
MY PERSONAL CARVING OBJECTIVES
1. DESIGN EACH POSE, MYSELF
2. MAKE MY OWN PATTERNS
3. CAPTURE THE ESSENCE AND SPIRIT OF EACH SPECIES
4. CARVE SPECIES LIFE-SIZE
5. BE TRUE TO THE ANATOMY OF EACH BIRD OR ANIMAL
6. CARVE EACH BIRD OR ANIMAL FROM A SINGLE BLOCK OF WOOD
7. CARVE ALL PARTS OF THE BIRD OR ANIMAL IN PLACE; DO NOT GLUE ANY PARTS ON
8. DO THE PAINTING WITH BRUSHES, NOT AN AIR-BRUSH
9. USE AS LIMITED A PALETTE AS POSSIBLE
10. PAINT ALL SURFACES OF THE CARVING: LEAVE NO BARE WOOD
FOR POCKETKNIFE CARVINGS . . .
11. USE NOTHING BUT A BUCK 307 JACKKNIFE AND A WARREN KNIFE WITH A CONVEX BLADE
12. CARVE CLEANLY, WITH A NOTICEABLE ABSENCE OF SLIVERS AND WOOD FIBERS
13. USE NO SANDPAPER
14. WORK ON EVERY SURFACE OF THE CARVING; LEAVE NO BAND SAW MARKS
15. CAPTURE SOME SERENDIPITY, IF POSSIBLE, IN THE NATURAL RESULT OF THE KNIFE CUTS AND BRUSH STROKES