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Wood Carving Illustrated • Fall 2005
In this
ISSUE
Carving and Painting a Pansy Jar Lid
Easy, step-by-step techniques for realistic flowers.
Hand Sharpening Made Simple
Learn the basics and choose the method that’s right for you.
Native American Chief
Tips and techniques for creating emotion from a veteran relief carver.
Branson: A Carver’s Paradise
Popular vacation spot offers carving seminars, galleries.
Wood Carving Illustrated
’s Woodcarver of the Year
Wayne Barton’s contributions to chip carving.
In the Best Light: Photographing Your Artwork
Tricks and techniques help you take photos like a pro.
Fantasy Wizard’s Staff
Hand carve a whimsical staff
with just a few tools.
Rustic Picture Frame
Re-create this classic design to highlight your photos.
The Humorous World of Pete LeClair
Exaggerating the mundane makes these carvings larger than life.
Quick Carve Spreader
Carve a useful tool out of an ordinary branch.
The Ward World Championships
The best bird carvers in the world compete in Ocean City, MD.
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60
Issue no. 32
Fall 2005
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Maple Leaf
Earrings
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Branson:
A Carver’s
Paradise
50
Rustic
Picture Frame
In This Issue
Wood Carving Illustrated • Fall 2005
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Bald Eagle Majesty
Washes allow you to achieve realism with paint, Part III of III.
Port-a-Strop Put to the Test
Battery powered tool gives you stropping power on the go.
Miss Scarlett
Texture and details bring a carving to life.
Gouge Sharpening Exercise
Practice your techniques using sandpaper and molding.
Maple Leaf Earrings
A quick project that makes a great gift.
Capturing Movement in Wood
Award winning sculptor Fred Zavadil shows how flowing movement
can be carved into wood.
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Regular Columns
Editor’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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From Our Mailbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tips & Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reader Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Relief Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Product Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reader Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Advertising Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Teacher’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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In this
ISSUE
ON OUR
Cover
Native American Chief
by Dean Troutman
shows how tremendous expression
and emotion can be embodied in a relief
carving. The article appears on page 30.
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Quick
Carve
Spreader
36
Woodcarver
of the Year
55
The
Humorous
World of
Pete LeClair
Wood Carving Illustrated • Fall 2005
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Editor’s Letter
Editor’s
LETTER
I am pleased to be taking over as the new
Editorial Manager for
Wood Carving
Illustrated
magazine.
During the five
years that I have been a part of the team
at Fox Chapel, I have held a variety of
positions.
It was during my years in
customer service that I developed an
understanding of our reader’s prefer-
ences.
In my last position as assistant to
the publisher, I found myself helping out
with our two magazines (
WCI
and
Scroll
Saw Workshop
).
It was then I discovered how much I love this aspect of our company.
Working with our talented contributors, scouting new talent to add to our pages, and
pulling everything together into a published issue provides a joy that I cannot express
in words.
My goal is to make
WCI
the best magazine on the market for carvers.
I can’t do that
without your help.
I urge to you complete the reader survey on page 93 and send it to
my attention.
In addition to the survey, I invite you to drop me a line anytime or share
your thoughts with me at a show.
I want to hear everything you have to say about the
magazine.
We all love hearing compliments but it’s only through constructive criticism
that we can grow and improve.
While I don’t have a lot of personal carving experience, I have taken some classes and
been exposed to the carving community for some time.
Like many of you, I look
forward to developing my skills and rely on experienced carvers for their instruction
and advice.
I assign articles to each issue with the intention of providing a good mix of
styles, work with our contributors to develop project ideas, and handle the administra-
tive end of things.
I’m fortunate to have Bob Duncan, a great Associate Editor—and
aspiring carver—to help me.
Bob handles most of the heavy lifting.
He is responsible
for the technical editing of our articles and is an active monitor of our website’s message
board.
Our publisher, Alan Giagnocavo, will remain involved in the magazines but has
entrusted the day to day activities to us—a challenge we have willingly accepted.
We also have a challenge for our readers.
With our new “Fox Hunt” contest, you have
the chance to earn a $25 Fox Chapel Books gift certificate to help build your wood-
working library.
Complete details on the contest appear on page 8.
In addition to a
special focus on sharpening and the new contest, we’re proud to feature some first time
contributors in this issue.
While you may be familiar with the works of Kenny Vermil-
lion, Charley Phillips and Frederick Wilbur, this is the first time they have shared their
talents in the magazine—hopefully the first of many.
Please join me in welcoming
these gifted artists to the pages our magazine.
Warm Regards,
Shannon Flowers
Volume 9, Number 3 (Issue No. 32)
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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
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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.
Fall 2005
Bob Duncan
Shannon Flowers
Wood Carving Illustrated • Fall 2005
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From Our Mailbag
Passing Along the Passion
My 8-year-old-son Clayton has bone cancer.
He developed a love of knives during his chemo
treatments. I contacted Allen Elishewitz who
graciously provided a custom folding knife for
Clayton; he also posted a “thread” on several of
the knife forums. One of the people from the
forums was a gentleman named Walter Fraker.
Walt was a woodcarver, and he showed
considerable interest in Clayton. It turned out
that Walt also had cancer and was willing to
provide Clayton with not only someone to
talk to, but someone to share his new found
interest in knives and carving (Clayton received
a “whittling” knife and likes to whittle sticks
with me on the front porch).
Clayton received
Wood Carving Illustrated
in the mail. Clayton and I pored over the mag-
azine looking at the wildlife carvings; Clayton
was very impressed with the “birds.” So I sent
a note to Walt thanking him for his gift of the
magazine. Sadly I received a note back from his
wife Darleen that Walt had lost his battle with
cancer on June 23rd.
Walt never knew that the gift of your
magazine reached Clayton. He showed com-
passion for a boy that he had never met but
shared a common thread with—their struggle
with cancer. I felt that you should know about
Walt’s compassion and his act of unselfish
kindness.
E-mail from William Johnston
Editor’s Note: Clayton came through his latest
surgery fine and doctors have found no sign of any
more cancer.
Seeking a Giraffe Pattern
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my subscription
to
Wood Carving Illustrated
. I appreciate being
able to go to your web site for reference mate-
rial as well.
I’ve been searching all over the net and in
many publications for a pattern for carving a
giraffe and so far have had no luck.
E-mail from Dan Miller
Associate Editor Bob Duncan responds: I don’t
know any specific sources for a giraffe pattern. I’ d
suggest posting your question on our message board
at
www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com
.
Are there any readers out there with any
suggestions?
Set It Straight
In Summer 2005 (Issue 30) Table of
Contents, it incorrectly said Stubai Tools
are made in Switzerland. Stubai Tools are
manufactured in Austria.
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Clayton (left) works
with his brother
Erick (right) on a
knife kit.
From our
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News &
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News & Notes
Chainsaw Rendezvous
Continues to Grow
Over 35,000 people visited Ridgway, PA, for
the annual Ridgway Rendezvous chainsaw
carving event from Feb. 24-26.
In all, 217 carvers from around the globe—
including Wood Carving Illustrated contribu-
tor Colin Partridge—showed their skills at the
event. In addition to American artists, carvers
came from Ireland, Japan, Australia, Germany,
and Canada.
“It just exploded,” organizer Liz Boni said.
“It’s no longer a backyard party—it’s a real
festival that has reached the plateau.”
The profits of the event benefit charity. In
the six years that the event has been held, more
than $95,000 has been donated to charity.
Wildfowl Carving Magazine
and
IWCA Team Up for Contest
Wildfowl Carving Magazine
and the Interna-
tional Wildfowl Carvers Association (IWCA)
have joined forces to sponsor the Endangered
Species Championship, an event to bridge the
gap between artistry and conservation.
Last fall, the Core Sound Decoy Museum
hosted the first in what is hoped to be a long
line of Endangered Species Grand Champion-
ships.
To qualify to compete in the grand
championship, carvers must first place in the
top three at any of the IWCA-affi
liated shows
participating in the contest throughout the
year. Each show chooses its eligible species
from a selection provided by
Wildfowl Carving
Magazine
and the IWCA.
The qualifying events for the second cham-
Mac and Beth Proffitt, of
Smokey Mountain Woodcarvers,
pose with the Mark Twain bust
carved by Vic Hood. They won the
bust in a random drawing of quali-
fied Fox Chapel Publishing retailers.
This Kirtland’s warbler
carved by Peter Palumbo of
Commack, NY, was the
2003-04 Endangered Species
Grand Championship winner.
Chainsaw carver Bob Huff works
on a mountain man carving at the
2005 Ridgway Rendezvous chainsaw
carving festival.
pionship wrapped up this spring. The 2004-05
Grand Championship will be held this fall at a
venue yet to be determined.
Qualifying begins for the 2005-2006
contest at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Associa-
tion Wildfowl Art Festival on June 25-26 in
Sacramento, CA.
Anyone interested in more information
about the Endangered Species Champion-
ship can contact Byrn and JoAnne
Watson of the IWCA at 360-736-
1082 or write to the editor of
Wildfowl Carving Magazine
at
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on a Fox Hunt!
You don’t need horses or hounds to find this
one—but we do want you to check through
this issue very closely, hunting for the fox you
see above. If you find him, write or e-mail us
and tell us the page number and location. Two
readers will be randomly selected from all the
correct replies to receive a $25 Fox Chapel
Books gift certificate.
Notice that he is facing the left—his rela-
tive, who faces right, appears in all the Fox
Chapel Publishing advertisements. The foxes
in those ads don’t count—but we promise
he’s hiding in this issue somewhere—he could
be in a photo, article text, or even in another
advertisement!
Winners and the location of the fox will
be announced in the following issue.
Entries
must be received by Oct. 3 to be eligible
for the random drawing. Send your entry to
Wood Carving Illustrated
, Attn. Find the Fox,
1970 Broad St., East Petersburg, PA 17520, or
e-mail your entry to
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Wood Carving Illustrated • Fall 2005
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Tips and Techniques
Best Tip Wins
John won a $25 Fox Chapel Publishing
gift certificate for his tip. Send us your best tip, along with any
photos or sketches (we’ll redraw them) to Tips and Techniques,
Wood Carving Illustrated,
1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA
17520 or
Tips and
TECHNIQUES
Cut
Carve
this side
4"
3
/
4
"
3
/
8
"
Golf Ball Carving
While golf ball carving is gaining in popularity, there are two main
diffi
culties carvers run into—removing half the cover and carving the
fine detail. Here are two ways one reader solved those problems.
The advantages to carving golf balls are that they are plentiful, they
have no grain for the carver to contend with, and they can be carved in
two hours or less. Be sure to choose a two piece ball such as a Pinnacle or
Top Flite—a three piece or wound rubber ball cannot be carved, and a
one piece ball is very diffi
cult to carve.
To remove the cover, start by clamping the golf ball in a vice. Cut
through the cover, using a coping saw. Make sure the ball is firmly
clamped in the vice, and pry off
half of the cover with a screwdriver.
To make the mini-chisel, you need a #6 flooring nail, two pieces of
white pine
3
/
8
" x
3
/
4
" x 4", and some carpenter’s glue.
Smear glue on one side of both pieces of pine. Then place the flooring
nail between the two pieces, and position it so the nail protrudes 1
1
/
2
"
from the wood. Place the three items into a vice and clamp tightly until
dry. The pine is soft enough that the nail makes its own socket.
Shape the handle as desired, sharpen the nail point to a chisel shape,
hone it, and start carving.
John Radjieski
Little Neck, NY
Cut out to suit
blade shape
and thickness
Glue and
clamp
halves
together
Insert magnet
recessed flush
with surface
Stay-Tight Blade Cover
Many people make their own blade covers, but
a reoccurring problem is that the covers slip off !
To solve that, take a piece of wood, and
trace the shape of the knife blade onto it. Carve
out the wood, until the blade fits fully into the
outline. On another piece of wood, mark the
outline of the knife again. Mark and carve a
recess for your small magnet of choice. Glue
the two pieces of wood together.
When you insert your knife in the cover,
the magnet will hold the cover in place!
Leonard Wovna
Belleville, NJ
Removing the golf ball cover
Making a mini-chisel to carve golf balls
Win a Carving Set
The
WCI
reader who sends in the
best tip for our Holiday 2005 (Issue 33)
Tips & Techniques, will win a Henry
Taylor carving tool set worth $98.00
instead of a gift certificate.
For more on Henry Taylor tools, visit
www.henrytaylortools.co.uk
Tips from the Masters
Steady your hands when
power carving
(Kenny Vermillion, Page 75)
Fix your tear-out when chip
carving
(Wayne Barton, Page 38)
Tone down the shine of
your finishes
(Dean Troutman, Page 31)
Wood Carving Illustrated • Fall 2005
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Reader Gallery
Show Off Your Latest Work
For inclusion in Reader Gallery, please send crisp, clear images of your carvings, along with about 100 words about yourself and the carving
to: Reader Gallery,
Wood Carving Illustrated
, 1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520; or email your text and high-resolution images to
.
Reader
GALLERY
Photos courtesy of Larry Reed, Potterville, MI
Wooden Chains
Eileen Dawson of Black Creek, MI, carved
these chains. Her longest chain is 40'-long
and consists of 203 links. She has also carved
an 18"-long piece of barbed wire out of wood.
Eileen does all her work with a table saw, a
band saw, a drill press, and a hobby knife with
a curved blade.
Basswood
Duck Decoy
Milford Hopkins of
Nova Scotia, Canada,
spends between 80-150
hours on
each of his decoys, such as the Blue
Wing Teal Drake shown here. He was a
fisherman, but has become a full-time carver.
He carves the basswood decoys with a knife
and uses a rotary power carver for sanding. The
decoys are detailed with a wood burner and
painted with acrylic paints.
Several chains Eileen Dawson carved
using basic tools.
Tom Burke carved this mountain man
face in a tree.
Milford Hopkins spends 80-150 hours on
each of his carvings, including this Blue
Wing Teal Drake.
Arizona Tree Carving
Tom Burke of Dewey, AZ, carved this moun-
tain man face in a large pine tree. The tree was
cut down to 17'-high and the carving is about
32"-wide and 6'-long. It is stained and treated
with Varathane. The tree is located at an eleva-
tion of 7,000-feet in the Bradshaw Mountains
of Arizona. Tom said that backpackers go out
of their way to see the tree carving.
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