Woodcarving Illustrated Issue 56 Fall 2011 E-Book

Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated

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

Seitenzahl: 147

Beschreibung

Inside this issue of Woodcarving Illustrated you'll find:FeaturesComparing Carving GlovesFormula for Success - carving detailed scale replicas of legendary race carsGifts for CarversMiniature MasterpiecesVic Hood - 2011 Woodcarving Illustrated Woodcarver of the YearCarving Faces in SoftballsProjectsCute Shelf-Sitter CatsCarving a GnomeCarving an American IndianMaking a Chip Carved Welcome SetMaking a Cowboy Bottle StopperCarving a Bathtub BuddyCarving a WitchSuper Simple Santa OrnamentCreate a Poseable RobotTechniquesCarving Thumbnail Accents

Leseprobe

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FEATURES

62

Accent this

rugged cowboy

with thin washes

of acrylic paint.

4

Editor’s Letter

6

From Our Mailbag

8

News and Notes

10

Tips and Techniques

12

Reader Gallery

14

Product Review

16

Relief Column

96

Calendar of Events

102

Coming Features

103

Ad Directory &

Classified Ads

104

Woodchips

DEPARTMENTS

21

Comparing Carving Gloves

By Bob Duncan

An overview of commonly

available protective gloves

24

Formula for Success

By Mindy Kinsey

Gary Tatman carves precision-

detailed scale replicas of

legendary race cars

28

Gifts for Carvers

A handy guide to popular gifts

for the carvers on your list

32

Miniature Masterpieces

By Kathleen Ryan

Born deaf,

Pradeep Kumar

expresses himself with art

34

Vic Hood: 2011

Woodcarving

Illustrated

Woodcarver

of the Year

By Bob Duncan

Award-winning carver is dedicated

to sharing his talents with others

45

Carving Faces in Softballs

By Terry Brasher

Polyurethane core is easy to

carve and holds detail well

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Cute Shelf-Sitter Cats

By Shawn Cipa

Folk-art felines make charming

pins or decorations

40

Carving a Gnome

By Gerald Smith

Use basic hand tools to carve

a whimsical gnome

52

Carving an American Indian

By Ron Adamson

Natural cottonwood bark is an ideal

canvas for this icon of the old west

56

Making a Chip Carved

Welcome Set

By Bruce Nicholas

Highlight the designs with a quick

and easy coloring technique

62

Making a Cowboy

Bottle Stopper

By Mark Gargac

Simplify this realistic bust by

carving the hat separately

70

Carving a Bathtub Buddy

By Vincent Giannetto III

and David Giannetto

Use decoy-carving techniques

to make a child-size duck

74

Carving a Witch

By Harold Enlow

Practice exaggerating facial features

with this fun Halloween caricature

PROJECTS

80

Super Simple Santa Ornament

By Don Worley

Faces are quick and easy

when you hide the eyes

91

Create a Poseable Robot

By Dennis Prater

Bring this carved science-fiction

figure to life with woodburned details

TECHNIQUES

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Inspirational Gallery Photos

Carving Faces in Softballs, pg. 45

See the full line up of Terry Brasher’s

fabulous carved softballs

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Helpful How-to Video

Making a Cowboy Bottle Stopper, pg. 62

Mark Gargac demonstrates how to cut

the bottle stopper blank with a band saw

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Exclusive Bonus Pattern

Super Simple Santa Ornament, pg. 80

Download the pattern for Don Worley’s

no-see-um drill sergeant

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Carving Thumbnail Accents

By Chris Pye

Use the tool’s shape to create

consistent repetitive designs

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(Fall 2011) (ISSN#1096-2816) is published four times a year in the months of

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Protect your respiratory system, hearing, vision, and the rest of your body

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Read manuals supplied with your tools.

Be aware most accidents occur when you are tired or distracted.

And when in doubt, seek advice from

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editor’s

letter

Carvers’ Camaraderie

There’s nothing like going to a carving show to

recharge your batteries. Although I’m always

impressed with the fantastic work on display,

it’s the fellowship that really energizes me.

In June I attended the International

Woodcarvers Congress in Maquoketa, Iowa.

One of the first people I saw was Terry

Brasher, whose carved softballs are featured in

this issue (page 45) and were pictured in the

Coming Features section of the last issue (Summer 2011, Issue 55).

Terry dropped everything to take me to see Buell Burns. Buell, Terry

told me, saw the photos of her softballs and decided to try carving

softballs himself.

Terry was as excited about Buell’s carvings as if she had done

them herself. It’s that enthusiasm and support for other carvers that

makes attending shows so rewarding for me. Terry was thrilled to

have inspired Buell and was delighted to see the way he took her

idea to a new level and created something distinctly his own. Buell’s

realistic animals are amazing and will be highlighted in the Reader’s

Gallery section of our Holiday issue (Issue 57).

The feeling of camaraderie and support was also evident at

the third annual woodcarver’s cookout, held at the Woodcarvers

Congress and co-sponsored by

Woodcarving Illustrated

. There

was just as much conversation in the food line as there was when

people settled in at the picnic tables. I enjoyed chatting with

contributors and old friends, and making new friends. Pat Scott,

the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher turned

carver, whose work was featured last issue (Summer 2011), happily

autographed copies of the article for anyone interested.

The whole experience reminded me what a great community this

is—creative, friendly, and supportive. Thanks for your part in it!

Bob Duncan

[email protected]

Carvers from around the country gathered together

for a woodcarver’s cookout at the International

Woodcarvers Congress in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Photo courtesy of Marc Featherly

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from our

mailbag

Musical

Mice

Imagine my surprise when I

opened

Woodcarving Illustrated

Spring 2011 (Issue 54) and

saw the fine article “Creating

a Musical Mouse” by Doug

Brooks. As it happened, I was

just finishing up my own project

of an Irish mouse band, which I

call “An Seisiun”—that’s Gaelic

for “The Session.”

Eugene Clancy

Via e-mail

Good Catch

We are a small group of carvers meeting at a senior center in

Anchorage, Alaska. When we saw the article “Super Simple

Fish from 2 by 4s” by Robert Triplett in

Woodcarving Illustrated

Spring 2011 (Issue 54), we immediately thought of one of our

members who has been unable to fish (his favorite occupation)

for awhile. We quickly made him a whole string of exotic

Alaskan fish. This will surely cheer him up!

Jean Byers

Indian, Alaska

FOX HUNT - A BONUS FOX!

There were actually two foxes hidden in the pages of

WCI

Summer 2011 (Issue 55). The article “Dealing with

Tree-Killing Insects” was originally published in our sister

magazine,

Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts

. When we

picked up the article for reprint in

WCI

, we neglected to

remove the hidden fox. The real hidden fox was located

on page 38, on the leg of the rabbit pattern.

Most folks found the fox on page 25, but entries

sighting either fox were entered in the drawing. Richard

Wyatt of Tampa, Fla., and Ann Admire of Hansen, Idaho,

are the lucky winners.

Find the fox in this issue, and contact us with 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 October 12,

2011, 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 St., East Petersburg, Pa.,

17520, or enter online under the contests link at

www.woodcarvingillustrated.com

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Eugene Clancy carved a band of Irish mice.

Carvers in Alaska

created dozens of

fish for a friend who

is unable to catch

his own.

Making Your Own Stains

On the front cover of

Woodcarving Illustrated

Fall 2011

(Issue #55) you advertise “Mix Your Own Wood Stains.”

I went through the magazine twice and couldn’t find the

article. Will it appear in the next issue?

Ron Moss

Via e-mail

Editor’s Note:

Bob Triplett uses custom wood stains on his chickadee. The

article starts on page 42. Because several readers expressed

interest in the technique, we asked Bob to write an in-depth

article on mixing custom stains—look for it in a future issue.

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news and

notes

Whittling

Little Folk

Patterns Corrected

Harley Refsal’s new book,

Whittling Little Folk

, is

receiving a lot of positive feedback from

Woodcarving

Illustrated

readers. In addition to the compliments,

readers shared that the pattern for

Kristian

on page 23

is incorrect, and the pattern for

Lawrence

on page 123

needs a few minor alterations.

For

Lawrence

, it’s simple to adjust the pattern to

accommodate the missing long hair and to remove the

ears, which are covered with hair. The modifications

for

Kristian

are more extensive, so a corrected pattern

is available at www.woodcarvingillustrated.com.

We’re not quite sure how the error on

Kristian’s

pattern got through the editorial staff, but Harley

offers a possible explanation:

Download an updated

Little Folk pattern at www.

woodcarvingillustrated.com.

“I’m thinking this is what must have happened: I

had the pattern all drawn, outline for the cap included,

but just before the book went to print the wind must

have blown his cap off, and there he stands, poor guy,

with a completely naked head. Not even hair.

“But I managed to find the cap, it’s now back on his

head, and I hope you enjoy carving

Kristian

, as well as

the other figures in the book. And I hope you enjoy the

foreword too.”

Harley Refsal also shared that Kristian and Thea

Refsal were his grandparents. “Given where they lived,

out on the prairie near the Minnesota/Dakota border

where the wind blew most of the time, I’m sure he

appreciates having his cap back on.”

Betty’s Pies or Betty’s Spies?

Several readers commented on Fred Cogelow’s piece,

Betty’s Spies

, which earned Best of Show at the 2010

International Woodcarvers Congress. The readers

have been to Betty’s Pies in Two Harbors, Minn.,

and thought that Fred had misspelled the name of

the restaurant.

As with most of Fred’s carvings, there is a story

behind this piece. Fred explained that he took the

photo he based the carving on in a McDonald’s,

where he was meeting his sister.

“A large SUV pulled up outside our window,

from which alighted a rather slight octogenarian

woman with such a magnificent light to her eyes

that I immediately dashed out to inquire if I might

photograph her,” Fred said. “‘Why sure. Here...?

Now...?,’ she responded, much to my delight.” Fred

had the woman and her husband go inside and

order. While they ate, Fred snapped a few photos.

Fred initially wanted to use the photos as a basis

for a carving set in a pub, but he couldn’t get the

background to work out properly. So, he decided to

change the setting to a family diner.

“The pre-eminent position of Betty’s Pies suggested

itself as ‘Betty’s Spies,’ and demanded inclusion of some

curious sorts,” Fred explained. So he added a few folks

peering into the restaurant.

“Thus was launched this treatise on disloyalty in

small-town dining, of busybodies keeping busy,” Fred

said. “The irony, of course, is that the only busybody

involved was myself.”

Fred Cogelow’s carving

serves up a story.

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tips and

techniques

Shopmade

Work Positioner

From Mike Pounders, North Little Rock, Ark.

Using a work positioner allows you to carve

with both hands, which provides greater

control and power. This positioner is simple to make

with a few pieces of plywood and some hardware.

To start, face-glue two pieces of 

" (13mm)-thick

plywood together or use 

" (19mm)-thick plywood.

Use the measured drawing to sketch guidelines on the

plywood and cut the pieces to shape using a band saw,

scroll saw, or saber saw. Tape the pieces together and

drill the three holes where indicated. To accommodate

the bolt heads, use a Forstner bit to drill holes on the

bottom of the base.

Then, drill a hole that matches the outside

diameter of the pipe in the center of a 2

" (64mm)-

diameter wooden knob. Epoxy the pipe into the hole.

Use a reducing bushing to attach the pipe to a 3"

(76mm)-diameter floor flange. Use a sanding drum to

shape the inside of the base assembly to accommodate

the ball.

Run the bolts up through the bottom of the base,

set the ball in position, and place the top over the

ball. Secure the bolts with nuts to hold the positioner

in place. Use a wing nut on one bolt to make it easy

to adjust the positioner. Attach large workpieces

directly to the floor flange. For small carvings, attach

the carving

to a piece of

plywood, and

then attach

the plywood

to the floor

flange.

TOP TIP

in our Holiday Issue wins a

$50 gift certificate from Jerry Rig,

www.Jerry-Rig.com

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Send your tip to

Woodcarving

Illustrated

, 1970 Broad Street, East

Petersburg, Pa., 17520, or e-mail

[email protected]

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Create a solid positionable

carving stand with a few

scraps of plywood and

some common hardware.

TOP

TIP

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MATERIALS:

•

Plywood: 2 each



" x 6" x 8"

(19mm x 152mm x 203mm) or

4 each 

" x 6" x 8" (13mm x

152mm x 203mm)

• 

Black iron floor flange:

3" (76mm)-diameter

• 

Black iron reducing bushing:

match to the size of the fitting

on the floor flange and the

outside diameter of the pipe

• 

Black iron pipe:



"-inside

diameter x 6"-long

(6mm x 152mm)

• 

Wooden ball: 2



"

(64mm)-diameter

• 

Bolts: 3 each



" x 3"

(6mm x 76mm)

• 

Nuts: 2 each



"

(6mm)-diameter

• Wing nut:



" (6mm)-diameter

• Epoxy

• Tape

• Wood glue

• 

Hardware to attach

positioner to table and

carving to floor flange

TOOLS:

•

Band saw, scroll saw,

or saber saw

• Sanding drum

• Drill with assorted bits

materials

& tools

The author used these products for the project.

Substitute your choice of brands, tools, and materials as desired.

Top - 5" x 6"

Base - 8" x 6"

2"

Taper to

2½"

To ensure the

parts align

correctly, stack

the two pieces

of plywood

together when

cutting the hole

for the ball and

drilling the holes

for bolts.

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reader

gallery

Symbolic Lovespoon

Ivan Govaerts

of Malines, Belgium,

carved a lovespoon to symbolize

his family’s experience of healing

his daughter’s chronic illness via

a macrobiotic lifestyle. Ivan made

the spoon from wenge and accented

it with recycled ivory. Among the

many symbols are three Celtic

interlaces that stand for the family

members; the heart-shaped spoon,

indicating love; and the

yin-yang to symbolize

the macrobiotic

lifestyle.

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Carved Coat Rack

Shmulik Abramovich

of Tel

Aviv, Israel, carved this coat

rack from a log of tamarisk.

The backing, hooks, and

decorative hat were carved

from a single piece of wood.

Shmulik thanks his teacher,

Mr. Kantor of Tel Aviv, for

helping him learn about wood

and carving techniques.

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Cartoon Soldiers

Jeff Kleineick

of Lexington, N.C.,

who has been carving for ten years, is

also interested in history. He recently

began carving soldiers, including this

basswood tableau based on a cartoon

from World War II.

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product

review

Chris Pye, the British master carver and the 2008

Woodcarving Illustrated

Woodcarver of the Year, has

created a new online video library full of extremely

valuable information.

Membership to the website, which costs around

$130 (£66) for a yearly subscription, includes videos

that explain all you need to know to carve with

traditional hand tools. The library covers everything

from the proper way to grip and sharpen tools to

designing your own carvings, and even walks you

through several carving projects. Current projects

include a house sign, a green man, a realistic bat, a