Boy’s Life – 1963-07 – Neckerchief Slide of the Month – South Seas Island Slides – Whittlin Jim
Whittlin Jim is an alternate author name for Ben Hunt
A great carving project, faces are harder to carve, but this one should be easier with the unusual face allowing a lot of room for variation
There are a log of different type of tiki heads from the pacific that could be modeled for a slide
Paint can be used to highlight the design and cover the lack of detail carved into the head if needed
Easy to make overall
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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Boy’s Life – 1963-07 – Neckerchief Slide of the Month – South Seas Island Slides – Whittlin Jim
