Saturday, October 26, 2024

Slide of the Month Extra: Philmont Santa Fe Trail

 



October 2024

Time to make: 3 hours

Finishing: 1 hour
Boy's Life
Original design:  Bill Macfarlane









The bicentennial of the Santa Fe Trail was in 2021 and parts of Philmont are on the Santa Fe Trail.  I really liked the design of this patch and decided to make it into a slide.

Carved from pallet pine, it contains several levels, tricky painting, and some unique decals.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Slide of the Month: African Mali Mask


  October 2024

  Time to make: 2 hours

  Finishing: 1 hour
 
  Original design:  Whittlin Jim









So I was doing some record keeping of the slides I've made verses what I have published and I discovered 2 slides I made years ago from Whittlin Jim. I guess after 500 slides, I was bound to miss a couple.

Carved from maple this looks a lot simpler than it really was. Odd angles carve and cutting in recessed areas made me sharpen my knife over frequently. Sanded and stained with walnut stain to give the slide a dark foreboding look. I finished the slide off with a couple of coats of poly.