St. Agnes Crucifix Post #13

Posted on 02/18/15 3 Comments

I have been working a lot on the legs and feet. The first picture you can see my bench that I started using. It is platform that I made when I was sculpting the crucifix out of clay and now it is a handy bench to sit on while I carve on the feet and […]

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St. Agnes Crucifix Post #12

Posted on 01/22/15 1 Comment

I have been busy working on the legs for the past few weeks. I am a lot further ahead on the left leg than the right. I have my carving bench up as high as it will go, but I am kneeling and bent over a lot. I am constantly looking at my artistic anatomy books […]

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St. Agnes Crucifix Post #11

Posted on 12/05/14 1 Comment

Jesus got his other arm on earlier this week. It took me a few hours to get it cut, sanded and to line it up. My lovely wife helped me to see the placement of the arm. I was struggling to see and hold the arm up at the same time. She was kind enough […]

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St. Agnes Crucifix Post #10

Posted on 11/28/14 No Comments

This afternoon I am starting back to work on the crucifix. It has been many months since I have worked on it. To tell you the truth I am having a hard time to get motivated to work on it. I use to be on the building and grounds committee and it was exciting to […]

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St. Agnes Parish Crucifix Post # 9

Posted on 06/09/14 3 Comments

I found that it has been a challenge to make the right hand to same size as the left. Going back and forth with the calipers to check finger length and thickness. I am also changing position of the fingers a little. I am taking it slow and not rushing the process. I also have […]

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St. Agnes Parish Crucifix Post # 8

Posted on 05/22/14 No Comments

I did it!! After a lot of stress and praying and more praying( I wonder if there is a Saint for woodcarvers). I got the arm attached. I have never done this before. I have accidently broken pieces of my wood carvings over the years and had to glue them back on but nothing to this scale. […]

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St. Agnes Parish Crucifix Post # 7

Posted on 05/09/14 No Comments

I did not accomplish as much this week. I was working at my Mother in law’s house on Monday helping to fix some weeping tile around her house. I found out that it is very difficult to shovel dirt when you are 8 feet down in a hole. Also I have a few lawns to cut and some […]

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St. Agnes Parish Crucifix Post # 6

Posted on 05/02/14 No Comments

This weeks progress report. The body is getting smaller and more rounded still a lot more work to be done. Still to chunky and I need to shape the rib cage and chest more. I need the arms on!!! Did a little more on the face and head. I also worked on the legs and […]

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St. Agnes Parish Crucifix Post # 5

Posted on 05/02/14 No Comments

  I decided to start working on the arms this week. I drew the front and side profile on the wood. I cut the side profile first on the band saw. I didn’t cut anything on the back of the arm because it doesn’t have much of a profile and it is nicer that it is […]

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St. Agnes Parish Crucifix Post # 4

Posted on 04/27/14 No Comments

          After a few days I have a lot accomplished. I had a lot of stress with the head. Getting it in the right place and the right angle. I spent two days slowly roughing out the face. I got tired of doing the head area and decided as a good carver should […]

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