The Sunburst fireplace is finally installed and painted. Here are the carvings just after I finished carving it. This was carved in poplar. Other blog posts on this project can be seen here, here and here. Here is the finished fireplace: Unfortunately the photo is a little small, but it shows the general finished look. The customers are […]
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Sunburst fireplace carving finished
I finished the sunburst fireplace carving in poplar. Here are the photos. I am pleased with the way it turned out. These sharp edged carvings, when the shadows fall on them, show such dramatic darks and lights. It reminds me of v-cut letter carving. I hope it doesn’t change once it is painted white. I hope […]
Carving a Sunburst

I have been putting off doing taxes for the past … ohhhh…. 6 months or so. So I have spent the past 4 days working on finishing taxes and am so desparate to get my hands into carving again, I am resorting to the next best thing – writing about it! I carved this about […]