Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 30 Spring 2005 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

• Herausgeber: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Seitenzahl: 144

Beschreibung

Featured in this issue:Bald eagle carving projectCarve a custom duck callCarving wood spirits in live treesClassic spoon rackNever-fail sharpener

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In This Issue

Wood Carving Illustrated • Spring 2005

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Issue no. 30 Spring 2005

Carving

in Live

Trees

34

Swiss Woodcarvings

18

These classic Swiss carved bears show a variety of ways to

showcase a carving in your home.

Wildlife Carving Contest Winners

20

Wood Carving Illustrated

,Woodcraft

®

Supply, announce winners

of 2004 contest.

Chip Carve a Classic Spoon Rack

24

Using a few simple tools, assemble, carve and finish an antique replica.

Gunnar the Viking

28

Add-ons make this fierce warrior caricature a great looking project.

Carving in Live Trees

34

Learn how to carve a wood spirit in a tree without killing it.

Koch Sharpening System Put to the Test

41

German sharpening system promises to never burn your tools—ever!

Carve a Realistic Decoy Duck Call

44

A fresh take on classic realistic decoy duck carving techniques

creates a collectable call.

Wood Spirits and Green Men

50

Lora S. Irish, Shawn Cipa and Chris Pye share on carving

wood spirits—common and uncommon.

Cutthroat Trout

52

Gordon Stiller shares his pattern for a realistic trout.

Cutthroat

Trout

In this

ISSUE

Schimmel

Tiger

54

52

Gunnar

the

Viking

28

Schimmel’s Carvings

54

Carve a tiger in a turn of the century folk art style.

Carving the Human Ear

60

Bald Eagle “Majesty”

64

Carve a tiger in a turn of the century folk art style.

Observation leads to Inspiration

71

Carver John Taye finds inspiration in day-to-day life.

Best in Show

72

Carver John Taye finds inspiration in day-to-day life.

String Buffer and De-Fuzzer

74

WCI

announces Second Poor Man’s Tool Contest winner.

2004 International Carver’s Conference

76

Highlights from the conference held in Kitchener, Ontario Canada.

Regular Columns

Publisher’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

From Our Mailbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Tips & Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Reader Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Relief Column from Lora S. Irish . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Judges Critique

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Classifieds

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Advertising Directory

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Teacher’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

In this

ISSUE

44

Decoy

Duck Call

Bald

Eagle

“Majesty”

64

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Cover

Carvings in found wood show a variety

of images, such as this wood spirit

carved in drift wood by Jim Wright. For

more on carving found wood—

including live trees—see page 34.

Woodcarving and the use of associated equipment can potentially result

in health hazards and injuries.

While we cannot impose safety standards

in every article, we do ask that you make safety your number one

priority.

Protect your respiratory system, hearing, vision and the rest of

your body with the proper safety equipment and prudent precautions.

Read

manuals that are supplied with your tools.

Be aware that most accidents

occur when you are tired or distracted.

And when in doubt, seek advice

from professionals, on how to keep your tools sharp and maintained.

Dear Readers:

As you continue to develop your carving skill and ability in 2005, I’m glad that

you’ve chosen

WCI

to be a part of your circle of trusted teachers.

In this issue,

I’m pleased to showcase two brand new columns that will help “educate your

eye” and improve the quality of your carvings.

Teacher’s Corner

features short tips from top teachers.

Kelley Stadelman

starts us off with a great piece on painting eyes.

Judge’s Critique

is also new.

I’ve had the idea for this column for a number

of years—ever since I was privileged to overhear judge Bob Guge’s critique of a

carver’s entry at the Ward World Show.

I learned a lot in those ten minutes about

composition, bird anatomy and carving techniques.

For this first column, we

share judge’s comments from the Davenport,Iowa IWC Congress. Their judge’s

critique is well attended for good reason. You many want to use their judge’s

checklist next time you start a carving.

My hope is that these columns and the rest of this issue will bring you lots of

“Eureka” learning moments.

Now, on to carving a woodspirit. A simple idea that most carvers attempt at

some point yet with hundreds of variations.

Inside this issue you’ll find a neat

way for carving these faces in live trees as well as information from Lora S.Irish’s

“encyclopedia” on the subject.

And finally,we were pleased to receive the first sample of Flexcut’s new

reciprocating power carver (see ad back cover) to test in our office. Arriving too

late to include here—look for our review next issue—let’s just say that we are

VERY impressed.

Looks like another winner for Flexcut. About the size of a kid’s

football, it’s powerful, comfortable to use and surprisingly lightweight.

Happy Carving!

Our Mission:

To promote woodcarving as an artform

and an enjoyable pastime.

Publisher/Editor: . . . . . . . . . .

Alan Giagnocavo

Editor-at-Large: . . . . . . . . . . .

Roger Schroeder

Associate Editor:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Duncan

Administrative Manager: . . . . Shannon Flowers

Contributing Editors: . . . . . . . . . . John Mignone

Joel Hull

Lori Corbett

Barry McKenzie

Dave Stetson

Mike Burton

Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheila Schroeder

Technical Illustrator: . . . . . . . . . . .

Jack Kochan

Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Deck

Graphic Design:

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Publisher’s

LETTER

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Publisher’s Letter

On route to the Chipping Away conference (see page 76) some of Team Fox

with the Cessna at the Kitchener, Ontario Airport.

Chris Lubkemann—author,

Alan (with Mark Twain), Shannon, and Bob.

(Although Bob is the tallest, he’s

also the skinniest—so he always gets to ride in the back.)

Holding

small items

Each issue of

WCI

is eagerly

anticipated! Each

issue will be well

worn from use by

the time the next

one arrives.

As I study the

Santa Egghead in the

2004 Holiday issue (WCI

29), a question comes to me:

what is available as a hand tool

to securely hold a small piece, such as

an egg, while it is being carved? I don’t

consider using a glove as the best method

of protecting the hand holding the piece

of wood to be carved.

I am fortunate to have a screw set in a

metal handle, courtesy of Joe Wannamaker

of Illinois, which will hold an egg and can

be held in my hand as I carve. However,

what is available on the market for one

to use?

Ruth Sheeley

Springfield, Montana

Every carver that you talk to has a

different opinion on something like this.

Some are totally comfortable holding a

piece in their gloved hand and carving

with knives and chisels. Others refuse to

carve anything with chisel and gouge

unless it is firmly clamped. But when

carving odd shaped items, such as eggs,

there is not always a good way to clamp

them.

In cases like this, often a carver

will use his own ingenuity to find a

solution…such as the holding system by

Joe Wannamaker you describe.In an

upcoming issue, Editor-at-Large Roger

Schroeder takes a look at shop-made

clamping devices such as Joe’s screw

clamp.

Carving Larger

Projects

I am a retired dentist

and new to woodcarving.

I find the articles in

your magazine very

informative.

Might I suggest

articles for those of us

who like doing larger

carvings both in the

round and deep relief.

Subjects like glue-ups,

clamping, outline

transfer, etc. would be

most appreciated.

Always looking forward to your next

magazine and wishing you much success.

Mike Marshall

State College, Pennsylvania

We always welcome ideas for different

articles.

It’s always a struggle when

selecting articles for the magazine—we

have so many great projects to bring you.

As far as more information on larger

projects, in this issue we bring you the

article by Canadian carver Colin

Partridge, who carves his tree spirits in

mature live trees. Some of his carvings

are larger-than-life sized! For more on

Colin’s work, see page 34.

Rest assured, though, that we have

several articles in the works on the basic

woodworking techniques required to

make larger projects in the round and

in deep relief.

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Set It Straight

The telephone number for the Jaymes

Company was listed erroneously in the

JansenArt Traditions article that

appeared in Issue no. 28.The correct

phone number is 888-638-8998.

More articles, such as

this one on gluing up

relief carving panels,

are in the works.

From our

MAILBAG

Safety is always a

concern for carvers,

especially when

carving small items

such as eggs.

Western & Wildlife Workshop

The 2005 Western & Wildlife Art Workshop

will be held July 17-22 at Doane College in

Crete, Nebraska.

Instructors this year include Dave

Stetson, Nancy Burke, Janet Denton Cordel,

Kirt Curtis, Linda Curtis,Vic Hood, Rick

Jensen, David Johnson, Jeff Phares and

Harley and Midge Schmitgen.

For more information on the Western

& Wildlife Workshop,contact John and

Nancy Burke,Western & Wildlife

Workshop, 868 Co. Rd. 13, Ithaca, NE

68033, 402-623-4292, or

[email protected]

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Caricature Carving Competition

Winners

Carvers entered 136 carvings in 16

categories at the Third Annual National

Caricature Carving Competition held at

Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge,

Tennessee in September 2004.

The competition, co-sponsored by the

Caricature Carvers of America and

Dollywood, awarded more than $4,000 in

prizes.Andy Capps of Twin Falls, Indiana,

took home a $500 prize for his best-in-

show carving “Fish Story.”

The carvings were judged by CCA

members.

Other winners include:

Second Best-of-Show and

People’s Choice, P.J. Driscoll

of Omaha, NE;Third and

Fourth Best-of-Show, Gary

Falin of Alcoa,TN; Fifth Best-

of-Show, Bruce Futterer, of

Russellville,AR.

The CCA also

announced that it

will auction off a

one-of-a-kind carving

called “The

Woodcarver”on eBay.All

proceeds from the auction

will benefit the Marnie

Whillock health care fund.

Marnie, a well known carving supplier who

was diagnosed with cancer, has no health

insurance.

“The Woodcarver” was carved in

sections by 18 CCA members including

Marv Kaisersatt, Harold Enlow, Eldon

Humphreys, Dave Stetson, Jack Williams,

Gerald Sears, Phil Bishop, and Pete LeClair.

Phil designed the carving.

It will be listed from May 1 to May 8.

Fox Chapel Publishing Announces

Winner of Mark Twain Bust

Fox Chapel Publishing, parent of

Wood

Carving Illustrated

, awarded a bust of

Mark Twain, carved by Vic Hood

of Franklin,Tennessee, to Mac

and Beth Proffitt of Smoky

Mountain Woodcarvers.

The sculpture is valued

at more than $5,000. Fox

Chapel Publishing President Alan

Giagnocavo said Mac was

randomly selected from

hundreds of qualified

retailers.

The contest was held

for retail stores ordering

new fall Fox Chapel books

to sell in their stores.

News &

NOTES

John Gardner burns hair on a moose

carving at the 2004 Western &

Wildlife Workshop.

Andy Capps took

home Best in Show

at the National

Caricature Carving

Competition with

“Fish Story”

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News & Notes

Tips and

TECHNIQUES

Best Tip Wins

Starting with the next

issue of

Wood Carving Illustrated

, who ever

provides the best tip will win.

WCI

will award

a $25 Fox Chapel Publishing gift certificate

to the reader who presents the best tip to

be published in Tips & Techniques. Send tips

to Tips & Techniques,

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Instead of letting arthritis keep him from

making chips, Fran Courteau designed new handles

for his knives that allow him to continue carving.

Fran models his handles using clay until he finds the

most comfortable shape.Then he carves that shape in wood.

How to Adapt a Carving Tool

for Arthritis

Fran Courteau does not let arthritis steal

the enjoyment he derives from carving

after more than 40 years.This resident of

Coon Rapids, Minnesota, makes handles

with his favorite blades to fit his hands. A

large handle is part of his carving solution

to arthritic joint damage and hands that do

not close with any real strength. He does

not use finger grooves with his customized

handles because he holds his knives

differently for roughing and detailing.

A normal, skinny knife handle flops

around loosely in his hand. So, Fran’s

customized, fitted-grip handles are bulkier,

providing him more control.

To make your own, mold and squeeze

clay to fit your grip.Then position a

Popsicle stick in the clay for a trial blade.

When it fits, draw a pattern around the

clay.Then shape the wood handles to

match the clay pattern.

An Allen screw

inserted into the handle allows for fast

adjustment of blade length and quick

blade changing.

Fran recommends making different

handles for the push cut and the pull cut

because different hand muscles are used.

Don’t use a heavy finish on the handles

because that makes them slip.