2015

Winter in Buckhorn, Ontario, time to start carving again.
Hello OWL !
A real one along the cross country ski trail (Kawartha Nordic Ski Club).
My Butternut wood versions
Wolf, a Buckhorn carvers club class project lead by David Loucks
More wild life with this sad looking RED FOX
An outstanding carving of this CHIPMUNK by the Caygeon carver McMurter
This wood burned project of Autumn in Algonquin Park was a fun project.
My wife really liked it and it still hangs on our dining room wall.
Buckhorn Carvers Club afternoon.
Bob Gill assists the new member (Tetyana) in a relief carving project. Was well appreciated !
This is a carving by Bob Gill for the club.
That could be a wood burning project !
Chickadee at the ski trail near Apsley.
This time no wood carving, but some Stained Glass activity at the Buckhorn Community Center. I was teaching stained glass to get rid of all the previously accumulated supplies.
The STYLIZED LOON in pine and also my “no name Duck ” were appreciated at the show.
Following a one week course to carve a CHICKADEE
at the Belleville Loyalist College.
Finally time on the last day of this week to paint it…
The finished result.
Sold to a neighbour in Buckhorn.
Received some inspirations from our German relative to carve this BLUE BIRD in Oak.
Visiting Griffins Greenhouses in Lakefield in summer of 2015
First attempt to carve a BOEING 737 as a present for my older son ( he works for Westjet).
and “MIAOW” for our grand daughter. Copy of her most treasured baby toy.
Al Bonar agreed to teach us how to carve a Cardinal at the Buckhorn Carvers Club.
The airplane is getting ready to fly…
2015 was a busy carving year. Here is a Stylized Falcon
and more OWLS…
The Buckhorn Carvers happily displaying their finished CARDINALS. Al Bonar on the right.
Here is my Cardinal
The Group of 7 Westwind Pine, from a painting by Tom Thompson, was changed into a winter scene.
Christmas for the Buckhorn Carvers at the Community Center.