“Spruce Girls”

Wooden bathing suits, supposed to make swimming a lot easier. Haquian, Washington, USA, 1929

 

 “Spruce Girls” 

on beach wearing spruce wood veneer bathing suits during “Wood Week” to promote products of the Gray Harbor lumber industry, Hoquiam, Washington”

Wooden swimsuits. Look your best on the beach with these wooden bathing costumes in Haquin, Washington, 1929. The contraptions, which do not look comfortable, were made to make swimming easier. Luckily the trend did not catch on.

 

 

 

A group of unknown bathing beauties. Date and photographer unknown.

Feather Thing

       Eagle Head Feather Thing

       I really didn’t know what else to call it.I stumbled across it on the internet and I thought it looked interesting and not particularly difficult or time consuming.

Theirs

       I had a thin sheet of basswood, a bandsaw, the necessary wood carving knives and v tools plus the paint. I even had a wood burning tool.

       So I made one..but I didn’t like how the wood burning turned out..So I made another..and another and even another..

Mine

       So now they’re getting better…but what are they and what does one do with these Eagle Head Feather Things?

       Anyway, they’re fun to make and pretty easy too.The hard part is figuring out what they are and what to do with them…I guess you can always write about them……I guess...until next time, Bill Russo >)))'>

      

The Panama Carvers

The Panama Carvers Gather Today 7-7-16

       First, Bob from Whitestone wore one…and today Harvey came in with one…and I heard others asking where they could get one. I heard “Dollar Tree” so guess what? I now have a Panama hat and I also bought an extra one. Someone is sure to want a Panama Carving Hat…and they’re guaranteed to be offered for sale in the Carving Illustrated Magazine and on line. Everything can be bought on line.

                    

       I sat next to Tom the peach pit carver. I took out my next project. I plan to  make something like this for my granddaughter Lauren. She’s a dancer.. I have the old shoes…It’s a start.

                    

After almost two hours of carving under the watchful eye of Ed

Thursday's Carving

The Harriette Carter Lamp Day

by Bill Russo

 

      I had just finished two carvings..The Boy Scout and High Noon, I painted them and waxed them and I polished them too. I carried them over to the table where Ed and Dan were working away on something or other..

      “These are coming along nicely,” said Ed

      “Yeah..They’re going to be beautiful when you’re done”, said Dan.

      “They are done”, I said.

      “Oh” said Ed..

      “Oh” said Dan.

      “Bastards” I thought…and then I sat down and had a good laugh along with a few guys who heard the exchange..Mel, in particular, enjoyed it.

      And that’s one of the things to expect when you are showing your work to really, really good carvers…They’re honest…. Still, Things are improving with each piece…I think.

      Just then