Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 45 Holiday 2008 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 136

Beschreibung

FEATURES2008 Santa Carving ContestPrize-winning entries and highlights from this year's contestWoodcarving that Gets NoticedBy Rex BransonTeam mascots on a large scale promote woodcarving and community pride.Preserving a Historic Art FormBy Christle A. JohnsonBob Johnson shares his passion for carving fish decoys with studentsCarved NativitiesBy Kurt Eberling and Helli MayrExploring the tradition of Krippel Schaun in Tirol, AustriaFirst CutsGary Batte, Steve Prescott, Joe Schumacher, and Desiree Hajny share their first carvingsPROJECTSSaw Whet OwlBy Gordon and Marsha StillerChip Carve a Star Tree TopperBy Roger StrautmanCarve through bleached wood to highlight chip cavitiesHappy Christmas GnomeBy Ross OarEasy beginner character can be carved as Santa's helper or a garden gnomeWhimsical Santa Holds your Christmas StockingBy Shawn CipaDelightful folk-art style carving is a functional addition to your holiday décorPower Carving a Dove OrnamentBy Hugh ParksClassic symbol of peace makes a beautiful Christmas ornamentCarving in High ReliefBy Chris PyeProduce a dramatic effect by lowering the background and undercutting the subjectSanta Brings Home the Christmas TreeBy Mark AkersCharming details highlight this action poseCarving Candy Cane OrnamentsBy Hershal BordersPractice basic carving and painting skills with easy Christmas ornamentsHershal Borders bonus cane galleryCarving a Snowman Collector's PlateBy Robert BiermannLearn the basics of intaglio carving with this cheerful winter relief sceneCarving a Traditional LovespoonBy David WesternClassic heart design is a great project for novice carversGilding a House SignBy Francis S. LestingiLearn gold-leafing techniques with a handcarved plaqueDEPARTMENTSEditor's LetterFrom Our MailbagNews & NotesTips & TechniquesReader GalleryProduct ReviewRelief ColumnCalendar of EventsComing FeaturesAdvertising Directory & ClassifiedsTeacher's CornerWoodchips 

Leseprobe

Carving

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Holiday 2008

Issue 45

FEATURES

23

2008 Santa Carving Contest

Prize-winning entries and highlights

from this year's contest

32

Woodcarving that

Gets Noticed

By Rex Branson

Team mascots on a large

scale promote woodcarving

and community pride.

34

Preserving a Historic

Art Form

By Christle A. Johnson

Bob Johnson shares his

passion for carving fish

decoys with students

36

Carved Nativities

By Kurt Eberling and Helli Mayr

Exploring the tradition of

Krippel Schaun in Tirol, Austria

44

First Cuts

Gary Batte, Steve Prescott,

Joe Schumacher, and Desiree

Hajny share their first carvings

in this

issue

23

The weighted base

lets this Santa hold

a stocking stuffed with

Christmas goodies.

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PROJECTS

9

Saw Whet Owl

By Gordon and Marsha Stiller

37

Chip Carve a Star Tree Topper

By Roger Strautman

Carve through bleached wood

to highlight chip cavities

42

Happy Christmas Gnome

By Ross Oar

Easy beginner character can

be carved as Santa’s helper

or a garden gnome

48

Whimsical Santa Holds

your Christmas Stocking

By Shawn Cipa

Delightful folk-art style carving

is a functional addition to your

holiday décor

54

Power Carving a

Dove Ornament

By Hugh Parks

Classic symbol of peace makes a

beautiful Christmas ornament

58

Carving in High Relief

By Chris Pye

Produce a dramatic effect by

lowering the background and

undercutting the subject

64

Santa Brings Home

the Christmas Tree

By Mark Akers

Charming details highlight

this action pose

74

on the

web

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114 Carved Santas

2008

Woodcarving Illustrated

Santa

Carving Contest, pg. 23

View

all of the entries

from this year’s contest.

➚

Cane Gallery

Candy Cane Ornaments

, pg. 68

Browse

an exclusive web

gallery featuring Hershal

Borders’ elaborate canes.

➚

Gnome Pattern Download

Happy Christmas Gnome, pg.

42

Access a convenient pattern

download of Ross‘ gnome.

➚

Lovespoon Pattern

Download

Traditional

Lovespoon,

pg. 78

Download

the pattern for the

heart-themed lovespoon.

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DEPARTMENTS

6

Editor’s Letter

8

From Our Mailbag

10

News & Notes

12

Tips & Techniques

14

Reader Gallery

18

Product Review

20

Relief Column

86

Calendar of Events

92

Coming Features

93

Ad Directory & Classifieds

94

Teacher’s Corner

96

Woodchips

68

Carving Candy Cane

Ornaments

By Hershal Borders

Practice basic carving and

painting skills with easy

Christmas ornaments

74

Carving a Snowman

Collector’s Plate

By Robert Biermann

Learn the basics of intaglio

carving with this cheerful

winter relief scene

78

Carving a Traditional

Lovespoon

By David Western

Classic heart design is a great

project for novice carvers

80

Gilding a House Sign

By Francis S. Lestingi

Learn gold-leafing techniques

with a handcarved plaque

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editor’s

letter

Identification Statement: Woodcarving Illustrated vol. 12, no.4

(Holiday 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.

From couch potato to sweet potato

My son Alex tends to be a couch potato. Although he does

spend a considerable amount of time outside, knocking

around in the woods or throwing ball, he spends way too

much time in front of the television. I found Jim Calder’s

technique of teaching kids to carve using sweet potatoes

(WCI Fall 2008, Issue #44) very inspiring. As soon as I

read the article, I knew I wanted to introduce sweet potato

carving to Alex.

Alex and I have carved soap and tried our hand at chip

carving. Being a nine-year-old boy, he loses interest quickly. I was

hoping we could finish the potatoes without him getting too bored.

I bought Alex his first pocket knife for Cub Scouts last year. The

leaders taught the boys about safety and sharpening, and they carved a

bear from paraffin wax.

Armed with two sweet potatoes, we sat down at the kitchen table.

I pulled out the last issue and Alex and I read over the article. “What

are we going to carve?” Alex asked.

“I thought we would carve the face, like in the article,” was my

response. In typical Alex fashion, he had another idea.

“You always carve faces. Let’s do something else,” Alex said. Well,

I don’t think I’ve ever carved a face in my life, but if he didn’t want to

carve a face I wasn’t going to force him. He decided his potato would

become a wolf.

Using an actual knife to carve something you would be holding

in your hand was a bit intimidating. I don’t do well around blood. I

reminded him to always carve away from his body and keep his fingers

out of the way. He actually did very well! I carved a face, following Jim’s

instructions, and Alex

carved a howling wolf. It

was a great way to pass two

hours, just Alex and mom,

sitting at the table with

slivers of sweet potatoes

falling on the floor. Best of

all, there was no blood.

When we finished,

Alex took the sweet potato

wolf up to his room. He

is eager to see if the wolf

will actually resemble

wood when it dries. I’m

not sure how long you

can keep a sweet potato

in your bedroom without

attracting bugs, but I’m

willing to find out. Seeing

that smile on his face is

worth a few bugs any day.

Shannon@

FoxChapelPublishing.com

Volume 12, Number 4 (Issue No. 45)

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Troy Thorne

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Jon Deck

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Mike Burton

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from our

mailbag

EDITOR’S NOTE:

It seems that pesky little fox went on vacation

and didn’t tell anyone!

We neglected to hide the fox in WCI fall

2008 (Issue 44). A number of circumstances

contributed to the unfortunate incident, but

it really boils down to good old-fashioned

human error. Please accept our sincere

apologies. We promise he is hiding in the

pages of this issue.

We did receive a few false sightings.

Alexander Torrance of Spring Lake, Mich.,

and Mitchell Anderson of Bixby, Okla. are

the winners drawn from all entries received.

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 1, 2009, 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

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

.

I am definitely a newbie at carving, having

only a few projects under my belt. I just

wanted to comment on Dennis Zongker’s

article, “Carving a New Life for Old

Furniture,” which appeared in

WCI

Fall

2008 (Issue 44). His article makes me want

to go find a chair! Hopefully, mine will be

something softer than old white oak. The

article got me excited about carving

something, and I wanted to say

thanks for this inspiring feature.

I looked at Dennis’ Website, and

I am glad he can tone it down

and give us rookies something

less intimidating to cut our teeth

on. His step-by-step illustrations and

directions make me believe that I can

do this. He strikes me as someone who

could challenge readers to expand their

abilities at many skill levels.

John Moore

Powell, Wyo.

Looking for a Chair

to Carve

Enamored with Quick-Carve Wizards

Thank you for the excellent article

“5-Minute Wizard,” which appeared in

WCI

Summer 2008 (Issue 43). I am a novice

carver. I have some tools and wood, but I

have been so intimidated I have hardly tried

anything. The article inspired me to get

going and try something. I followed the

excellent step-by-step article and produced

my first wizard in about three hours. I

doubt I will ever meet the 5-minute level,

but I am thrilled that I finally got

started. My first project was such an

encouragement.

I am just 67 and starting this new

hobby. I am mostly fascinated with

wizard-type faces and am working on

finding information on tree bark panels

and things for walking sticks.

Kurt Jarvis

Saratoga Springs, Utah

Fox Hunt

I just got new reading glasses and went

through the magazine in earnest determined

to find the fox. I was halfway through the

third pass when I read that the fox hunt was

off. I was starting to think that my eyes had

bought the farm.

Not to worry, the magazine is great

anyway. While I am not a fan of all types of

carving, there is enough meat in the issue to

keep me interested. The editorial mentioned

that some people complain about not

addressing their particular form of carving

enough, and that is unfortunate. I guess that

carving is so addictive that one cannot get

enough. People will just have to be open to

new ideas and try something different.

Richard Gagnon

Knowlton, Que., Canada

Embellished chair

inspires a new carver.