Jim Knuckles - wood carving artist.

We would like to welcome you to the website of a very unusual and unique artist.  Jim creates hand carved fish, aquatic birds and mammals. His unique fish figurines are truly art in wood. Using a chainsaw and other electric hand tools, his wildlife carvings are one of a kind in wildlife art.

Jim Knuckles has resided in Florida all his life. He and his other half, Nancy live in Lake County/Tavares, Florida. Their home is on Lake Dora, which is part of the famous Bass filled waters of the chain of lakes, Lake Dora, Lake Eustis, Lake Harris and Lake Griffin.

Jim's unique form of wood carving has evolved over many years. He first started with chain saw carving. Loved it, but found that the wet cypress was very unforgiving as it almost always cracks heavily as it dries. Repairs and comebacks were inevitable.

Jim then started doing abstract wood art using only red cedar root materials. Today he uses only the finest of woods that are native to the south. Cypress, cedar, southern yellow pine are his choices. He purchases rough sawn wood beams at a local mill or sometimes even goes to one of his local lumber yard to find unique large size beams and lumber.

Jim, can carve most salt and fresh water fish species. He also carves aquatic water fowl such as herons, egrets and pelicans.

All Jims wood carvings are life-size and are airbrushed to be lifelike in everyway.  

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