Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 33 Holiday 2005 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 171

Beschreibung

Featured in this issue:Easy-to-carve marching soldiersCarved ornaments7 santa projectsStep-by-step celtic carved box50+ winning santasChainsaw sculptures from the masters5 smart solutions for carving challenges

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Wood Carving Illustrated • Holiday 2005

In this

ISSUE

Woodcarving at the National Scout Jamboree

Thousands of Scouts earn Woodcarving Merit Badge at National Jamboree.

Erzgebirge Carving Tradition

by Bob Gingerich

German carver creates miniature scenes inside a walnut shell.

Heirloom Alphabet Blocks

by Frederick Wilbur

Individual blocks make it easy to learn classic letter carving techniques.

Tapestry Santa

by Tina Toney

Painting details make this classic symbol a welcome gift.

Saint Nick Cane Topper

by Phil Bishop

Whimsical Santa makes a perfect cane topper or bottle stopper.

Art of Chainsaw Carving

Amazing creations by master chainsaw carvers.

Quick and Easy Santa Ornaments

by Cyndi Joslyn

Easy step-by-step instructions for a quick holiday gift.

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

by Gordon Stiller

A detailed, full-color pattern for this popular songbird.

Christmas Past Santa

by Jim Willis

Carve and paint your own version of the People’s Choice Award winner from the

2004 Woodcraft® /

Wood Carving Illustrated

Santa Carving Contest.

Beginner Tool Sets

by Roger Schroeder

Recommendations for starting your carving tool collection.

“Big Red” Santa

by Alison Gall Sample

Painting instructions accompany the pattern for this jolly, round fellow.

Woodcraft

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Wood Carving Illustrated

Santa Carving Contest

Find inspiration with a showcase of more than 50 Santas.

One-Stop Finishing Station

by John Brice

Build your own painting station and cut down on clean up time.

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Chip Carved

Leaf Ornaments

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Tapestry

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Heirloom

Alphabet

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Tips for Large Carvings

by Elmer Gunderson

Canadian carver shares techniques for large-scale carvings.

Tabletop Carving Bench

by Melvin Wheatley

Inexpensive, shop-made bench is a portable relief carving station.

Cowboy Santa

by Gerald Sears

Santa’s ready to ride the range with this Western interpretation.

Creative Carving Solutions

by Bud LaBranche

Diffi

cult carving challenges are overcome by thinking out of the box.

Marching Toy Soldiers

by Renzo Barto

Carve and paint a battalion of wooden soldiers that march in formation.

Chip Carved Leaf Ornaments

by Barry McKenzie

Create hand-carved holiday ornaments using a classic leaf motif.

Miniature Chickadee Pin

by George Calef

Practice your power carving and painting skills on a small project

that makes a great gift.

Celtic Cross Bible Box

by Wayne Cruz

Classic Celtic knotwork design can be used to embellish boxes or plaques.

Twisted Spiral Ornament

by Carol Kent

Cutting corners will get you ahead with this delicate ornament design.

Spiral Santa

by Lenard Watts

WCI

introduces the “Carver’s Challenge” with this whimsical Santa ornament.

Wood Review: Spanish Cedar

by Roger Schroeder

Mahogany relative with a distinctive aroma is a treasure for carvers.

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

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Advertising Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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“Big Red”

Santa

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Tips for

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Woodcraft

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Editor’s Letter

Editor’s

LETTER

I am thrilled with the number of correct fox sightings we

received.

Although the hunt frustrated some readers, it does

seem that the majority of you enjoyed the challenge.

I even

had one gentleman tell me the exact time and date when

he found the fox!

Check out page six for the location of his

hiding spot in the fall issue and be on the lookout for the sly

critter in this issue.

The reader surveys continue to pour in and I’d like to thank all of the carvers who

took the time to share their comments.

Bob and I review each one before forward-

ing them for tabulation and we are anxious to review the results and start plan-

ning articles for 2006.

If you haven’t sent your survey back yet, please take a few

minutes to do so.

Your opinions really do matter.

Barry McKenzie recently stopped by the offi

ces of Fox Chapel to give a chip carving

class to our staff.

It was my first attempt at chip carving and I was a bit appre-

hensive, but Barry is not only a gifted instructor—he took the time to make sure

everyone was having fun.

The hardest part for me was taking the direction of the

grain into account.

I kept trying to rotate my workpiece to make the cut from the

most comfortable angle and Barry had to caution me several times.

It’s something

that I’m sure will come more naturally with practice.

When I told Dennis Moor of

Chipping Away how much I enjoyed the class, he sent me a care package including

an autographed copy of his new

Chip Carver’s Workbook

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With all that support and

the great article on chip carved leaf ornaments in this issue, I have very few excuses

for not having a few hand-carved ornaments on my tree this year.

As you celebrate this holiday season, take a few moments to remember the victims

of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

As a company, Fox Chapel has donated $1,500

to the relief efforts and I know that our staff

has made contributions on a personal

level as well.

Bob has spearheaded an effort to auction off

a friendship cane created

by carvers on our message board with proceeds benefiting those affected.

I am

thankful to work for a company that supports communities both near and far and

to be lucky enough to have readers with hearts as big as their tool collections.

Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season,

Shannon Flowers

Volume 9, Number 4 (Issue No. 33)

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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

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.

Holiday 2005

My very first chip carvings!

Barry taught us the

various cuts using the practice board and then gave

us the opportunity to create a chip-carved icicle.

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From Our Mailbag

Dust Collectors

I read a lot about dust collecting in your maga-

zine, but are most “dust collectors” no more

than glorified “Hoover”-style vacuum cleaners?

If they don’t capture the smaller, micron-sized

particles, are we just fooling ourselves? Are any

HEPA rated, as 3M’s Filtrete inserts?

This has caused me to hesitate to move into

power carving.

Bob Pass

Jasper, AK

Associate Editor Bob Duncan responds: Just like

most tools, Bob, there is a wide variety of dust col-

lectors of different qualities out there. Some carv-

ers use a plastic bucket with a computer fan in the

lid. Others carve next to a box fan with a furnace

filter strapped to it. Others have commercial dust

collectors, such as the Razaire by Razertip or the

In-Lap Dust Collector.

Just a few minutes research shows that the

Razaire filters up to 90% of 3-4 micron-sized

dust particles. Specific information about other

dust collectors was diffi

cult to find. Most claim

to remove 90% of the dust generated by power

carving. If you are comfortable using the box fan

method, it is possible, as you said, to purchase the

HEPA rated furnace filters, which should clear

away a good portion of the dust. Wearing a dust

mask is always a good option, even with a dust

collection system. When power carving, as with

any form of woodworking, special precautions

should be made when you’re working with toxic

wood (see

WCI

summer 2005, issue #31.)

Clarifying Photography

Techniques

I am a retired professional technical photogra-

pher with more than thirty-five years photogra-

phy experience. After moving to York, I became

a member of the Conewago Carvers of East

Berlin, PA, and York Carvers, York, PA. Carv-

ing songbirds is my primary focus as a carver.

Recently I presented programs on photograph-

ing carvings to both groups

After reading your photography article in

the Fall 2005 issue of

Wood Carving Illustrated

,

I felt a follow-up might be helpful.

Under lighting, the comment “...The first

light is a fill light

....

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Not so! The first light is

the main light, and the second light is the fill.

The main light is the primary illumina-

tion of the subject. It casts the shadows that

accent the details of the carving. The main

light accents the depth of a relief carving, the

roundness or shape of an object, the intrica-

cies of a bust or the details of an animal. This

should be the initial light used for visualizing

the effects of the lighting and shadowing of the

carving and should be done before introducing

the fill-light.

The fill light is the secondary illumination.

The fill-light has less intensity than the main

light and is used only to lighten shadows and

should be unobtrusive.

Gloria J. Heard

York, PA

Editor’s Note: In the article, we meant to refer

to the “fill light” as the first light we were going

to discuss. Further on in that paragraph, we

explained that the main light is used to accent

the carving while the fill light is used to lighten

shadows. Thank you, Gloria, for the clarification.

Carving an Ear

The article, “Carving the Human Ear” in

Spring 2005 (Issue 30) is of great interest to

me. I have a question concerning the presenta-

tion.

The carving Step 6 was omitted from the

carving pictures. I realize this may have been

a misprint and that Steps 7 to 15 should have

started at Step 6. However the changes from

Steps 5 to 7 (6?) seem inconsistent. In Step 7,

a large amount of wood has been removed to

produce a clam shape, which is very thin at the

edges. This seems inconsistent with Step 8, in

which the ear outline from the helix to the lob-

ule is clearly marked to show the ear thickness

which was (apparently) removed in Step 7.

Robert Pascoe

Pittsburgh, PA

Editor’s note: What you see in Step 6, which

was accidentally presented as Step 7, is the

general roughing-out of the ear. More wood is

removed in this step than in any other step. It

is confusing because the photographer changed

the camera angle for that shot. Follow the

directions in Step 5, to mark the inside

edge of the ear. Carve out the clam shape as

explained in Step 7, but do not remove much,

if any, wood from the outer edge of the ear,

including the helix and the lobule. We are

sorry that the photography did not clearly

illustrate the instructions.

Write Us!

Let us know what’s on your

mind. Please contact us by mail at: Mailbag,

Wood Carving Illustrated

, 1970 Broad Street,

East Petersburg, PA 17520 or email us at

[email protected]

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If you send an email, please add the word

Mailbag first in the subject line. Note: Letters

may be edited for clarity and length. Opin-

ions expressed by our letter writers do not

necessarily represent those of the staff and

management at

Wood Carving Illustrated

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From our

MAILBAG

Fox Hunt

Henry Lichtenstern from Moreno Valley,

CA, and Linda Medhus from Gilman, IA,

were randomly drawn from the entries who

correctly located the Fox in Fall 2005 (Issue

32)

Wood Carving Illustrated

. The fox was

located on Page 54 on the left side of

the

photo for Step 18.

The Fox Hunt continues in this issue. If

you find him, write or e-mail us and tell us

the page number and location. Two read-

ers will be randomly selected from all the

correct replies to receive a $25 Fox Chapel

Books gift certificate.

Notice that the fox faces 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 December 2, 2005, 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 to

[email protected]

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News & Notes

When school’s not in session, he starts

carving when he gets up and spends all day

either honing his skill, or going online to visit

with others as passionate about carving as he

is. Indeed, it was an internet connection that

led him to Canadian carver and teacher, Jan

Oegema. When John sought advice on how to

teach carving to a fellow teen, Jan jumped in to

help out.

It didn’t take long for Jan to recognize

John’s talent, and soon the would-be teacher

became the student. He and Jan worked out

an ad hoc curriculum—Jan sends projects,

and John carves them. With Jan far away in

Canada, John relies on local carver Pat Sher-

man to assist in critiquing his work.

John has already started a collection of

winning ribbons, taking first and second in

the under-18 category at the Mahoning Valley

Woodcarvers show.

Minwax representative Dominick Pi-

sciotta, right, and wood-finishing expert

Bruce Johnson, left, present the $5,000

check to Ken Peters of Salem High

School Woods Technology Program.

Wearing a t-shirt autographed by the

biggest names in carving, John Hane and

teacher Jan Oegema show off a few of

the dozens of John’s carvings.

When the Carving Bug Bites

The video games that once consumed him are

now gathering dust. The carving bug has bitten

teenager John Hane of Brookfield, OH.

It took hold when his parents, Neil and

Patty Hane, returned from a visit to the

Warther Museum in Dover, OH. They gave

John a pair of wooden pliers and a set of

carving tools purchased at this off-the-beaten-

path museum (see sidebar).

News &

NOTES

Located at the gateway to Ohio’s Amish

Country in Dover, OH, the Warther

Museum houses a collection of carvings

by Earnest “Mooney” Warther.

Warther Museum & Cutlery Shop,

331 Karl Ave., Dover, OH 44622

330-343-7513,

www.warthers.com

.

Hours & Fees: March –November—

Seven days a week 9am-5pm; Decem-

ber-February—10am-4pm; Adults

$8.50, Children $4.00. Directions:

Take I-77 to the Dover exit (#83) and

follow S.R. 211 East

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mile into Dover.

Museum entrance is right at the first

light after the railroad tracks

Warther Museum

Community Craftsman Honored

Minwax presented a $5,000 grand prize to the

Salem (OH) High School Woods Technology

Program under their Community Craftsman

Award program.

The award was presented to Ken Peters, the

program’s instructor, who sparked his students’

interest in the local community. In addition to

completing 43 in-house school repair projects

in 2004, the students built 5' sailboats that

were raffl

ed off

to benefit a food drive and built

a playhouse that was raffl

ed off

to benefit a

local Lions Club.

The class also took part in a mentoring

program with the special needs classes at the

high school.

“Seven Deadly Sins” Contest

Winner Announced

Burt McCann of Dublin, Ireland, won an

original Ian Norbury drawing. Burt was the

first person to correctly identify society’s “new”

Seven Deadly Sins Ian used as the basis for his

latest exhibition.

For more on the contest, visit Ian’s website

at

www.IanNorbury.com

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Benefiting Hurricane Katrina

Victims

Members of the

Wood Carving Illustrated

Message Board (

www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.

com

) banded together to create a friendship

cane that will be sold to benefit the victims of

Hurricane Katrina.

In all, 14 members contributed segments

carved from 2" x 2" x 3" blocks. Some mem-

bers, including

WCI

contributors Lora S. Irish

and Colin Partridge, carved two segments.

The segments were collected at Fox Chapel,

assembled into a cane, and will be sold to benefit

the relief efforts.

Friendship cane segments carved by

members of the

Wood Carving Illustrated

Message Board. Bottom row (L-R):

Alfie Fishgap, Mitchell Cartledge, Colin

Partridge, Lora S. Irish, Stephen Forrin,

Nancy Goff, Middle row (L-R): Bart

Wilson, Lora S. Irish, Al Archie, Rick

Ferry, Colin Partridge, Mitchell

Cartledge, Top Row (L-R): Dave Dunlap,

Rick Ferry, Frank James, Ed Olsen,

Bob Squarebriggs.

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Tips and Techniques

Best Tip Wins

Donna won a Henry Taylor carving tool

set for her winning tip. Send us your best

tip, along with any photos or sketches

(we’ll re-draw them) to Tips and Tech-

niques,

Wood Carving Illustrated

, 1970

Broad St., East Petersburg, PA 17520,

[email protected]

.

Tips and

TECHNIQUES

Walking Stick Protection

If you make a walking stick, cane, or staff, add

a tip protector. A small rock on a solid surface

can split the end of a staff

easily.

Many stores

sell them in various sizes starting at

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