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The Virtual Table of Steve Thalacker

I started carving over 40 years ago as time allowed with a growing family. Mostly my carving ideas are taken from pictures in magazines, pictures I have taken, wildlife books, carving books and a couple classes, so there is nobody to blame for my mistakes other than myself. I have learned through carving that I don’t make mistakes anymore, only variations. I do find extra time to carve sitting around a campfire when fishing or camping. Major variations make great kindling.
I have dabbled in many styles of carving, including caricatures, human busts, decoys, ornaments and animals. Most of the carvings are done in basswood but occasionally butternut when available. I do incorporate a woodburner for detail as needed, especially in the animals for fur texturing. Painting is done with layers of watered down acrylic paint.

Caribou
Standing Buffalo
Resting Buffalo
Moose Squaring Off
Indian Bust using bark
Indian Bust
Mountain Man using basswood log

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