Jeff Phares class Hosted by Liepers Fork Carving Club, TN 26-28 May, 2006

Jeff Phares is well-known for his realistic carvings of Native Americans, frontiersmen and soliders.  He has written 4 books covering the human face.  Everyone started with an 8"x8"x15" block of butternut and was allowed to choose what they wished to carve.  Eight students decided to carve a dual-bust of indians or cowboys.  Three of us went with a mountain man.

Starting to knock off the coners

Lightly sketched in the face outline

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End of day one.

End of day two.

john@camperjohn.com

End of day three. Still much detail work to be done

Many months later... the finished bust.

A few pictures of the class, and of course, Daisy.