20″ Large mouth bass carving

This project was special… The customer asked me to make a bass fish replica of the one him and his buddy caught. What makes it special is that the carving is a memorial of his friend who passed away… It is a great honor to create an image that will remind him of all his sweet, joyful memories of all the good times they shared together.

fish sketch update

I started with an oak log and cut out a block for the fish and one for the support.

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After the image is blocked out, the next step was sanding and details…

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Then, I moved to the stand…

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Finally, I combined them using a wooden dowel and lightly burned the surface to create a bass pattern.

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Thanks for looking… If you are interested in having something made, visit my official website – www.customwoodcarvings.com and click the contact page to get in touch…

It’s cold here this week in CT… in the 20’s  Brrrrrrrr…

God is so good! Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise…

Kris