Tony's Fan Carving

The show went well. I met a lot of great and talented people.  Bummer we had to cancel Sunday due to thunder storms. All and all,  great weekend. Thank you to everyone that stopped by.

One of the larger birds I have made. Different. I like it. Northern White Cedar 8″ wingspan.

Here is a cedar fan that I rarely do. I really like the colors and the character of the wood. I did this Glen Van Antwerp style with a draw knife.

Quick video I made showing riving.

For those in the Detroit Area:

I will be selling my fan birds at the ESAS in St. Clair Shores June 13th & 14th. Come check it out! See flyer below.

ESAS Flyer

I got my northern white cedar log split up. A mallet and hatchet do the trick. Time to take the blanks to the shaving horse and take a draw knife to them.

I would like to thank Mr. Michael Manthei for this log. I should be able to get 20 or so birdies out of it.

I typically don’t tell people to hang the  birds outside,  due to strong winds potentially damaging the birds. However,  I am testing out a bird on a longer string (approximately 36″) to see how it will hold up.