[Woodcarver] Horse dimensions

[Lloyd Skeoch]

Sandy, thanks for the guidance.  I did find a reference, but maybe it 
wasn't a straight on profile, or maybe I just didn't measure right, 
because I came up with about a 1:3 relationship, and when I cut out the 
blank, it looked more like a Clydesdale than a carousel horse, and since 
this one is jumping, I don't think a Clydesdale would fit the image. 
Guess I will have to put him on a diet and bring him down closer to your 
1:4 relationship.

I will certainly be coming back to your picture trail album as this 
carving develops for some hints.  Thanks again.

Sandy Holder wrote:
> 
> Hi Lloyd,
> I carve quite a few carousel horses and I have found that for my 
> carving, I make the width of the carousel horses 1/4th of the body 
> length. If the body is going to be 4 inches long from rump to chest, 
> then the width will be 1 inch. It always seems to work out well. Horses 

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Lloyd Skeoch
Markham, Ontario
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