Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 44 Fall 2008 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 146

Beschreibung

FEATURESChris Pye Named WCI Woodcarver of the YearBy Bob DuncanBritish master carver honored for his contributions to artTeaching Kids to CarveBy Kathleen RyanJim Calder's sweet potato faces make carving easyFirst CutsArtists chronicle their journeys from beginner to accomplished carverPROJECTSCreating a Deep-relief MantelBy Jerry MifflinPower carve individual panels for a full-size mantelCarving a Hillbilly Chess SetBy Mitchell CartledgeStage your own backwoods battle with patterns for a complete chess setCarving in Low ReliefBy Chris PyeLearn to create the illusion of a 3-D carving in thin woodQuilt Patterns Inspire Chip-carved CoastersBy Barry McKenzieClassic geometric designs embellish this useful caddyQuick-carve Halloween CatBy Cyndi JoslynColorful pumpkins and whimsical cat make a great beginner's projectTECHNIQUESCarving a New Life for Old FurnitureBy Dennis ZongkerTraditional relief carving adds value to flea market findsAlign the Grain for Impressive CarvingsBy Everett EllenwoodGrain direction strengthens and accents a carvingJust Carve TrianglesBy Jim CalderJim Calder's simple method makes it easy to share the basics of carvingCarving a House SignBy Francis S. LestingiLearn letter-carving and gilding techniques with a traditional residential plaqueShowcasing Your WorkBy Mary-Ann Jack-BleachSimple methods to create a professional portfolioDEPARTMENTSEditor's LetterFrom Our MailbagTips & TechniquesReader GalleryNew ProductsRelief ColumnBook ReviewCalendar of EventsComing FeaturesAdvertising Directory & ClassifiedsTeacher's CornerWoodchips 

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Fall 2008

Issue 44

FEATURES

26

Chris Pye Named

WCI

Woodcarver of the Year

By Bob Duncan

British master carver honored

for his contributions to art

40

Teaching Kids to Carve

By Kathleen Ryan

Jim Calder's sweet potato faces

make carving easy

44

First Cuts

Artists chronicle their

journeys from beginner

to accomplished carver

in this

issue

48

British master carver,

Chris Pye, is named the 2008

Woodcarver of the Year!

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DEPARTMENTS

6

Editor’s Letter

8

From Our Mailbag

10

Tips & Techniques

12

Reader Gallery

14

New Products

16

Relief Column

84

Book Review

86

Calendar of Events

92

Coming Features

93

Advertising Directory

& Classifieds

94

Teacher’s Corner

96

Woodchips

Photo by Rosewood Studios

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PROJECTS

34

Creating a Deep-relief

Mantel

By Jerry Miffl

in

Power carve individual panels

for a full-size mantel

48

Carving a Hillbilly Chess Set

By Mitchell Cartledge

Stage your own backwoods

battle with patterns for a

complete chess set

58

Carving in Low Relief

By Chris Pye

Learn to create the illusion of a

3-D carving in thin wood

64

Quilt Patterns Inspire

Chip-carved Coasters

By Barry McKenzie

Classic geometric designs

embellish this useful caddy

70

Quick-carve Halloween Cat

By Cyndi Joslyn

Colorful pumpkins and whimsical

cat make a great beginner’s project

TECHNIQUES

21

Carving a New Life for

Old Furniture

By Dennis Zongker

Traditional relief carving adds

value to flea market finds

30

Align the Grain for

Impressive Carvings

By Everett Ellenwood

Grain direction strengthens

and accents a carving

42

Just Carve Triangles

By Jim Calder

Jim Calder’s simple method

makes it easy to share the

basics of carving

76

Carving a House Sign

By Francis S. Lestingi

Learn letter-carving and gilding

techniques with a traditional

residential plaque

82

Showcasing Your Work

By Mary-Ann Jack-Bleach

Simple methods to create a

professional portfolio

76

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Additional Coaster Patterns

Quilt Patterns Inspire Chip-carved

Coasters, pg. 64

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Teaching Kids to Carve, pg. 40

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Deep-relief Mantel Gallery

Creating a Deep-relief Mantel, pg. 34

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editor’s

letter

Identification Statement: Woodcarving Illustrated vol. 12, no.3

(Fall 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.

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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Woodcarving Illustrated,

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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 supplied with your tools.

Be aware 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.

Carving Styles

With every issue, we receive e-mails and letters from readers

commenting on the mix of carving styles we’ve included.

Some readers say we aren’t featuring enough caricature

projects, while others feel we cover too much caricature.

Experienced carvers say we don’t have enough advanced

projects and others claim there aren’t enough articles for

beginners. For every letter I receive asking for more of a particular type

of project, there is another letter requesting the opposite.

Over the course of a year, you will find the mix pretty even.

If there’s a certain project or a specific artist you would like to

see featured, please contact me. I do take readers’ opinions

and suggestions seriously, and I read every letter

or e-mail that comes across my desk.

While it’s natural to want articles that speak

directly to your interests, we all need to be open to

new learning experiences. By exploring new areas,

you can discover different techniques that can be

adapted to your own carving style. For example, a

relief carver could pick up an excellent new finishing

method from an article on chip carving. A carver who

prefers in-the-round projects can find inspiration in

a relief-carving pattern. In this issue’s article on

chip-carved coasters, Barry McKenzie’s inspiration

comes from quilt patterns!

Some issues may be a bit slanted to a particular

style. This issue has several projects that will appeal

to relief carvers, but all carvers can benefit from the

articles if they approach them with a bit of creativity.

Oak leaves from the mantel article would make

wonderful accents for a wildlife carving. The

letter-carving techniques demonstrated in the

house sign article can be used to add a title to the

base of your carving.

Don’t be afraid to try new styles of carving. In

this issue’s installment of the First Cuts series,

I was surprised to learn Jack Williams was an

accomplished bird carver for many years before

trying caricature carving. If he had never stepped

outside of his comfort zone and taken that first class

with Harold Enlow, would Jack still be carving birds

today? You never know where your talents lie unless

you explore the possibilities.

Not every article will appeal to every reader,

but it’s important to keep an open mind and browse

through an article even if the subject isn’t instantly

appealing. You might find a golden nugget in the

form of a tip or technique that will help you

overcome your current carving challenge. You

might even discover a new obsession!

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Mike Burton

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OWGIRL

, Jack Williams’ first caricature,

is prominently displayed in Jack’s

home, serving as a reminder of a

turning point in his carving career.

Photo by Jack A. Williams

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from our

mailbag

FOX HUNT

R. C. Pascoe, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and

Jack Meindl, of Manitowoc, Wis., are

the winners drawn from the correct

entries received for

WCI

Summer 2008

(Issue 43). The fox was on Page 29, in

Dennis Thornton’s carving.

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 September 1,

2008, to be eligible.

NOTE: If his feet are on

the “ground,” the contest fox always faces

left (other foxes in

WCI

don’t count).

Send your entry to

Woodcarving

Illustrated

, Attn: Find the Fox, 1970

Broad St., East Petersburg, PA 17520, or

enter online under the contests link at

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Set It Straight

Photo Credit

The in-process photos in the Rugged

Bear Bench article by Jeffrey Cooper,

which appeared in

WCI

Summer 2008

(Issue 43), were taken by Craig Sander.

I bought my father a woodcarving kit at

a local art supply store. In the kit was an

offer for a free magazine, which I sent

in for my dad. After looking through the

magazine, I knew I had to try woodcarving.

I’ve tried oil painting, watercolor painting,

charcoal—all sorts of art mediums—without much

success or sense of satisfaction. As soon as my father gave

me his rotary power carver, I asked my husband for a piece of wood to carve.

While carving that first project, I knew I was hooked.

I am now starting my fourth project and have become so engrossed in my

new hobby that I am planning to have a workshop built for woodcarving. I ordered

a year’s subscription to your magazine and was inspired by the tea kettle clock in

Summer 2007 (Issue 39). I modified it to produce a rooster clock.

Your magazine is excellent. I really enjoy it and can’t wait for the next issue.

Gisele Arsenault

Warren, Ont., Canada

Woodcarving:

A New Passion

Carving Cakes

I recently found your magazine

on my local bookstore shelf.

I am not a woodcarver, but

a chef who specializes in

custom cakes and pastries.

I wanted to pass

on that although

your patterns and

tips pertain to the

medium of wood, I have used

them for my cake designs.

When one of my customers

saw your magazine on my table

and inquired why I would have it at

a cake shop, I told her that anything

you can carve in wood can be carved

in chocolate. Your magazine is a

great resource for people in any

form of carving design. I will be a

subscriber in the near future.

I want to share my appreciation

and let you know that your magazine

is very easy to understand, even for

folks who do not carve wood.

Mark James

Custom Cakes By Mark

Edison, N.J.

Barry

McKenzie’s

chip-carved

clock inspired

a rooster

clock.

Mark James uses

woodcarving techniques

to create custom cakes.

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tips and

techniques

Tips from the Masters

Good reference material

improves your final carving.

(Jack Williams, Page 45)

Use a stab cut to prevent

splitting when chip carving.

(Barry McKenzie, Page 64)

Use different colors when

basecoating a project to ensure

even paint coverage.

(Francis S. Lestingi, Page 76)

From Linda Taylor

Midland, Mich.

Use ice tube trays to prevent damaging your

tools while you travel. These trays, available

at most large retailers for about $3, make

long tube-shaped ice cubes that fit into water

bottles. Stuff

a chunk of foam into the bottom

of the tubes and position the trays in a tool

bag. Depending on the size of your bag, you

may need to dissect the trays to fill the entire

bag; the trays should fill as much of the bag as

possible to prevent them from moving around.

Your tools slide neatly into the tubes, keeping

them organized and protecting the cutting

edge from nicks and dings. The upright

position of the tools also keeps you from

cutting yourself on loose tools.

On-the-go

Tool

Protection

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