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"Clear Lake Mantel" was designed for our customer's amazing new lakeside home in Indiana.  The house has a built-in lighthouse!  They wanted the mantel carved with the same scene they see from the second story of their home.  Hi Dave and Jane!

Photos of the carving process begin below.

 

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CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: WHOLE

Jerry has started the stop cuts...

CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: WHOLE

...across the face of the mantel.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: FAR LEFT

The leaves and raccoon on the far left...

CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: LEFT

...moving right to the Scripture area...

CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: CENTER LEFT

...on to the lighthouse...

CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: CENTER RIGHT

...across to the dock...

CARVING PROGRESS 05/20/08: FAR RIGHT

...and to the bluejay and squirrel on the far right.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: WHOLE

Jerry has removed the background wood...

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: WHOLE

...across the face of the mantel.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: FAR LEFT

The raccoon in the leaves on the left end.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: LEFT

The swans and geese.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: CENTER LEFT

The Scripture area.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: CENTER LEFT

Coming into the lighthouse area.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: CENTER

Lighthouse lantern and catwalk.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: CENTER RIGHT

The dock area.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: RIGHT

Maple and pine trees.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: RIGHT

Sailboats and loons.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/308: FAR RIGHT

Bluejay and squirrel.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: FROM RIGHT

Another angle.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: CENTER

From the right.

CARVING PROGRESS 05/23/08: CENTER

From the left.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: WHOLE

Jerry is in the "roughing out"...

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: WHOLE

...stage of the carving.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: FAR LEFT

Leaves on the left.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: FAR LEFT

The raccoon is emerging.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: FAR LEFT

A closeup of some of the detail.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: CENTER LEFT

The "Scripture" peninsula.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: CENTER LEFT

Another angle.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: CENTER

The lighthouse.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: CENTER RIGHT

Lake detail and trees on the shoreline.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/05/08: FAR RIGHT

The bluejay and squirrel are taking shape.

CARVING PROGRESS 06/24/08: FAR LEFT

Jerry is refining the detail...

CARVING PROGRESS 06/24/08: FAR LEFT

...on the far left...

CARVING PROGRESS 06/24/08: FAR RIGHT

...and on...

CARVING PROGRESS 06/24/08: FAR RIGHT

...the far right.