Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 46 Spring 2009 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 143

Beschreibung

FEATURESOvercoming AdversityBy Dr. Lawrence VarnerDecoy carver Karl Schmidt is a lesson in perseveranceAn Introduction to Carving with PowerAn Introduction to Carving with PowerBy Chuck Solomon and Dave HamiltonReleasing a Wood Spiritby Mark GargacFirst CutsFirst CutsGary Falin and Doug Raine provide valuable tips for carvers and share their first carvings.Hate to Sharpen? Disposable Blade Carving Tools may be the AnswerBy Bob DuncanInexpensive tools are great for detail work and small carvingsProjectsCarving a TrollBy Marna HolleyDisposable blades and doll hair make this project ideal for beginnersPainted TurtleBy Gordon and Marsha StillerColorful reptile project provides an opportunity to experiment with contrasting texturesBuild Your Own Carving StandBy Jim FarleyMake your own custom version of a $500 stand for only $50Carving a Musical FrogBy Everett EllenwoodQuick and easy project is a fun musical instrumentReleasing a Wood SpiritBy Mark GargacUncover the character hiding in found woodCarving Custom Light-switch CoversBy Ben MayfieldAdd character to your home with relief- and chip-carved accentsPeek-A-Boo JayBy Doug BrooksDelightful critter splitter carving is sure to get a second lookCarving a Pierced ReliefBy Chris PyeOpen Spaces add movement and drama to a relief carvingCreating Handcarved MagnetsBy Fred WilburFunctional floral decorations are a lesson in traditional carving techniquesTECHNIQUESAnatomy of WoodBy Everett EllenwoodImprove your carving efficiency with an understanding of wood grainAdding Subtle ColorBy Lora S. IrishRoughing and dry-brushing techniques add life to your carving without overpowering the woodAll About PunchesBy Roger SchroederAdd texture and designs to your carving with these simple toolsDEPARTMENTSEditor's ColumnFrom Our MailbagNews and NotesTips and TechniquesReader GalleryProduct ReviewRelief ColumnCalendar of EventsComing FeaturesAd Directory & ClassifiedsWoodchips

Leseprobe

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The Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons

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Learn techniques to carve romantic gifts with

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Wood Spirit

Study Stick

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Teach yourself to carve with

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Kid Crafts Woodcarving

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Carving on Turning

By Chris Pye

This book illustrates how carved elements can

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marks, lettering, piercing, and relief carving to

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NEW!

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Overcoming Adversity

By Dr. Lawrence Varner

Decoy carver Karl Schmidt

is a lesson in perseverance

23

An Introduction to Carving

with Power

By Chuck Solomon and Dave Hamilton

Use power tools to achieve

stunning detail and effects

not possible with hand tools

26

First Cuts

Gary Falin and Doug Raine provide

valuable tips for carvers and share

their first carvings.

28

Hate to Sharpen?

Disposable Blade Carving

Tools may be the Answer

By Bob Duncan

Inexpensive tools are great for

detail work and small carvings

FEATURES

64

Use a magnet to

turn your carving

into a fun optical

illusion.

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ISSUE 46

in this

issue

➚

Karl Schmidt Decoy Gallery

Overcoming Adversity, pg. 20

Browse through 18 additional photographs

of Karl’s beautiful carved decoys.

➚

Light-switch Cover Idea Gallery

Carving Custom Light-switch Covers, pg. 60

Get inspired with gallery photos of 10 additional

designs for handcarved light-switch covers.

➚

4 Bonus Magnet Patterns

Creating Handcarved Magnets, pg. 81

Dress up your refrigerator with 4 additional

patterns for these fun weekend projects.

Additional online features:

• community forum • carver galleries

• article index • free patterns • tips

• product reviews • subscriber services

on the

web

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www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

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Carving a Troll

By Marna Holley

Disposable blades and doll

hair make this project ideal

for beginners

36

Painted Turtle

By Gordon and Marsha Stiller

Colorful reptile project provides

an opportunity to experiment

with contrasting textures

38

Build Your Own Carving Stand

By Jim Farley

Make your own custom version

of a $500 stand for only $50

46

Carving a Musical Frog

By Everett Ellenwood

Quick and easy project is

a fun musical instrument

49

Releasing a Wood Spirit

By Mark Gargac

Uncover the character

hiding in found wood

60

Carving Custom

Light-switch Covers

By Ben Mayfield

Add character to your home with

relief- and chip-carved accents

64

Peek-A-Boo Jay

By Doug Brooks

Delightful critter splitter carving

is sure to get a second look

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Editor’s Letter

8

From Our Mailbag

10

News and Notes

12

Tips and Techniques

14

Reader Gallery

16

Product Review

18

Relief Column

88

Calendar of Events

94

Coming Features

95

Ad Directory &

Classifieds

96

Woodchips

70

Carving a Pierced Relief

By Chris Pye

Open Spaces add movement

and drama to a relief carving

81

Creating Handcarved Magnets

By Fred Wilbur

Functional floral decorations

are

a lesson in traditional

carving techniques

56

Anatomy of Wood

By Everett Ellenwood

Improve your carving effi

ciency with

an understanding of wood grain

76

Adding Subtle Color

By Lora S. Irish

Roughing and dry-brushing

techniques add life to your carving

without overpowering the wood

86

All About Punches

By Roger Schroeder

Add texture and designs to your

carving with these simple tools

REVISED

DEPARTMENT

PROJECTS

TECHNIQUES

DEPARTMENTS

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editor’s

letter

Identification Statement: Woodcarving Illustrated vol. 13, no.1

(Spring 2009) (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 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.

Changes to the Carving Contest

We received dozens of letters and more than 140 posts about

the Santa contest on our online forum. It’s wonderful to see

that kind of involvement and it’s encouraging to know that

you feel passionately about the contest.

Judging carvings from photographs is not ideal, but

it does open up the contest to folks who can’t enter their

work at shows. Our goal with the contest has always been to

promote reader involvement and a sense of community.

Before publishing the results of the Santa carving contest, we had

decided to hold the contest every other year instead of annually. After

reviewing the responses we received in reference to that change, we

have reconsidered and will be announcing a new expanded contest in

the summer issue. While there will still be a category especially for

Santas, we’ll also have broader categories, such as realistic and chip

carving. It’s not too late to share your suggestions for categories or the

contest in general.

This magazine belongs to you, the reader, and we rely on your

feedback. A new feature in this issue, as suggested by a reader, is the

format of the table of contents. Now you can view all the projects

in the issue at a glance. You can also access our online index to find

the article you are searching for. Click on “article index” in the left-

hand column at

www.WoodcarvingIllustrated.com

. If you don’t have

Internet access, give us a call and we’ll help you locate the specific

article. We’ll be working on the Website in the coming year and

welcome any suggestions you have for content or how to make the site

more user-friendly.

As we move into a new year full of opportunity and promise, we’d

like to thank our readers. Without your passion and guidance, we

never would have made it past the first year. As Ellen Glasgow said, “All

change is not growth; all movement is not forward.” I hope you’ll take a

few minutes to share your thoughts and suggestions so together we can

grow

WCI

in the right direction.

[email protected]

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Shannon Flowers

Technical Editor

Bob Duncan

Creative Director

Troy Thorne

Art Director

Jon Deck

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Roger Schroeder

Contributing Editors

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Lora S. Irish

Mike Burton

Studio Photographer

Scott Kriner

Technical Illustrators

Irene Bertils

Carolyn Mosher

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Hyung Jun Yong’s flat-plane Santa (left) and

David Boone’s woodland Santa took home top

honors in the 2008 Santa Carving Contest.

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from our

mailbag

I really enjoy my subscription to

Woodcarving Illustrated

. It

is always a highlight to my day when I reach into the mail box

and pull out the latest issue. I only have one problem: Why is

there so much about Santa carvings and the little figures that

resemble Santas, but are carved to look like something else?

Why do you not have more articles on carving realistic

animals or detailed figures other than Santa Claus? If you could

please take the time to answer this troublesome question, I will

still be a devoted fan of your publication.

Vic Peterson

Via e-mail

I must admit, after putting together our special

Handcarved

Holiday Gifts

issue, I’m a bit burnt out on Santas myself! I do

try to include several general carving articles in each holiday

issue. I’m curious to hear what readers think. How many Santa/

holiday patterns do you want in the holiday issue? Would you

like to see a Santa article in the fall issue so you have more time

to carve the project before the holidays?

We do have some great animal projects in the works. Desiree

Hajny is writing an article on carving a whitetail buck, we have

a wolf project coming up, and Leah Wachter is working on a

realistic squirrel project. If you have a particular subject or artist

you would like to see featured in the magazine, please let me

know. We’re always open to suggestions.

Shannon Flowers

Editorial Manager

Is There Such

a Thing as Too

Many Santas?

Somebody Shot My Kingfisher!

I was roughing out blanks from a

4" by 6"

by 6' basswood board for a class kingfisher

project when I noticed what appeared to be

a nick in one side. It looked like the board

had been bumped by the corner of a pallet or

the tine of a forklift. It was nothing serious

and I saw it would be cut away as part of

the waste. After a couple of cuts with the

band saw, I noticed the wood was stressed

deeper than just the surface nick. The grain

was definitely injured along a line and it had

been deeply stained. I turned it over and

noticed something metallic in what was to

be the kingfisher’s throat.

My first reaction was that someone had

injected some sort of filler to repair a hole,

but that didn’t make much sense. I took my

knife blade and scratched the surface to find

it was a soft metal—lead in fact. I scrounged

around in the scraps and found the waste

wood. The scrap broke apart easily and I

found the other half of the lead object.

I showed it to my carving class and we

all agreed it appeared to be a large caliber

bullet. Several of us even conjectured that it

looked like a Minié ball, the standard issue

bullet during the Civil War. We agreed that

it probably wasn’t that old, but was perhaps

fired from a muzzleloader sometime in

the last century. Even if the piece of wood

wasn’t a casualty of the Civil War, it was still

exciting to find a piece of basswood with an

old bullet in it!

Rusty Johnson

Tulsa, Okla.

FCP Fox Gets a Makeover

The Fox Chapel Publishing mascot has a slightly

different look. Look for the new streamlined silhouette

hidden in this issue.

Fox Hunt

Henry McCormick of Fargo, N.D., and Michael Krampitz

of Bristol, Conn., are the winners drawn from the

correct entries received for

WCI

Holiday 2008 (Issue 45).

The fox was on Page 20, in the hem of Saint Nick’s robe.

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 April 1, 2009, to be

eligible.

NOTE: With his feet on the “ground,” the contest fox faces left (other foxes in

WCI

don’t count).

Send your entry to

Woodcarving Illustrated

, Attn: Find the Fox, 1970 Broad Street,

East Petersburg, PA 17520, or enter online under the contests link at

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

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Rusty Johnson found a lead

surprise when cutting this

kingfisher blank on a band saw.

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Phil in his carving seminars. Before

long, she was a full-time carving

instructor. Vicki and Phil have an

active teaching schedule for 2009

and are available for classes in

their hometown of Elk City, Okla.,

starting in 2010. They can be

contacted at: Bishops Collectibles/

Woodcarving, 580-225-3109,

www.bishopwoodcarving.com

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Paul (P. J.) Driscoll

P.J. has lived in Omaha,

Neb., his entire life. He

was a meat cutter for 13

years and worked for

23 years for the Omaha

Fire Division, working

as a firefighter and serving as fire

captain before retiring in November

of 2007.

“Even as a child, I had a passion

for the arts,” P.J. said. “I enjoy a wide

variety of carving styles, including

This year, at the annual Caricature

Carvers of America (CCA) business

meeting held in Dayton, Ohio, Vicki

Bishop of Elk City, Okla., and Paul

(P.J.) Driscoll of Lavista, Neb., were

elected into the CCA.

The CCA was established

in 1990 to promote caricature

carving. The membership is

limited to 25 active members with

a provision for emeritus or retired

members. As active members

leave the organization or move to

emeritus status, new candidates

are nominated by CCA members.

Nominations are presented at the

annual meeting and new members

are voted into the organization by

the current members.

Vicki Bishop

Vicki’s husband, Phil

Bishop, an emeritus

member of the CCA

and popular carving

instructor, introduced

Vicki to carving.

“Carving scared me to death,”

Vicki said. “I cut myself slicing

tomatoes. But carving fascinated

me and I knew I would eventually

give it a shot.”

It took 7 years of encouragement,

but finally, in 1999, when Phil was

teaching in Michigan with Dave

and Michele Stetson, Vicki decided

to try carving one of Dave’s little

hombres. Michele sat next to her

and helped Vicki finish it.