Pair of Bears

This was a stump carving out of red oak up in the northwest corner of Connecticut near New Milford. The stump had a crotch so I made one side a 5 ft. adult black bear and the other side a curious, sitting cub on a stump. I made it so that the adult bear is looking at the road approaching them and the cub is looking at the entry way to the house. I tried to add some life and movement to the bears by positioning their arms and legs in different positions. Here is the sketch I based the carving on…

Here’s the stump.

Figuring out the next cut. Can’t make a move until you “see” it.

Carved in the cub head…

Adding some fur texture.

Standing back for a better look. This scaffolding worked great on this slope!

Putting on the final details – Defining the feet and smoothing out the base.

Here I am piching the base so the water runs off easy.

I love this part. Lighting the torch and burning the wood.

Spraying the insect deterrant targeted against wood boring insects.

With the insecticide dried, Then I brushed on the deck and fence wood preservative with sun, water and mildew protection.

Finally, with the wood preservative dried, I can start spray painting the fur colors.

Thankfully, another happy customer! Thanks for looking. If you are interested in having something made, visit my official web site at www.customwoodcarvings.com and click “contact” to get in touch.

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God is good.

Kris