About our Carvings

Our carvings are each carved, painted and finished by hand, no two are alike. There are duplicating machines that can take an original and exactly mass produce that piece. This is becoming common and many carvers are using these machines. As stated before all of our carvings are each hand carved.

Our carvings are made from dead trees that we find in the Montana forest. We make every effort to find and use wood that is well seasoned and do not kiln dry or chemically treat the wood. We do soak our carvings in penetrating oil, allow them to dry, and then apply several coats of polyurethane varnish with a final coat of sparr varnish. We use this process to allow the carving to cure out slowly to minimize cracking. If there is a natural crack already in the wood, Tim positions the crack on the backside of the carving. If a natural crack has not started Tim often makes a cut on the backside to relieve the drying pressures as the wood swells and shrinks due to weather and humidity. Some cracking will occur and is normal.

We highly recommend that especially for the first year that you try to keep your carving out of hot direct sun or near a fireplace. The extreme heat is hard on wood.

If you follow our recommendations for upkeep and still have trouble with large cracking we will replace or repair your carving at no charge.

Be sure to come to our shop or our shows to see what new works we'll have or to put in your own personalized order!