Johnny A. Hembree's Gallery

Bubba Santa_SOLD: Bubba Santa was carved from local Basswood. His favorite saying is “Hey…….you like Christmas?” Height: 8 1/4 in.(21.0 cm) Width: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Depth: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) Weight: 6.6 oz. (186.4 g) Carved with traditional carving and detail knives/gouges. He’s sealed with linseed oil, painted with acrylic washes and finished with satin polyurethane. Bubba is antiqued with a wax/gel stain mix and this was over-finished with satin polyurethane and clear wax. Periodically maintain with clear wax. Johnny A. Hembree Fine Carolina Carvings Murphy, NC.
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About this Gallery: Hand Carved Mountain or Country-themed Figure Carvings. Caricatures and Realistic Figures are from North Carolina salvaged or clearage wood.