{"id":8860,"date":"2008-05-16T14:52:37","date_gmt":"2008-05-16T18:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkersguide.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2016-06-07T22:53:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T22:53:07","slug":"flying-canada-goose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravenview.com\/flying-canada-goose\/","title":{"rendered":"A Carved Flying Canada Goose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"textpost\">No, it&#8217;s not Christmas! And not that kind of goose! This is a flying Canada goose that I carved a couple of years ago as a Christmas gift for my wife. It was a whimsical project in a folk art kind of way that was fun to do.<\/p>\n<p>It was based on an article in Issue #4 of the Carving magazine. I was intrigued by the way that the wings were done so I thought I&#8217;d give it a try. It was also my first time at painting a piece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"photopost\"><img src='http:\/\/ravenview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_16_08_a_carved_flying_canada_goose_01-1.jpg' alt='A Carved Flying Canada Goose' \/><\/div>\n<p>The project was quite simple. Basically cutting the pattern out for the body and a bit of carving around the head and beak. The wings were cut out and feathers carved using a V tool. It sits on a wooden shaft and base and stands approximately 22&#8243; high.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a close up of the wing. You can see where it was carved to give a layered look:<\/p>\n<div id=\"photopost\"><img src='http:\/\/ravenview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_16_08_a_carved_flying_canada_goose_02-1.jpg' alt='A Carved Flying Canada Goose' \/><\/div>\n<p>This is a close up of the head of the goose:<\/p>\n<div id=\"photopost\"><img src='http:\/\/ravenview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_16_08_a_carved_flying_canada_goose_03.jpg' alt='A Carved Flying Canada Goose' \/><\/div>\n<p>As I said, this was a quick, easy project that was fun to do. I would like to make more at some point, and possibly with different type birds.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the shop&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, it&#8217;s not Christmas! And not that kind of goose! This is a flying Canada goose that I carved a couple of years ago as a Christmas gift for my wife. It was a whimsical project in a folk art kind of way that was fun to do. 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