Western School Corp. The Panther is 6' tall and stalks the atrium of the school. The panther is made out of basswood and took approximately 172 hours to make. Kiln dried, rough lumber required hours of millwork to smooth and square the wood. The wood was then laminated together layer by layer and when the large block of wood was completed, a pattern was drawn on the wood and roughed out with a chainsaw and grinders. Then the hand- chiseling process began.
Millwork takes up much of the time in our carvings.
The Panther on the left is in the raw wood. The Panther on the right is the completed, painted, original creation. Our Lady Indian was created for an unusual bar in Covington, Kentucky. There is a cigar store inside of the bar and they wanted a female Indian. She stands 6' tall, is made out of basswood and is colored with tinted stain, which gives her a nice soft look.