This woodcarving project is a gift to my dentist, Dr. Cooper. A tooth in a cowboy hat is a symbol for a dental crown. Dr. Cooper and his team make every effort to deliver quality results. In fact I have gotten two crowns today that I am very happy about.

This project is about three inches in height. I used basswood for the hat and redwood for the base. The tooth was carved from the multi-color piece of poplar — you may see both pale sapwood and dark heartwood in the same piece. It represents a discolored tooth that needs a “cap”.

Creamy basswood, greenish poplar and reddish redwood all have unchanged natural color. I only used acrylic paint for the eyes and lips. I finished the project with several coats of “Cutting Board Oil” — food grade mineral oil, colorless, odorless, tasteless.

This was a nice project. I really enjoyed working with “shady” poplar, “fatty” basswood and “grainy” redwood this time.

As always, follow all safety rules when you work with sharp tools.