I started carving "many" years ago making Boy Scout neckerchief slides. I advanced to animals and small figures from there. I always wanted to do small caricature carving. Spending time with family, Jaycees and Little League didn't allow time for carving so the years passed.

About 8 years ago, I got serious about carving and worked on small figures. Around 4 years ago I heard about golf ball carving. Being a golf duffer, I thought it would be interesting to do golf balls. While attending a carving show, I saw how golf balls were opened and carved and got started from there. Since that time I have carved over 1,000 golf balls and have collected over 2,000 logo golf balls.

I also do wood. My displayed caricature carvings are made from basswood.

When I'm not carving, teaching, filling a position with the Salem Capitol Carvers or the Western Woodcarvers of Portland, I work as a lumber broker in Salem.

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