We now offer hand-carved, half-dimensional, wall-hung carvings that celebrate the wonder and grace of these magnificent creatures. We are certain that our engaging whales will add unforgettable character to your space with a captivating air of reverence, detailed craftsmanship, and timeless finishes. Please have a look and feel free to inquire about a custom whale carving or one of our offerings listed here as “available.”
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Dozens of sketches are drawn before one is selected for carving.
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As a native New Englander, whaling folklore leaves me spellbound.
The legendary and long-misunderstood sperm whale is deeply woven into New England’s history. These whales bewitch imaginations as much today as in the 1800s when the whaling industry had its hypnotic grip on brave souls lured to the farthest reaches of our seas. The hunt ensued for 200 years while this whale’s coveted oil illuminated the world’s cities and rural countryside. It lubricated the machinery of the industrial age before Pennsylvania crude oil was discovered in 1859, ending the whaling industry and its harrowing way of life in the blink of an eye. Ever since, art, literature, and motion pictures have depicted harpooned whales thrashing and crushing whale boats and helpless men, transporting us back to this fateful era with the grisly tale of the whaleship Essex and Melville’s epic Moby Dick.
Today, the sperm whale — and all whale species — are being studied like never before and for much better reasons, but their fight for survival continues. Due to warming seas, feeding and breeding grounds that whales have traditionally used for millennia may disappear. Fatalities from ship strikes, plastics ingestion, fishing nets, and illegal hunting are most species’ main causes of population decline. Emerging technologies to protect whales from human harm hope to increase healthy whale populations across the planet in those farthest reaches of our seas, where they were ruthlessly hunted for profit centuries ago.
AVAILABLE – $2400, four feet long, 48" x 14 x 3.5" sperm whale, antiqued white, tail down, Douglas Fir
AVAILABLE – $2250, four feet long, 48" x 13" x 3.5" sperm whale, dark warm gray, tail down, Douglas Fir
SOLD – $4200, antiqued gold patina sperm whale, 5 feet long (60”x19”x3.5”), Alaskan yellow cedar (for exterior use)
SOLD – $3800, weathered black sperm whale, 6 feet long (72”x 20” x 3.5”), Douglas Fir
SOLD – 60” x 18” Fictional weather-beaten whale sign, perfect for that room with the view of the Atlantic. Pine.
SOLD – Sperm whale, 43” x 10”, Douglas Fir
AVAILABLE – $495 – Folk-art style sperm whale with painted-on teeth, simply carved. Harpswell, Maine, Est. 1758, 48”x 11” x 1.5”. Pine. Where’s your favorite getaway?
AVAILABLE –$2,150 – 21-toothed, antique weathered gold sperm whale, 58” long, 3.25” thick. Pine.
SOLD – Black sperm whale, 48” x 15” x 3.5”, Pine
SOLD – Black sperm whale historical house marker. 76” x 20”, Fir. Click here to see installed on house
SOLD – Custom order, Gloucester, 1623. 40” long. Spruce.
SOLD – 30”x8” dark gray sperm whale, our smallest and most delicate yet. Perfect for above a doorway, in an entryway, anywhere. Reclaimed cedar.
SOLD – Sperm Whale, Harpswell, Maine, Est. 1758, 60” long, Pine
SOLD – Antiqued black sperm whale, 24”x 9”, Antique Pine. Small enough to fit above a doorway.
SOLD – Antiqued black sperm whale, dark gray, 60” x 16”, Pine.
SOLD – 37” x 27” white Sperm whale, Pine.
SOLD – Folk art black sperm whale, mouth open wide with a full two rows of teeth. 36”x15”, Pine.
SOLD – Exotic hardwood sperm whale, 24”
SOLD - Antiqued black sperm whale. Pine, 36” x 10”
SOLD – Fictional salvaged sperm whale sign, 48” x 13”, Pine
SOLD – Light gray sperm whale, 36”, pine.
SOLD – Rustic Sperm whale, 5’ long, 3.5” thick. Pine.
SOLD — Antiqued black sperm whale. Pine, 40” x 10”
SOLD – Weathered gold Sperm whale, pine, 44”
SOLD – Monstro, 5’ long, old-growth cedar sperm whale
SOLD – Weathered gold sperm whale, 42” long. 1.5” thick. Pine
SOLD – Folk art sperm whale, pine, 5’ long, 3.5” thick.
SOLD – Hardwood sperm whale, 44”