Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 43 Summer 2008 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 145

Beschreibung

FEATURESStrategy with a ThemeJim Arnold's clever chess set designsHobo NickelsBy Bob ShameyModern carvers recreate unique American folk artFor more information on this unique art form visit www.hobonickels.orgFirst CutsBruce Henn, Dennis Thornton, Harley Schmitgen, and Jack Price share their carving storiesCarving on TurningModern woodturning masters embellish their work with carvingWoodland Treasures JewelryBy Kathleen RyanThe artistic carvings of Geoff KingAwakening a PassionThe work of professional Austrian carver Helli MayrElectronic Saloon ClockBy Jack A. BoggioDetailed caricature scene is brought to life with recorded voices and chiming gun shotsPROJECTSCheckmateBy Barry McKenzieNovel chip-carved chess set is sure to become a family heirloomSerpentine Walking StickBy David StehlyStaff and realistic snake are carved from a single piece of woodRugged Bear BenchBy Jeffrey CooperRustic carving highlights sturdy children's furnitureColor GuardBy Mary-Ann Jack-BleachSuggest form and flow with a basic relief carving honoring the armed forcesGoat of Many ColorsBy Larry KoosedCharming folk-art design is easy to carveCarving a Knotwork BroochBy Geoff KingBasic techniques for carving wooden jewelry5-Minute WizardBy Tom HindesBeginner project is a quick and easy introduction to woodcarvingTECHNIQUESBasic Relief TechniquesBy Chris PyeLearn the fundamentals of carving in low reliefPaint PrimerBy Vicki RhodesEssential knowledge for a professional finishDEPARTMENTSEditor's LetterFrom Our MailbagNews & NotesTips & TechniquesReader GalleryNew ProductsRelief ColumnCalendar of EventsComing FeaturesAdvertising Directory & ClassifiedsTeacher's Corner - Sharpening V-toolsWoodchips - New Department

Leseprobe

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Summer 2008

Issue 43

FEATURES

24

Strategy with a Theme

Jim Arnold’s clever chess

set designs

26

Hobo Nickels

By Bob Shamey

Modern carvers recreate unique

American folk art

28

First Cuts

Bruce Henn, Dennis Thornton,

Harley Schmitgen, and Jack Price

share their carving stories

46

Carving on Turning

Modern woodturning masters

embellish their work with carving

70

Woodland Treasures Jewelry

By Kathleen Ryan

The artistic carvings of Geoff

King

74

Awakening a Passion

The work of professional Austrian

carver Helli Mayr

82

Electronic Saloon Clock

By Jack A. Boggio

Detailed caricature scene is

brought to life with recorded

voices and chiming gun shots

in this

issue

24

Ron Fleming highlights his turned

artwork with carved elements.

46

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PROJECTS

19

Checkmate

By Barry McKenzie

Novel chip-carved chess set is

sure to become a family heirloom

32

Serpentine Walking Stick

By David Stehly

Staff

and realistic snake are

carved from a single piece

of wood

38

Rugged Bear Bench

By Jeffrey Cooper

Rustic carving highlights sturdy

children’s furniture

50

Color Guard

By Mary-Ann Jack-Bleach

Suggest form and flow with a

basic relief carving honoring

the armed forces

64

Goat of Many Colors

By Larry Koosed

Charming folk-art design is easy

to carve

72

Carving a Knotwork Brooch

By Geoff

King

Basic techniques for carving

wooden jewelry

78

5-Minute Wizard

By Tom Hindes

Beginner project is a quick and

easy introduction to woodcarving

TECHNIQUES

56

Basic Relief Techniques

By Chris Pye

Learn the fundamentals of

carving in low relief

62

Paint Primer

By Vicki Rhodes

Essential knowledge for

a professional finish

DEPARTMENTS

4

Editor’s Letter

6

From Our Mailbag

8

News & Notes

10

Tips & Techniques

12

Reader Gallery

14

New Products

16

Relief Column

86

Calendar of Events

92

Coming Features

93

Advertising Directory

& Classifieds

94

Teacher’s Corner

96

Woodchips

62

on the

web

➚

Walking Stick Gallery

Serpentine Walking Stick, pg. 32

See a variety of David Stehly’s

beautifully detailed walking

sticks that we couldn’t make

room for in the article.

➚

Color Reference Chart

Paint Primer, pg. 62

It can be diffi

cult to match an

instructor’s paint colors. This

handy chart makes it easy to

compare different brands!

➚

Turned Wood Gallery

Carving on Turning, pg. 46

See more of the artists’ carved

turnings online and be sure to

check out the brand new book!

➚

Sharpening Techniques

Sharpening V-tools, pg. 94

Readers continually tell us that

sharpening is one of the most

diffi

cult skills to master. Down-

load the tutorial for a quick and

easy reference.

➚

Custom Chess Set Gallery

Strategy with a Theme, pg. 24

This is another article that

quickly filled the allotted space.

Log on to view a variety of Jim

Arnold’s creative chess sets.

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editor’s

letter

Identification Statement: Woodcarving Illustrated vol. 12, no.2

(Summer 2008) (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

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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.

Alex's Birdhouse Adventure

My youngest son, Alex, is in Cub Scouts. My

husband handles the heavy lifting, like building

the Pinewood Derby car, but he works second shift,

so a lot of the smaller items fall on me. This year,

one of the requirements was to build a birdhouse.

I absolutely fell in love with Barry McKenzie’s

birdhouse featured on the cover of the last issue and knew that was the

one I wanted to build with Alex.

I started searching for white cedar. After several fruitless

experiences, I called a small lumber yard in my hometown. He didn’t

have white cedar, but said he’d be

happy to order a piece for me. I was

quite disappointed a week later

when I went to pick up the wood.

In my mind, I envisioned beautiful,

white, smooth wood. The board

he offered me was grey, unfinished

and ranged from ¼

" to ½

"-thick

across the 8" width. I didn’t have to

take it, he told me, but heck for five

dollars I figured I could do some

sanding, or Alex could anyway.

Well it turns out Alex hates

to sand. And I actually knew this

from watching the Pinewood

Derby ordeal, but thought I could

talk him into it. No such luck. So

I sanded, and I sanded, and I

sanded some more. Next we

went up to the shop to measure

and cut our pieces. Then we

measured and drilled the holes to accommodate the dowels for the

front door. Unfortunately, I forgot to take the reduced width of the

stock into consideration, so I drilled the holes a second time.

We glued the birdhouse together, and you know, it didn’t look half

bad! Now for the next dilemma. Alex wanted to paint it blue—he’s a

huge Patriots fan. I, on the other hand, did not want a blue birdhouse in

my yard. I’m happy to say I won that battle. We painted the birdhouse

green, just like Barry’s original and then carved the design. Those little

round berries are tricky, some of them were conveniently omitted from

the final carving.

We hung the birdhouse on a fence post where we can see it from

the front porch. It’s nowhere near as beautiful as Barry McKenzie’s

version, but Alex and I are pretty darn proud of it. He keeps asking

me to open the front to see if anyone has taken up residence. My mom

saw it and asked me to make her one...

I’m not sure I’ll be undertaking

that project again any time soon, but if I do make another one, I’ll plan

ahead and order planed wood from one of the vendors on page 93!

[email protected]

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Jon Deck

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Contributing Editors

Lori Corbett

Barry McKenzie

Lora S. Irish

Mike Burton

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My son, Alex, proudly displays the

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from our

mailbag

FOX HUNT

Keith Revolt of Traverse City, MI and

LT Harrison Roper of Hewitt, TX, currently

serving in Iraq, are the winners drawn

from the correct entries received for

WCI

Spring 2008 (Issue 42). The fox was on

Page 72, photo 7 of the Kolrosing article.

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 July 1, 2008,

to be eligible.

NOTE: If his feet were on the

“ground,” the contest fox always faces left

(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

[email protected]

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Set It Straight

The cover shown in Further Reading

for the “Elegant Oak Leaf Mantel

Clock,” by Wayne Barton, which

appeared in

WCI

Spring 2008 (Issue

42) was incorrect. The correct cover

for

The Complete Guide to Chip Carving

by Wayne Barton is shown above.

There’s a new twist on a familiar

scam circulating in the woodcarving

community. Instead of requesting a

price for the “beautiful (insert name)

carving/artwork,” a price is asked for

carving instruction. I received this

instructor inquiry and refer to it as the

“Blossom Letter.”

Blossom introduces

herself and tells us a bit about her

son. He is an exchange student, soon

to come to the United States, and

Blossom is wondering if it’s possible to arrange a woodcarving tutor for her

son. Cost is no object, she just wants her son to have the best instruction. She

then asks for a price.

First red flag: really bad grammar. Second red flag: She doesn’t say in her

initial letter WHERE her son plans on attending school. Are we to assume

woodcarving instruction determines where her son will attend school?

Usually school/host family arrangements are made well in advance.

Upon answering Blossom’s query, she gives you a few more details.

Arrangements are made for payment. She even gives you a phone number.

Next a check shows up. Of course it’s for several thousand more than the cost

of instruction. “Oops,” Blossom says, “could you please wire the difference

back by Western Union?” She then gives you very detailed instructions on

how, where, and who to wire the money to.

The scam is that you deposit your check and wire the difference, then

a few days later, you get word from your bank that the check has bounced.

You are now out whatever amount you wired to Blossom. These checks are

sophisticated forgeries. The scammer is depending on the several days it

takes to pass through the banking system. By then it’s too late to stop the

Western Union transfer.

Several of my friends had also received this letter, and we all had one

thing in common—we belong to the same woodcarving forums. Having

administrator privileges on one, I went behind the scenes and found our

scammer. This person registered on three forums using the same user

name, e-mail address, and IP address (I traced the IP to Beirut). I posted the

information publicly on the woodcarving forums. Blossom was banned, and

I’d like to think I slowed the scammer down a bit.

Please be suspicious about out-of-the blue emails. Check the validity

of an e-mail with an internet search. Most times you’ll get several sources

verifying the inquiry is a scam. You will know for sure when you get that

check for more than you requested. There really isn’t anything you can do to

stop these people; all you can do is be vigilant.

Lori Corbett

Contributing Editor

!

Editors Note: Lori is one of several

Woodcarving

Illustrated

authors that received similar solicitations.

We encourage you to exercise caution anytime you get

an unsolicited e-mail. Take the time to find out all of

the details before agreeing to anything.

Woodcarving instructor

email scam

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having the courier pick up the

damaged artwork. The carrier sent

her specific instructions on how to

photograph the packaging material

and the broken carving.

“They wanted to recreate the

way it was packed when it arrived,”

Susan said. After nearly two months

of correspondence, the shipping

company settled the claim and paid

for her loss.

“The best advice I can give is to

be nice, submit all the information

they ask for, and be persistent when

you don’t hear anything for a while,”

Susan said.

Susan Mattix of Hudson, FL,

regularly deals with a gallery in

Illinois. One of her unsold carvings

was being returned. When the

carving arrived, the packaging

material was in perfect condition,

but the carving inside was in pieces.

“When I unpacked my Santa

riding the pig...it was awful!” Susan

said. “Both hind legs of the pig were

snapped off. The carousel-style post

was snapped off at the base.”

Several other pieces were broken

off and the base itself had deep

gouges in it.

“This was not the usual tiny end

of something snapped off,” Susan

added. “It took some serious force!”

Susan immediately called the

gallery and initiated a claim with

the carrier service. After several

emails and calls, Susan requested

an on-site inspection instead of

Call for Entries!

Woodcarving Illustrated

is pleased

to announce the 2008 Santa Carving

Contest. Compete for top prizes and the

chance to have your work featured in the

magazine. Judges will select one Grand

Prize Winner and three Honorable

Mentions. Finalists will be featured on

the

WCI

website where the People’s

Choice Award will be selected by the

woodcarving community.

news and

notes

Susan’s carving was

badly damaged.

Getting paid

when your

carving is

damaged in

shipping

Deadline for entries: September 1, 2008.

Contest Rules:

1.

Carvings will be judged on overall

presentation, technical execution,

and originality.

2.

Carvings cannot have been entered in

a previous

WCI

sponsored contest.

3. Carvers may submit more than one piece.

4.

Winners may be asked to ship their Santas

to East Petersburg for studio photography.

Carvings will be returned.

5.

By entering the contest, you are agreeing to

have a pattern of your carving published

in the magazine.

To Enter:

Submit the following information:

1.

Clear photos of all four sides of your carving.

Photos must be traditional prints or digital

files. Photos printed on home printers cannot

be accepted.

2.

Information on the project size and types of

wood used.

3. Your name, address, phone number.

Jason Salada, Fox Chapel

Publishing’s Warehouse Manager,

offers a few tips on dealing with a

damage claim:

■

Insure the carving. UPS insures each

package for $100 automatically, but

your artwork may be worth more.

■

Inspect the box upon arrival. Make

sure the driver notes any damage.

■

Report any damages immediately.

If the shipper has a vendor account,

it is often easier for them to initiate

the claim, but the receiver always

has the right to file a claim.

■

Keep the box and packaging

material. The carrier will want to

inspect the contents as well as how

it was packaged.

■

Use caution; if the shipper

authorizes a payment, they may

require the damaged item to be

surrendered.

■

For best results, use a box with a

strength rating certificate on the

bottom. If the package is within the

weight recommendations, the

certificate can expedite the claim.

■

Pack your artwork well to withstand

a rough journey. Wrap the carving

in bubble wrap or surround it with

packing peanuts. Make sure there is

no room for movement inside the

box. Then place that box inside a

larger one with packing peanuts

surrounding the smaller box.

Entries will be acknowledged, but photos and materials

received will not be returned. Please do not submit

original artwork.

Artists retain all copyrights, but consent to having their

project published in print and electronically for the

editorial and promotional use of

WCI

. This may include

having a pattern of the project published.

Submit entries to:

Santa Carving Contest,

Woodcarving Illustrated

, 1970

Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520, or email:

[email protected]

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tips and

techniques

Removing Golf

Ball Covers

From Don Cary

Lima, OH

I use a lathe to remove

the covers from golf balls

for carving. Turn a semi-

circular recess in a piece

of wood. Size the recess

smaller than the diameter

of the golf ball, but deep

enough that it doesn’t

bottom out when you

clamp the ball between

the wood and the lathe’s

tail stock.

Tips from

the Masters

Temporarily attach