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- Herausgeber: Fox Chapel Publishing
- Kategorie: Lebensstil
- Serie: Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021
Features2007 Santa Carving Contest Prize-winning entries and highlights from annual contestPursuing a PassionBy Bob DuncanInnovative 3D patterns enable blind artisan to carve in reliefWoodcarving Hollywood-StyleBy Bob DuncanLocal artists teach Sissy Spacek to carve for her latest roleFirst CutsCCA members Harold Enlow, Randy Landen, Gerald Sears, and Joe You share stories and tips on getting started in carvingPROJECTSSimple Starter SantaBy Kathleen SchuckBeginner Santa makes an ideal weekend projectEasy Evergreen PuzzleBy Sandy SmithCarved, interlocking pieces create a folk-style ornamentFolk Art SantaBy Rick JensenAn antique finish gives Santa the look of a treasured heirloomEasy Weekend Nuthatch PinBy George CalefBasic power carving techniques create a fun and functional pinOlde World Santa OrnamentBy Mark GargacPierced cuts add interest to this traditional Santa carvingHoliday Memories SantaBy Shawn CipaCarved Santa proudly displays your Holiday photosCarving a Dogwood LeafBy Kenny VermillionPower carved leaf adds realism and authenticity to your habitatDecorative Floral SledBy Charley PhillipsColorful poinsettias highlight a relief-carved centerpieceSimple Carved MoldingsBy Chris PyeRepeating designs are perfect accents for frames and furnitureDelicate Pierced OrnamentsBy Barry McKenzieChip carve through the wood to produce stunning decorationsDEPARTMENTSEditor's LetterFrom Our MailbagNews & NotesTips & TechniquesReader GalleryJudge's CritiqueCalendar of EventsComing FeaturesAdvertising Directory & ClassifiedsTeacher's Corner
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Holiday 2007
Issue 41
FEATURES
17
2007 Santa Carving Contest
Prize-winning entries and
highlights from annual contest
28
Pursuing a Passion
By Bob Duncan
Innovative 3D patterns enable
blind artisan to carve in relief
32
Woodcarving
Hollywood-Style
By Bob Duncan
Local artists teach Sissy Spacek to
carve for her latest role
72
First Cuts
CCA members Harold Enlow,
Randy Landen, Gerald Sears, and
Joe You share stories and tips on
getting started in carving
in this
issue
65
22
A colorful
poinsettia sled
to brighten your
holiday décor.
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PROJECTS
34
Simple Starter Santa
By Kathleen Schuck
Beginner Santa makes an ideal
weekend project
38
Easy Evergreen Puzzle
By Sandy Smith
Carved, interlocking pieces create
a folk-style ornament
42
Folk Art Santa
By Rick Jensen
An antique finish gives Santa the
look of a treasured heirloom
46
Easy Weekend Nuthatch Pin
By George Calef
Basic power carving techniques
create a fun and functional pin
48
Olde World Santa Ornament
By Mark Gargac
Pierced cuts add interest to this
traditional Santa carving
55
Holiday Memories Santa
By Shawn Cipa
Carved Santa proudly displays
your Holiday photos
60
Carving a Dogwood Leaf
By Kenny Vermillion
Power carved leaf adds realism
and authenticity to your habitat
65
Decorative Floral Sled
By Charley Phillips
Colorful poinsettias highlight a
relief-carved centerpiece
76
Simple Carved Moldings
By Chris Pye
Repeating designs are perfect
accents for frames and furniture
82
Delicate Pierced Ornaments
By Barry McKenzie
Chip carve through the wood to
produce stunning decorations
on the
cover
Shawn Cipa’s Santa Photo Holder includes full
step-by-step carving instructions and painting
notes. Be sure to see an interactive 360° model
of the finished carving on our website at
www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/cipa-santa/
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DEPARTMENTS
4
Editor’s Letter
6
From Our Mailbag
8
News & Notes
10
Tips & Techniques
12
Reader Gallery
14
Judge’s Critique
88
Calendar of Events
94
Coming Features
95
Advertising Directory
& Classifieds
96
Teacher’s Corner
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editor’s
letter
Identification Statement: Woodcarving Illustrated vol. 11, no.4
(Holiday 2007) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published four times a year in the months
of February, May, August and November by
Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., 1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520.
Periodical Postage paid at
East Petersburg, PA and additional mailing offi
ces.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Woodcarving Illustrated,
1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520.
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.
Being the editor of a magazine like
Woodcarving
Illustrated
is a little like Christmas everyday. It’s
a joy to review the ideas and artwork that pass
through my offi
ce. One of the most fulfilling aspects
of my job is watching an article progress from a
rough idea to the printed page. It can be a little
sad to spend so much time on a project and then,
in a flash, it’s gone. But I take pleasure in the fact that it’s
found a new home with our readers. It’s a little like raising
a child and then letting them go to find their own place in
the world. You hope that you’ve done everything you can to
prepare them and help them make their best impression.
The pages of
Woodcarving Illustrated
are an ideal venue
for sharing our appreciation of the art of woodcarving
and showcasing the talents of skilled carvers. We were
delighted to discover that woodcarving is playing a role
in an upcoming movie starring Sissy Spacek. Check out
page 32 for a behind-the-scenes look at how real carvers
helped Hollywood bring the art form to life. The movie
tells the story of how art is used to form a bond between
generations. This is a perfect example of our guiding
principle to involve the next generation.
From the initial
feedback, it’s evident that
our guiding principles are a
resounding success. We’ve
received a lot of emails
offering encouragement
and support. Staff
members
recently joined our friends
from
Make
magazine in
Austin, TX, to participate in
the Maker Faire. The Faire
is a two day family-friendly
event that celebrates arts,
crafts, science and the
do-it-yourself mindset. It
was a great opportunity
to introduce carving to
the younger generation. Another of our guiding principles
focuses on supporting the grassroots of the woodcarving
community. We’re planning a series of articles that will
profile individual clubs, providing inspiration and ideas
while recognizing the efforts and accomplishments of
successful clubs. If you know of a club that deserves special
recognition, please drop us a note and tell us why.
These guiding principles serve as New Year’s
Resolutions for us. Resolutions that we are committed
to, and plan to keep. I hope you’ll continue to share your
opinions and ideas for promoting woodcarving as we say
farewell to 2007 and move into a new year full of promise
and opportunity.
Volume 11, Number 4 (Issue No. 41)
How-To Magazine for Carvers™
Internet: www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com
Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine
1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520
Phone: 717-560-4703
Faxline: 717-560-4702
“In the Heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country”
Our Mission:
To promote woodcarving as an artform
and an enjoyable pastime.
Publisher/Editor
Alan Giagnocavo
Editorial Manager
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 Photographers
Scott Kriner
Technical Illustrators
Irene Bertils
Carolyn Mosher
Ad Sales
Paul McGahren
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Holiday 2007
David Dick demonstrates wood-
turning at
Make
magazine’s Maker’s
Faire (
makerfaire.com
) in Austin, TX.
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from our
mailbag
How to Find
Other Carvers
FOX HUNT
Clyde Vincelette of Morrisonville, NY,
and Wayne Strong of Colorado Springs,
CO, were randomly drawn from the 170
entries who located the Fox in the Fall
2007 (Issue 40) of
WCI
. The fox was located
on Page 29 in the right view pattern on
the arm of the Laughing Bear.
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 January 2,
2008, to be eligible.
NOTE: The contest fox
always faces left (any other foxes appearing
in
WCI
don’t count).
Send your entry to
Woodcarving
Illustrated
, Attn: Find the Fox, 1970 Broad
St., East Petersburg, PA 17520, or e-mail to
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Storing Acrylic Paint:
an Upside-Down Solution
In the Tips and Techniques
section of Summer 2007 (Issue
39), I noticed the homemade paint
organizer. As someone who painted
for 16 years before I started carving,
I’ve found that if you store your
paint bottles with the paint towards
the cap, it keeps the air out and your
paint stays usable longer. If you flip
the bottles around so that the top
faces down, the tilt of the bottle will
encourage the paint to move to the
top. We usually use such a small
amount of paint for each carving
that it would be nice to be able to
keep them longer.
Carol Leavy
Clinton, IA
A Better Flow Medium
I use Minwax Water Based Clear
Tinting Base to thin my acrylic
paints. It comes in quart cans and is
a lot less expensive than commercial
flow mediums. I use a turkey
basting syringe to fill a smaller
plastic bottle from the can. It’s kind
of a slimy, milky-colored liquid.
Midge Schmitgen of Blue Earth,
MN, introduced me to using the
tinting base as a medium.
While I’m at it, another source
of fishing lure hardware for Don
Salmen—mentioned in the Mailbag,
Summer 2007 (Issue 39)—is Jans
Netcraft, P.O. Box 89, Maumee, OH
43537, 800-638-2723,
www.jansnetcraft.com
.
Mel Gillund
Buffalo, MN
I am looking for a local carving club. I plan on
retiring in February, and moving to Ellenboro,
NC. It would be nice to meet other carvers in
that part of the state.
Bill Meiners
North Charleston, NC
We have a large listing of carving clubs on our
website at
www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/
clubs.php
. The clubs are broken down by state.
The listing shows nine clubs in North Carolina.
Visit our website to find a club in your area.
If you don’t have Internet access, contact our
customer service department at 717-560-4703.
Tilting the bottles towards the cap
keeps the paint fresher longer.
One of the many helpful
features on our website is a
listing of carving clubs.
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The Lancaster County Woodcarvers teamed
up with a local home school coalition to offer
woodcarving classes to children between the
ages of 13 and 18.
In all, 12 students who are a part of the
Learning Station Home School Cooperative
in Lititz, PA, took part in the 10 week class.
The class was organized by George and Ann
Reinfried. The students learned safety, sharpening, and the basic
cuts; and each ended up with a completed project.
While George led the class, several members of the club were
on hand to help out. The students were eager learners and club
members enjoyed volunteering their time to share their love of
woodcarving. The children were delighted with the class, and most
were sad to see it end. In fact, the instructors and students decided
to extend the class two more weeks in order to cover the basics of
chip carving.
Another class is planned for the upcoming school year; the
returning students will move on to intermediate projects, while
the new carvers will work on similar beginner projects.
For more information on the Home School Project visit
www.lancarvers.com
or call Ann & George at 717-299-9921.
Club project competition
By Dick Berg
It’s not too late for your club to put together an entry for the group project competition
at the 2008 Desert Woodcarving Show & Sale.
For the last several years, there has been a club competition project each year at the
show, which is a joint effort by the Grand Canyon State Woodcarvers and the Arizona
Woodcarvers Association (AWA). The competition is open to any
woodcarving club
that would like to submit a group project.
The good thing about the
competition is that it takes carvers from all skill levels
and creates a combined effort to bring everyone up to speed. Those who need help will
get it from the more accomplished carvers. It’s a
great team-building exercise for the club.
The competition started about six years ago,
when the Grand Canyon State Woodcarvers and
the AWA were given kits for carousel animals.
The clubs built a complete carousel with all of
the working mechanisms, music, and mirrors.
With that project completed, the clubs decided
to try another, and eventually the group projects
evolved into a competition.
The deadline for entries is Feb. 15, the first
day of the show, which runs through Feb. 17 in
Mesa, AZ. For more information, contact: Steve
Toth, 602-952-9079,
, or Nick
Day, 480-726-9434,
.
news and
notes
Elisabeth Bjanes, 14, carves under the
watchful eye of Jacob Deery III, a member of
the Lancaster County Woodcarvers.
Joe Wannamaker
WCI
has been working
on an article featuring
the work of Joe
Wannamaker for several
months. The article is
slated for publication
in our spring issue.
Unfortunately, Joe’s wife,
Kay, informed us that
he recently passed away
after a lengthy illness.
Joe was a former member
of the Caricature
Carver’s of America and
served as inspiration and
mentor to many aspiring
carvers. Our condolences
go out to Kay during this
difficult time. We know
that Joe’s contributions to
the carving community
will be sorely missed.
Inspiring the
Next Generation
Members of the Grand Canyon State
Woodcarvers and Arizona Woodcarvers
Association pose next to a carousel the
group created.
Kirsten Bailey, 15, watches as Ron Tomey
demonstrates a diffi
cult technique.
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tips and
techniques
Tiny Paint Stick
From William R. Donaldson,
Wilmington, NC
I found that a straightened
safety pin works great as
a painting stick for small
carvings. I used it when
finishing the tiny squirrel
carving I made as a part of
the Cape Fear Woodcarvers
club Noah’s Ark project.
The locking catch and
spring loop make good
gripping surfaces, and the
pin leaves such a small
mark that paint fills it in.
Tips from the Masters
Make shallow cuts for a clean carving.
(Mark Gargac, Page 48)
Use a bright light to determine wood thickness.
(Kenny Vermillion, Page 60)
Mix paints together with a palette knife
to preserve your brushes.
(Charley Phillips, Page 65)
From Donald Mertz, Wilmington, OH
Carving can be a bit messy, but with this homemade
apron, the chips are collected in a handy pocket for
quick and easy clean up! All it takes to make a carver’s apron
is a carpenter’s nail apron, five binder clips and a 24" piece of
¼
"-diameter vinyl tubing.
Remove the stitching between the standard two pockets in
the nail apron to make it into one large pocket. Starting in the
center of the pocket, roll the seamed edge over the center of
the tubing and lock it in place with a ¾
" binder clip. Working
out from the center, continue to fold the edge over the tubing
and clamp it in place with the binder clips. Tuck the extra vinyl
tubing down into the pocket to help keep it open.
When you’re done carving, simply empty the chips from the
pocket into the waste bin. Once you show your spouse how the
apron works, he or she may let you carve in the living room!
Laptop Chip Collector
Makes Clean-up a Snap
TOP TIP
wins a pattern creation and
organization software package from
Carving Technologies.
Send your tip to
Woodcarving Illustrated
, 1970 Broad St.,
East Petersburg, PA 17520, or email to
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TOP
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Corralling round
metal bits
From Michael Kutch,
Bath, PA
Tired of searching
for the rotary carving
bit that just rolled off
your carving bench?
To prevent this from
happening, tape
an advertisement
refrigerator magnet—
the flat, flexible ones
from the plumber,
lawyer, or dentist—to your bench top. When you
remove the burr from the chuck, place it on the
magnetic pad. It’ll stay right where you want it.
This magnet is also useful any time you are
working with small screws or other metal parts. If you
don’t have any extra magnets, you can get magnetic
sheets at the craft store.
A few easy modifications
turn a simple apron into a
wood chip collector.
A refrigerator magnet keeps
bits where you put them.
Hold small carvings with a
safety pin for easy painting.
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reader
gallery
Totem Pole
Ron Surman of Honesdale, PA
, carved
this 15'-tall totem pole from a white
pine log cut down near his house. Ron
spent 426 hours carving and painting
his creation over a span of four years.
It was carved entirely with hand tools.
Kitchen Saint
James Mueller of Santa Fe, NM
, took home an honorable
mention ribbon at the New Mexico State Fair for his relief
carving of San Pasqual, the patron saint of the kitchen. James,
who retired from the nuclear chemistry field, was introduced
to carving at the Sante Fe Senior Center.
Dragon Carvings
Allen Mello of Floral City, FL
, power
carved this pair of dragons from cypress
knees. Allen has been power carving
for nearly 20 years. The natural finish
emphasizes the flowing, stylized lines of the
carving. Submitted by Nelson Bernier.
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Carved by Bart Wilson
Critiqued by Shawn Cipa
C
arved b
y
Bart Wilso
n
Critiqued by Shawn Cipa
Santa Off
the Clock
This Santa appears to be “off
the clock,” with no coat or hat.
However,
we know it is Santa because of the red, fur-lined pants and boots—not
to mention the beard and his jolly, rotund body shape. The caricature
carving is well-executed and suggests a particular point in time; either it
is prior to Christmas Eve, or just after, with a job well done.
I like to think
it is the latter. In this sense, the carver has told us a story—a brief one, but
a story nonetheless.
The execution is straightforward, with nice, clean cuts. The side view
shows a solid posture with no “unnatural” stance. The painting
and
finishing technique used here is what I like to see in a carving of this type;
transparent layers of colors were applied to allow the natural wood to
show through.
The carver also used tinted boiled linseed oil to antique
the carving. Overall, it is a good piece, and something to be proud of.
If you would like to have your carving critiqued, please
forward crisp, clear photos from various angles to: Judge’s Critique,
1970 Broad St., East Petersburg, PA 17520 or email high resolution
