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Tom Ahern
Carver | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Tom Ahern has been carving for over a half century and has been a full time professional bird carver since 1982, after leaving his job at Bethlehem Steel.
Tom’s mission is to make it possible to bring the feel of the outdoors into the home or office.
He uses hand tools to achieve shape and sharp feather definition.
He is known for the diversified presentation of his work, using interesting and unusual weathered natural woods for his bases, along with figured hardwoods matched to the colors and textures of his finished carvings.
Tom is self taught and has used the experience of conquering challenges to perfect his understanding of the dynamics of specific behavior, so that he can bring a lifelike quality to his work.