TROUBLEMAKER

[DickMira]

Black patches under the eyes give this troublemaker a masked appearance.  Raccoons are  cunning animals with great dexterity and an abundance of curiosity.  They venture from the woods at night stirring up all kinds of trouble for farmers and home owners. 

This project utilized a piece of polished African Sapele 18" x 12" x 1", cut on the scroll saw and then carved.  It was painted with  artist oil paints and acrylic paints with a water based satin Minwax Polycrylic protective coat.

Thanks for looking.    Dick Mira

[Ron Johnson]

Totally awesome Dick. I really like your technique. 

[Scrappile]

That is a great piece!

[Peter N White]

Top shelf looks very good.

[Dave Monk]

Awesome job. 

[Charlie E]

Very nice piece of art!

[Gene Howe]

Another uniquely special piece from the Mira shop. 

[rjweb]

Excellent piece, RJ

[Dak0ta52]

Very nice, Dick. 

[wombatie]

Oh that is an awesome piece, love it.  Well done.

Marg

[MarieC]

Dick, that is really an awesome piece of art!  Great carving too!

[Kevin Krippel]

On 8/21/2023 at 4:27 PM, DickMira said:

Black patches under the eyes give this troublemaker a masked appearance.  Raccoons are  cunning animals with great dexterity and an abundance of curiosity.  They venture from the woods at night stirring up all kinds of trouble for farmers and home owners. 

This project utilized a piece of polished African Sapele 18" x 12" x 1", cut on the scroll saw and then carved.  It was painted with  artist oil paints and acrylic paints with a water based satin Minwax Polycrylic protective coat.

Thanks for looking.    Dick Mira

I would jump out of my skin turning a corner in your shop while seeing this realistic looking critter looking at me. You get 5 gold stars for this creation!!!

[DickMira]

9 hours ago, Kevin Krippel said:

I would jump out of my skin turning a corner in your shop while seeing this realistic looking critter looking at me. You get 5 gold stars for this creation!!!

Kevin, this summarizes why this creature was called "Troublemaker".  Thanks for the great comment and a big welcome to the Scrollsaw Village Forum.