See what's waiting in our wood. This page includes work from some of our customers. If you would like to submit
an image to be considered for use on this page, please see our submission guidelines at the bottom of the page.
Marvin Zuelsdorf, Aiken, SC
"...this pair was meant to be '07 Christmas gifts for my 2 daughters - sold one at the Orangeburg, S.C. competition and the other at the Aiken October show."
"Just used my last block of your great wood to carve this shorebird, just sent another order. Thanks for your great product."
Bob Olsen, Pennsauken, NJ
Widgeon drake. Won 1st place Ocean County N.J. Decoy Show—Decorative waterfowl advanced carver.
Don McHugh, Hickory, NC
"This is a full-sized bald eagle with a wing span of 84". With the wings in this position they measure 60" tip to tip. The finished carving weighs 16 lbs. I started with 81 lbs of your tupelo."
Hugh Parks , Breadalbane, NB, Canada
Donnie Martin, Mt. Vernon, IN
John A. Kouchinsky, Georgetown, SC "A woodcock carving made with a block of your quality tupelo. Your wood is sooo much easier to carve than basswood, have been carving for over 40 years wish I had this wood earlier."
"...always used bass wood, now that I have found you as a source for quality tupelo I will use nothing else. Green winged teal from a single block of your tupelo."
Greg Sorrell, Grimesland, NC "These are some that I carved from cork with your Tupelo heads. As you see all ribboned at the Ward World show last weekend. The single hen ringneck ribboned in Core Sound 2nd, East Carolina HM, Ohio DCCA HM and Ward Worlds 2nd."
Kinny Rice The first photo was made in my shop and shows the peice about half finished. The pair and the base is all from one piece of Cape Fear Tupelo. The second photo is a shot of the finished piece along with the Best-In-Show ribbons it recieved at the World Competition in Ocean City, MD.
Leo Smith, Kinston, NC The puffin and kookaburra were carved using Cape Fear Tupelo.
Don McHugh, Hickory, NC
Don is a wood sculptor specializing in land and aquatic mammals, birds, fish and human figures. Most of his entries into contests are in the realistic categories, but he does enjoy stylizing sculptures. His work has earned awards at the highest level of competiton.
The miniature Eastern Turkey was carved from your tupelo wood. It won Best of Miniature Decorative Wildfowl at Core Sound, Novice Division, in Dec., 2006.
This is a black crappie carved in Cape Fear Tupelo.
Marvin Zuelsdorf, Aiken, SC
"...now you also know that magnolias come out of some of your N.C. Tupelo. Just finished the one with cardinal."
David Cericola , West Palm Beach, FL
Josh Ward, Fortville, IN
"I've ordered from you folks two or three times and I am very pleased with your service. My order has always arrived ahead of 'schedule' and in terrific shape. As a hobby decoy carver I appreciate this. Your tupelo is the nicest I have used to date."
Lee Manos , Algonquin, IL
Screetch Owl, Male and Felmale Kestrel, White-Throated Sparrow with Trilliums.
Submission Guidelines
1) All images must be submitted electronically.
We prefer JPEG images. Most digital cameras save images as
JPEG.
2) All pictures must be your own work.
By providing pictures to Cape Fear Tupelo for the Customer
Gallery, you are giving us the rights to display, at our discression,
your image(s) on our web site without any compensation.
3) All images must be accompanied by
information including the carver's name(s), email address
(not for publication unless you request it), a description
of the pictured project, and any information about the Cape
Fear Tupelo used to make it. All images we select for the
gallery will give credit to the carver.
