Black-capped Chickadee Cut-out

Black-capped Chickadee Cut-outCreate your own masterpiece with these ready to carve tupelo cut outs. They are created from patterns that match the Guge castings. Tupelo wood is soft and ideal for detailed power carving.

*Josh uses this cast for reference in the Longnose Butterflyfish class

Crafted spatula tool-Best used for applying and removing epoxy

Three brass tubes shaped on both ends-To help get a clean separation between the glass eyes and the epoxy

Left handed carvers need left handed tips

These sculptures are casted with a mixture of resin and pure bronze powder

An indigo bunting is used in the demonstration but the principle applies to any smaller beaked wildfowl

-sculpting epoxy to make bird feet

The original roadrunner feet were sculpted by Bob Guge

There are many intricate details on this cast that you wasn’t see when studying reference pictures

These demonstration videos were made during a class he taught at his studio in Elgin

It is loaded with a variety of corals

Students are encouraged to print those pictures and use them for reference during class