My Aunt Jo had a couple of woodcarvings in her home that I always enjoyed seeing - one of a moose and another of a beaver. The moose carving got damaged, and she sent it to me for repair. After I had done so, I took some slides of the carving so that I could make a pattern for myself. This is the result.

I carved this piece out of butternut. It's the same genus as walnut, with similar grain but lighter in color. I carved the antlers separately so that the grain would run along the palms for strength. The eyes are the heads of small black straight pins. The carving is about 5" long by 7" high.