Day 10 Friday 9-18-15 National Woodcarver Museum. Custer SD

 Outside of Custer, SD and just up the road from the KOA is the National  Museum Woodcarvings.  Being a creator of many woodchips myself, we felt it was worth a look-see.
I was expecting displays of woodcarving from different carvers but the museum is really a collection of the life long work of Dr. Harley Niblack.

He has an interesting way of taking everyday life and adding a bit of tongue-in cheek.  Several of the diorama displays have actual moving subjects.  This was done by Niblack using his mechanical talent's.

Carved face on a peach pit.



Remember Charlie Weaver?



Bears in a campsite.



The doctor is reading "Do It Yourself Surgery"



Another "Do It Yourself Surgery"



The wanted poster "Dead or Alive" is the guy in the chair.
The barber is holding a straight razor!
The villain is holding a gun!

 



The animated prisoners marched in chains.

Calamity Jane smoking a cigar



 

Beautiful scroll saw church

 

On some days there is a local carver showing how it is done.  He had the day off.

 

 

There were beautiful works by other woodcarvers in the lobby that were available to purchase.  I found out... I don't charge enough!

Linda said my fish carvings look a lot more
realistic.  I said she is prejudice. 
But... you can be prejudice and still be right.



Linda liked the western town charm of
Custer, SD



 

 

After leaving the Woodcarving museum yesterday we drove to Rapid City, SD.  We needed a day to regroup and catch up on the blog.  We found a room at America’s Best Value Inn and it was a nice room for the price and the WIFI was super-fast.   We spent the night there then in the morning went to their hot breakfast bar and pigged out on waffles and sausage gravy and biscuits.  We just needed some down time and this was the place.