Ruthven
  • (+) 2011 (3)
    • (+) August (3)
      • Jaguar Sculpture
      • Carved Eagle Talon
      • War of 1812 Eagle
  • (+) 2010 (5)
    • (+) September (1)
      • Carving a New Sign For My Business
    • (+) August (1)
      • Carving John Bellamy's $660,000 Eagle
    • (+) July (1)
      • Another Liberty Head Carving - From the Morgan Dollar
    • (+) June (1)
      • Building Weights for an EZ-Up Tent
    • (+) May (1)
      • Carving Lady Liberty

Carving a Bellamy Eagle

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Month: June 2013

Something Different: A Carved Serving Tray

Something Different: A Carved Serving Tray

June 24, 2013September 21, 2015

It’s great to get the opportunity to work on projects other than eagles. I recently got the chance to do some more traditional carving. This is a wedding present someone ordered. It is carved from black walnut. The carving was the easy part. Shaping the tray took most of the work.

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A Large Eagle Covered in Gold

A Large Eagle Covered in Gold

June 24, 2013September 21, 2015
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Here’s a a short photo essay of an eagle I finished recently for a customer. This is one of my favorite patterns. Click the link below to see some photos of the process.

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