Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 38 Spring 2007 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 155

Beschreibung

FEATURESCelebrating 15 Years of Craftsmanship in WoodGM's Fisher Body Craftsman's GuildBy John JacobusCarving out a career in the design world--1950's styleRecreating a MasterpieceBy Jeff JonesTurn-of-the-century table inspires a life-long love of carving, three generations laterThe Netsuke Carvings of Cornel SchneiderDetailed carvings demonstrate a love of natureAntler Sculpture by Bill MatzFascinating medium proceduces unique carvingsPROJECTSCarved Garden ChairBy Jan OegemaCustomize this sturdy chair with your own relief carved designsChip Carved LandscapeBy Barry McKenzieFree-form chip carving enhances natural wood grainRealistic RabbitBy Leah WachterTexturing techniques bring this adorable rabbit to lifeCarving the Ball and ClawBy Mike BurtonSequential carving helps you duplicate this traditional furniture elementNative American BustBy Mark GargacPortraying character with distinctive facial featuresHand Carved ClassicsBy Kivel WeaverPractice your knife carving with chain links and a ball-in-cageCottonwood Bark VikingBy Rick JensenRugged features make this warrior the perfect subject for bark carvingCarving Habitat: TwigBy Kenny VermillionPower carve highly detailed branches tailored to showcaseRelief Carve a Whimsical HouseBy Jim ClinePower tools speed up the carving process and add unique textureTECHNIQUESThe Design ProcessBy Marv KaisersattTaking a caricature from concept to completionSetting Up ShopBy Chris PyeA carver needs more than sharp tools; the workspace, bench, and lighting are equally importantDEPARTMENTSEditor's LetterFrom Our MailbagNews & NotesTips & TechniquesReader GalleryNew ProductsJudge's CritiqueRelief ColumnCalendar of EventsComing FeaturesAdvertising Directory & ClassifiedsTeacher's Corner

Leseprobe

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Spring 2007

Issue 38

FEATURES

22

Celebrating 15 Years of

Craftsmanship in Wood

38

GM’s Fisher Body

Craftsman’s Guild

By John Jacobus

Carving out a career in the design

world—1950’s style

42

Recreating a Masterpiece

By Jeff

Jones

Turn-of-the-century table inspires

a life-long love of carving, three

generations later

64

The Netsuke Carvings of

Cornel Schneider

Detailed carvings demonstrate a

love of nature

78

Antler Sculpture by Bill Matz

Fascinating medium produces

unique carvings

in this

issue

64

A miniature lizard

climbing on a branch

shows the detail

Cornel Schneider

adds to his netsuke.

38

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48

74

58

28

PROJECTS

26

Carved Garden Chair

By Jan Oegema

Customize this sturdy chair with

your own relief carved design

30

Chip Carved Landscape

By Barry McKenzie

Free-form chip carving enhances

natural wood grain

32

Realistic Rabbit

By Leah Wachter

Texturing techniques bring this

adorable rabbit to life

44

Carving the Ball and Claw

By Mike Burton

Sequential carving helps you

duplicate this traditional furniture

element

48

Native American Bust

By Mark Gargac

Portraying character with

distinctive facial features

56

Hand Carved Classics

By Kivel Weaver

Practice your knife carving with

chain links and a ball-in-cage

58

Cottonwood Bark Viking

By Rick Jensen

Rugged features make this warrior

the perfect subject for bark carving

74

Carving Habitat: Twig

By Kenny Vermillion

Power carve highly detailed

branches tailored to showcase

your carving

81

Relief Carve a Whimsical House

By Jim Cline

Power tools speed up the carving

process and add unique texture

TECHNIQUES

28

The Design Process

By Marv Kaisersatt

Taking a caricature from concept to

completion

68

Setting Up Shop

By Chris Pye

A carver needs more than sharp

tools; the workspace, bench, and

lighting are equally important

DEPARTMENTS

4

Editor’s Letter

6

From Our Mailbag

8

News & Notes

10

Tips & Techniques

12

Reader Gallery

14

New Products

18

Judge’s Critique

20

Relief Column

88

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Advertising Directory

& Classifieds

96

Teacher’s Corner

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editor’s

letter

When Jeff Jones (see his article in this issue on

Recreating a Masterpiece) first mentioned the Fisher

Body Craftsman’s Guild (see article page 38) I was

definitely curious. The more I discovered about

the guild, the more intrigued I was. A contest that promoted

craftsmanship, ingenuity and creativity to teenagers—what a

wonderful concept! While not every teen was concerned about

their education, they all loved cars, and that made the guild

a huge success. What similar bond do today’s youth have? It

would be a difficult endeavor to develop a contest promoting

craftsmanship based on video games.

I recently learned an interesting statistic—by the year 2020,

⅔

of the people in the U.S. will have been born after 1975. The

majority of the population will not only be familiar with—but

will be accustomed to—computers, satellite tv, digital music, and

cellular phones. Today’s youth no longer spend their weekends

in the workshop at their father’s side, but firmly planted on the

living room sofa with video game controllers in hand. High

schools have replaced wood shop with computer labs. While

our kids do need to

be computer literate,

surfing the web cannot

compare with the

satisfaction you get from

creating a work of art

with your own hands.

It’s that tactile process,

the trial and error, that

helps to build character.

Kids today no

longer carry on actual

conversations. They

communicate with

instant messages via the internet and

text messages on their cell phones. This

evolution into an era where everything

is instantaneous and digital is a bit

disturbing to me. Maybe our technical advancements aren’t that

beneficial after all, or maybe we all need to take a step back and

try to understand what their value really is. I certainly enjoy the

security of having a cell phone when I’m on the road, but I also

enjoy “unplugging” and spending a few hours with my children—

creating with our hands and imaginations.

Participation in the youth category at carving competitions is

sparse to say the least. We do see some fantastic emerging talent,

but will there be enough interest to sustain the craft? When

today’s carving instructors retire, who will step up and teach the

art of woodcarving to the next generation?

[email protected]

Volume 11, Number 1 (Issue No. 38)

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Shannon Flowers

Technical Editor

Bob Duncan

Creative Director

Troy Thorne

Art Director

Jon Deck

Contributing Editors

Roger Schroeder

Joel Hull

Lori Corbett

Barry McKenzie

Lora S. Irish

Mike Burton

Studio Photographer

Greg Heisey

Technical Illustrators

Jack Kochan

Bot Roda

Irene Bertils

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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.

Spring 2007

Young students

explore the art

of woodcarving

in Jan Oegema’s

carving class.

See page 86 for details.

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Miniature Santa Carving

I am sending another photo of my

miniature Santa carving because the

one shown in the gallery of entries in

the 2005 Woodcraft/

Wood Carving

Illustrated

Santa Carving Contest

didn’t really show the size of the

carving. This photo shows the scale.

Also, my address was misprinted in

the article. I live in Rio Rancho, NM

Marilyn Meuret

Rio Rancho, NM

Sanding Woes

In the spring of 2005, I bought my

first copy of

Wood Carving Illustrated

.

I was hooked on trying some amateur

woodcarving. A couple of months

later, I bought a flexible shaft power

tool and assorted carbide bits and

subscribed to the magazine.

I spend hours and hours sanding

my projects with fine-grit sandpaper

trying to get rid of the fine scratches.

I usually quit before I’ve gotten

them all. How can I remove the

fine scratches in a timely manner?

from our

mailbag

I became interested in bird carving in 1986

while spending the summer at my cottage. I

carved a common loon with a pocketknife.

After reading copies of your magazine, I became

more interested in carving, and have moved on

to power carving and carving with chisels and

gouges. I have enclosed a picture of my very first

carving, the common loon completed in 1986,

and a shorebird I carved in 2006. It is a pleasure

to sit here at my summer cottage, which is now

my full time home, enjoy the beauty of the lake,

read articles and try different projects from

Wood Carving Illustrated

.

Floyd Hall

Cambridge Narrows

New Brunswick, Canada

FOX HUNT

Joe Greyzck of Remus, MI and Jim Alex of

Montrose, MI were randomly drawn from

the 134 entries who correctly located

the Fox in Holiday 2006 (Issue 37)

WCI

.

The fox was located on Page 70 in the

lace throw pillow on the lead photo.

If you find the fox in this issue, contact

us and tell us the page number and location.

Two readers randomly selected from all

correct replies will receive a $25 Fox Chapel

Publishing gift certificate. Entries must

be received by 4/1/2007, to be eligible.

NOTE: Contest fox faces left (other

foxes appearing in

WCI

don’t count).

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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Gaining Skills

These photos

demonstrate the

huge strides that

a carver can make

with the desire

to improve and a

little practice.

I usually use tupelo, pine, laurel,

dogwood, and walnut.

I am also torn over what type of

finish to apply to my carvings. I’ve

applied a natural stain, a Vermont

maple stain, a rosewood stain, a

walnut stain, and Briwax. After

staining I rub the carving with 0000

steel wool, clean it off, and reapply the

stain several times. Do you have any

finishing suggestions?

Kohlan J. Flynn

Hendersonville, NC

Power carving instructor Frank

Russell says: The only way to remove

those scratches is by working your

way up through finer and finer grits

of sandpaper. I’ll often work up to

600-grit, and if there are still scratches,

move on to synthetic steel wool. If

you have one troubling area, I suggest

feathering that area out with several

of 3M’s Bristle Discs chucked in

a mandrel.

Technical Editor Bob Duncan

responds: You also asked about

finishes for your pieces. I’d suggest an

oil finish for many of them (tung oil,

boiled linseed oil, or Danish oil). They

will protect your piece, are easy to use,

and Danish oil comes in a variety of

colors. If you apply an oil finish, apply

a little bit of mineral spirits to your

work piece before applying the oil.

That will raise any of the grain that

was pushed down during the sanding

process, and allow you to remove

it. Then dip the carving into the oil

finish or brush on a liberal coat. Apply

a coat of clear lacquer to seal the

carving. This will highlight the grain

on your carvings without a lot of effort.

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news and

notes

Giving Back

In the 15 years since I started this publishing company

—literally at my kitchen table—we’ve grown a lot. Out

of gratitude for the support of our readers, we try to give

something back. We’re usually quiet about such things, but

I thought I might share what we have been up to lately.

Sponsoring our Open House (page 22) was one way we

recently gave back to the carving community. It was a great

event that served to introduce many new people to the best

of woodcarving and a reunion for seasoned carvers.

For our local Lancaster County community, we’ve just

created a deluxe volume—

The Illustrated Historical Atlas

of Lancaster County

—an 8lb. coffee table book on this

beautiful county we call home. (Check out this limited

edition at

www.historicalatlases.com

.)

I feel very strongly about helping disadvantaged children. It’s easy to forget how

fortunate we are in North America. Through our partnership with Mennonite Central

Committee (

www.mcc.org

), over the last four years, our company has been the sole

sponsor of the Balm of Gilead orphanage in Dodoma, Tanzania. For our donation of about

$8,000 a year, 20-25 children are provided with food, shelter, safety, education, medical

attention and the love they so desperately need. MCC’s Sarah Adams—back from a

recent visit to the orphanage—shared photographs with our staff and told of each child’s

story and progress. These stories are heartbreaking (most of these children have lost

both parents due to HIV/AIDS) yet inspiring, as these kids never give up. The beautiful

handprint quilt they made for us, helped us to connect to “our kids” and remind us what a

privilege it is to live where we do.

Alan Giagnocavo

Publisher

Best in Show

Gerald Copeland of Holton, KS, took home the Best In Show

and the First Runner Up awards at the 2006 International

Woodcarvers Congress.

Gerald’s

Setting the Edge

took home Best in Show, first

place in the human figure over 15"-tall group, and first place in the

realistic human figure natural or stained category.

Moses-Man

of God

took home the First Runner Up award, first place in the

human figurebust, head, or mask group, and first place in the

realistic, natural or stained category.

The 2007 event, hosted by the Affiliated Wood Carvers, is

scheduled for Jun. 21-24 in Bettendorf, IA (near Davenport, IA).

The event is held at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. The show

is open to the public from Thursday to Sunday, but there are

classes and seminars with some of the most

popular carving instructors in the country

the week leading up to the show.

For more information on the show,

classes or seminars, contact Carol or Larry

Yudis, PO Box 104, Bettendorf, IA 52722,

563-359-9684 (days), 563-355-3787

(evenings) or

www.awcltd.org

.

Beautiful quilt from

our “African family.”

M

OSES

-M

AN

OF

G

OD

by Gerald Copeland,

won First Runner Up.

S

ETTING

THE

E

DGE

by

Gerald Copeland won

Best in Show at the

2006 International

Woodcarvers Congress.

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tips and

techniques

Portable Ornament Display

From JD Hughes, Ham Lake, MN

I designed this ornament display to show off

my ornaments at the carving shows I attend.

It cost me less then $5 in materials and I

made it in less than two hours. The display

can be taken apart for transportation and

storage. Also, you can use different stems

to adjust the height and rotate the stems to

create a balanced display.

The base is made from a 6

"

-diameter log,

and the stems are made from ⅛

"

-diameter

steel rods. The one shown is about 20

"

-high,

16

"-

wide and displays 10 carvings.

The stems are interchangeable, so you can

arrange them to best show off

your carvings. You can make extra stems for

different displays. I used the top of my vise to bend the rods into the shape

shown. The size of the base will determine how high the stems can be.

The size of the hole in the wood determines how many stems you can

have. This one has a 1

"

-diameter hole and holds 10 rods with enough

pressure to keep the stems from turning on their own. This is a drawback

because if you don’t use 10 rods, the display becomes unstable. A taper

plug can be use to hold the stems tight if you want less stems, but it is a

little harder to work with.

From Jim DePaulo, Lakewood, CO

I was in the middle of a project, and didn’t

want to wait for a new flexible shaft cable for

my Wecheer tool, so I designed this easy repair.

Start by straightening out the broken ends

of the shaft and trim off

any wires that are

sticking out. Cut a ⅝

"-long section of

3

⁄

16

"-

diameter brass tubing (available in hardware

or hobby stores). If you have

a different brand

of tool, you may need to check the cable size.

Apply JB Weld 2-part epoxy to both cable

ends and insert it into the brass sleeve. Clean

off

excess epoxy and let it cure for 24 hours.

One repair lasted five months before it

broke. When it broke, it snapped right where

I made the repair. Since the epoxy joint is

slightly weaker than the cable itself, it acts like

a shear pin, which breaks to protect the rest of

the cable. It is easy to make the same repair

and get back to carving.

Power carving instructor and author Frank

Russell suggests that all carvers buy an extra

shaft to keep on hand. A repair like this will

stand up to light use, but not roughing out

with an aggressive bur.

Emergency flexible shaft repair

Tips from the Masters

Leave extra wood around facial

features for experimenting

(Mark Gargac, Page 54)

Mark thin areas before

burning in

texture

(Leah Wachter, Page 35)

Wear gloves on both hands

when carving found wood

(Rick Jensen, Page 58)

TOP

TIP

✔

TOP TIP Wins a

Carving Set

Win this Stubai starter

set, complete with five

gouge profiles, worth

$159.95. Send your

tip to

Wood Carving

Illustrated

, 1970 Broad

St., East Petersburg, PA

17520, or email to

[email protected]

.

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reader

gallery

Shearing Head Replica

Frank Howett of Wellington, Australia

,

carved this exact replica of a sheep shearing

head. The piece was commissioned by

a private collector.

It is carved from

Tasmanian Huron Pine. The carving, which

is nearly 12" long, took Frank 28 hours to

complete. At 72, Frank is a long-standing

member and past president of the Syndey

Woodcarving Group.

Muskie Caricature

Charles Weiss, of Toronto, ON, Canada

, carved

this muskie caricature from a piece of white pine.

Charles, whose Hollow Core Muskie article appeared

in

WCI

Spring 2006 (Issue 34), is a full-time artist

who enjoys wood caricature and trophy fish carving.

Native American Relief Carving

Bill Dulaney of Yellville, AR

, carved

Geronimo and

Coyote

from a 2" x 36" x 48" piece of basswood. He has

been carving for more than 30 years. Most of his pieces

go to friends or family.

SHOW OFF YOUR LATEST WORK

For inclusion in Reader Gallery, please send crisp, clear images of

your carvings, along with approximately 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

[email protected]

.

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new

products

By Tom Matus

WCI

asked world-champion decoy carver and noted