Chiseled Outdoors
wildlife inspired woodcarvings
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About Us
Here at Chiseled Outdoors we focus on wildlife inspired wood carvings with an emphasis on the carving style called, "relief." Beautiful and dynamic creations can be achieved with only 1" or so in carving depth. The deeper the carving the more dynamic and three dimensional it becomes, but generally takes longer to complete. We use a combination of traditional gouges and rotary tools to create our carvings. There is no "automated" assistance here, each piece is uniquely created one carving stroke at a time. Our goal is to achieve the best and highest quality we can provide while always staying true to the hand crafted art form.
"creating an everlasting impression in wood one gouge stroke at a time"
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
"The Good Old Days"
This farm country landscape is hand carved in white pine to a depth of approximately 2". the design is fairly simplistic, but unique in its own way. Aggressive undercutting was done in order to tie the rope for the tire swing, and the barn sits in the distance as a secondary feature. As a kid I always loved swinging on my grandma's tire swing, so this is a throwback to those good old days.
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the carver
My name is Dustin Strenke and I'm located in Cumberland Wisconsin, which is a very small rural town in the northwestern region of the state. I spend a lot of my time outdoors enjoying God's creation, which often times fuels my inspiration for future carvings. Woodworking has always been a part of my life, but I didn't pick up a gouge until my early twenties. One day I decided to try it and bought a set of gouges. The first buttery smooth gouge stroke through some soft basswood got me hooked. I've been carving for almost 10 years now and have been blessed to be able to create several custom carvings for wonderful people throughout the United States and Canada and I've been featured in a carving magazine known as, Woodcarving Illustrated. I'm very grateful for an opportunity to do what I love and I'm honored when I get to create a custom piece for those that appreciate the craft.
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