Old English Cottage
Old English Cottage
Jul 16
While I collect and restore antique nutcrackers, I also make my own pieces that I sell on occasion.
Recently I carved an Old English Cottage nutcracker to take to the 2016 Nutcracker Collectors’ Convention.
This is a highly detailed piece that I carved out of Walnut just for fun. It’s about 4 inches square and stands about 9 inches tall.
I used Pyrography to add some of the very fine details (door hinges) and accentuate the smaller carvings (window tracery). This also gave the piece a camp fire aroma which was an added bonus!
Front of the cottage showing the details accentuated using Pyrography
Right side of the cottage showing the chimney details
Back showing the screw knob and roof details
Left side showing the window tracery details
Bottom showing the screw nutcracking mechanism
This was a very fun piece to do and I am very proud to report this piece was bought by the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum at the convention.
Stay tuned for more great pieces i took to the convention.