Hardest Carving I ever Made...

A memorial to my Cousin ( Jason West ) killed in the line of duty...
I made it for Jason's Mother, it was a very intense carving to make, NO Room for a Mistake, it had to be perfect !!!

This carving took over 6 weeks to make White Cedar 2 ft. X 4 ft. and is 4 inches deep
The cuts around and behind the wings, sward,legs,shield and banner are deep enough to put your hands behind them all done with a chainsaw !!!
The shield (Jason's Badge) has 5 levels of lettering all done with a router and knife,
(most intense)...

The feathers carved with chainsaw and detailed with a die grinder...
His body sward and banner carved with chainsaw then a lot of sanding!!!
The Face was the hardest thing to carve trying to make it look like Jason,
(thanks to Rick Boni for some help on his face)...



There is a Step by Step of this carving and the story and video on my website,
just click on deep deep relief carving...
http://cedar-savage.com

PS. while you are reading and looking at the video, stop and think just how this world is falling apart, when a 31 year old kid gets executed while trying to help others (In the Line of Duty)...

Happy Safe Carving !!!

Hope to see you at Addison...
http://www.carvingfest.confluencelions.org

Don...