In 1959 Chuck took a group of Boy Scouts to summer camp and sat in on a merit badge class on wood carving. He started "whittling" then and enjoyed carving as a life long hobby. His artistic ability really shows in the details of his carvings.
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Article from Pueblo Star-Journal
June 3, 1965 |
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| Koshare - Indian Dancer |
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| Collection of animals |
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| Boy Scout |
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| Mary and Joseph |
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| Mary, the mother of Jesus |
And my personal favorite is the letter "B" Uncle Chuck carved for the back of the rocking chair Don gave me for a wedding gift.
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| Rocking chair "B" |
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| Wedding gift chair - 1973 |
1 comment:
Chuck was carving when he was a boy. We were in the same 8th grade
classroom. He brought his carvings
to school. I don't remember if he
worked on them there, but he prob-
ably did. He had carved an inter-
locking chain. The links were oval
and sanded until they were smooth.
They had to be from one piece of
wood because they were interlock-ing. He also carved little peoople.
Of course, they were very crude,
when compared to his later works.
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