A Bear From Log to Finish (Picture Heavy)

[hambone1950]

my hat is off to you sir. that is a work of art.    i have seen some chainsaw carving here and there and id say yours are among the best ive seen. great detail and beautiful finishes.

you are an artist , brother !

 

[deuce]

WOW, those are AMAZING!! Excellent work! It must take a lot of hours of work to complete one. Great pics of the lookout bear and his friend. Sure wish I had the talent to do that!

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Bear, Dude. First welcome back

 . Good to have ya.

Now, how much are your creations

 If you have a Flyer , PM me for Addy. Me Like!!!

Have fun and as always...

 

[smokinclt]

Bear I am also gonna request a PM from you on your magnificent creations. I would love to show something like this off at my homestead. 

 

[Bearcarver]

You are still my hero Papa Bear. I just love the baby bears. Too adorable. 

Thank You Cheryl!!

Bear

Great work

Thanks Rosco!

Bear

my hat is off to you sir. that is a work of art.    i have seen some chainsaw carving here and there and id say yours are among the best ive seen. great detail and beautiful finishes.

you are an artist , brother !

Thanks Hambone!!

Bear

WOW, those are AMAZING!! Excellent work! It must take a lot of hours of work to complete one. Great pics of the lookout bear and his friend. Sure wish I had the talent to do that!

Thanks Deuce!!

About 40 hours for the small ones & 60 hours for the 6 footers.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Bear, Dude. First welcome back

 . Good to have ya.

Now, how much are your creations

 If you have a Flyer , PM me for Addy. Me Like!!!

Have fun and as always...

Bear I am also gonna request a PM from you on your magnificent creations. I would love to show something like this off at my homestead. 

Thanks guys, but Sorry, I no longer chainsaw carve. I quit because of my health, and I doubt it will ever get good enough to do chainsaw carving again.

I wish I would have started earlier in life, as I only did this for about 3 years.

The ones you see are the ones we decided to keep.

Bear

 

[smokinclt]

OK Thanks Bear and I hope you get well enough to do whatever you please.

 

[Bearcarver]

OK Thanks Bear and I hope you get well enough to do whatever you please.

Missed this-----Thank You Much!!

Bear

 

[leah elisheva]

OK THIS is absolutely amazing!! What a talent!!! You have a God given gift here, Bear!!! That's really incredible!!!! WOW!

Happy Monday to you, and your art!!! Cheers! - Leah

 

[Bearcarver]

 
OK THIS is absolutely amazing!! What a talent!!! You have a God given gift here, Bear!!! That's really incredible!!!! WOW!

Happy Monday to you, and your art!!! Cheers! - Leah

Thank You Leah!!!

I love showing off my Bears. I can't do it any longer (Health reasons), but the ones I have left are fun to have around. Every little kid, and some big ones, that come here have to get their pictures taken sitting on the Bear Stumps or standing next to them. The kids are a Riot !!!

Thanks again,

Bear

 

[radio]

Great work Bear!  

It seems I always envied folks with talent like yours, then after several years it dawned on me, no way in hades can can those guys cut and polish a chunk of Turquoise, then set down and hand fabricate and silver solder a ring to put it in.  Everyone has different talents, so make the most of the ones God gave ya!

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey Bear

Truly amazing.  I would kill to have a talent like that.  I don't.  I simply cannot visualise.  Your carvings just leave me speechless.  I love the bird nesting nest to the little guy.

Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey Bear

 Those are truly fantastic.  I would kill to have a talent like yours, but unfortunately I simply can't visualise.  I've heard it said that to carve, you just decide what you want to end up with and remove all the other wood.  I tried that once and ended up with a toothpick.  GREAT work.  I really like the pic with the bird nesting next to the little guy.

Gary

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Great work Bear!  

It seems I always envied folks with talent like yours, then after several years it dawned on me, no way in hades can can those guys cut and polish a chunk of Turquoise, then set down and hand fabricate and silver solder a ring to put it in.  Everyone has different talents, so make the most of the ones God gave ya!

Thank You radio!!!

I appreciate the compliments!

Bear

 

[pigbark]

Those are awesome Bear, I like them all... how long did it take you to turn your first bear carving out? I been looking at em for at least 30 mins, to cool...

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Hey Bear

 Those are truly fantastic.  I would kill to have a talent like yours, but unfortunately I simply can't visualise.  I've heard it said that to carve, you just decide what you want to end up with and remove all the other wood.  I tried that once and ended up with a toothpick.  GREAT work.  I really like the pic with the bird nesting next to the little guy.

Gary

Thank You Gary!!!

That's about it---You gotta imagine the Bear in the log, and cut away what isn't needed. Gotta be careful, because you can't put it back on.

The first one I ever did is in the second picture, behind the log laying on the floor----Up against the back wall.

It was too straight & stiff---Built to much like a human, instead of a Bear.

That one took me about 60 hours of actual working time.

The 6' Bears I made after that one still took me about 60 hours, but each one got better & more real looking. I'm kinda Picky.

Bear

 

[driedstick]

That looks awesome, I do wood work but that is amazing, very nice job.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Those are awesome Bear, I like them all... how long did it take you to turn your first bear carving out? I been looking at em for at least 30 mins, to cool...

Thank You PigBark !!

I answered this on the wrong reply (Duh), but I'll repeat it for you:

The first one I ever did is in the second picture, behind the log laying on the floor----Up against the back wall.

It was too straight & stiff---Built to much like a human, instead of a Bear.

That one took me about 60 hours of actual working time.

The 6' Bears I made after that one still took me about 60 hours, but each one got better & more real looking. I'm kinda Picky.

I'm glad you enjoyed them,

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

 
That looks awesome, I do wood work but that is amazing, very nice job.

Thanks driedstick !!!

This was a lot more fun than all the other woodworking I've done. I wish I would have started Chainsaw Carving many years earlier!!

Bear

 

[rlk438]

Very nice. Thank you for sharing.